Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Canada lab probes pig link to Ebola virus
Could pigs be an unexpected source for transmitting the deadly Ebola virus?
Nov 15, 2012
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Animals suspected in spread of new virus (Update)
Britain's Health Protection Agency has published an early genetic sequence of the new respiratory virus related to SARS that shows it is most closely linked to bat viruses, and scientists say camels, sheep or goats might ...
Sep 28, 2012
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New study finds strong evidence of humans surviving rabies bites without treatment
Challenging conventional wisdom that rabies infections are 100 percent fatal unless immediately treated, scientists studying remote populations in the Peruvian Amazon at risk of rabies from vampire bats found 11 percent of ...
Aug 1, 2012
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Passengers on 'Bat' plane cleared of rabies risk
(HealthDay) -- Health investigators have confirmed that a bat that flew through the cabin of a U.S. commercial airliner last summer did not transmit rabies to 45 of 50 passengers assessed, the three flight crew members or ...
Apr 12, 2012
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Bird flu, pig flu, now bat flu? Human risk unclear
(AP) -- For the first time, scientists have found evidence of flu in bats, reporting a never-before-seen virus whose risk to humans is unclear.
Feb 27, 2012
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Rabid bats kill at least eight children in Ecuador
At least eight children in Ecuador's Amazon basin region have died after being bitten by rabid bats, officials said Saturday.
Dec 4, 2011
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First death by vampire bat in US
A teenager from Mexico became the first person in the United States to die after being bitten by a vampire bat and infected with rabies, US health authorities said on Thursday.
Aug 11, 2011
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Killer Australian virus outbreak claims ninth horse
A horse was put down in Australia after contracting the deadly Hendra virus -- the ninth animal to die in an outbreak which has exposed almost 50 people in two states.
Jul 14, 2011
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Horse virus hits Australia's tourist north
The biggest ever outbreak of Australia's deadly Hendra virus has spread to near the tourist city of Cairns, claiming the life of an eighth horse, officials said Tuesday.
Jul 12, 2011
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Sleep type predicts day and night batting averages of Major League Baseball players
A Major League Baseball player's natural sleep preference might affect his batting average in day and night games, according to a research abstract that will be presented Monday, June 13, in Minneapolis, Minn., at SLEEP 2011, ...
Jun 13, 2011
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