Lassa fever case in Paris: What you need to know
A case of Lassa fever has been reported in Paris, France, sparking lurid warnings about the "horrific Ebola-like bug".
May 13, 2024
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Nucleic Acids, Nucleotides, and Nucleosides: News and Research on Ribavirin
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Mutating hepatitis viruses make drug treatment difficult: Study highlights importance of variant profiling
Hepatitis E affects over 20 million people worldwide. It clears up without any consequences in most cases, but it can pose a risk to pregnant women and immunocompromised patients. There are no specific active substances against ...
Jan 23, 2024
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Use of antiviral medication shown to preserve insulin production in children newly diagnosed with type 1 diabetes
Norwegian researchers have previously demonstrated an association between diabetes and virus infection. New research shows that, among children with newly diagnosed type 1 diabetes (T1D), treatment with antiviral drugs could ...
Oct 4, 2023
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Nipah virus outbreak in India: What you need to know
There has been an outbreak of the deadly Nipah virus in Kerala, India. Five people have caught the virus, two of whom have died.
Sep 20, 2023
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Single hepatitis E mutation renders sofosbuvir therapy ineffective
So far, there are no specific drugs to treat the hepatitis E virus. Doctors only have the broad-spectrum antiviral drug ribavirin at their disposal, which is often associated with severe side effects. Drugs against other ...
Jun 21, 2023
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Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever—why this tick-borne virus could become more common in richer countries
Climate change is already having, and will continue to have, a significant effect on global health. This is likely to be greatest in rural poorer populations in sub-Saharan Africa. However, richer countries, such as the UK, ...
Jun 21, 2023
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Record 2022 cold and flu season highlights the urgency for vaccines and other preventive strategies
For many parents, respiratory syncytial virus—or RSV—which has been causing record numbers of hospitalizations of children during the fall of 2022, may sound like a relatively new and unheard-of threat. But in fact, RSV is ...
Dec 16, 2022
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How hepatitis E tricks the immune system
Over 3 million people are infected with the hepatitis E virus every year. So far, no effective treatment is available. An international team has investigated which factors are important for the virus in the course of its ...
Aug 17, 2022
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