Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
NYC hospital testing patient for possible Ebola
A New York City hospital says it's performing Ebola tests on a patient who recently traveled to West Africa.
Aug 4, 2014
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Screening for emerging viral diseases
(Medical Xpress)—A microbe detection array technology developed by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) scientists could provide a new rapid method for public health authorities to conduct surveillance for emerging ...
Jul 16, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Ebola spread due to 'relaxation' of efforts: WHO
The recent rapid spread of Ebola in three countries in West Africa has come in part because efforts to contain the deadly virus have been relaxed, Pierre Formenty, a World Health Organisation specialist, told AFP on Saturday.
Jun 21, 2014
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Medical research
Hemorrhagic fevers can be caused by body's antiviral interferon response
Hemorrhagic fevers caused by Lassa, dengue and other viruses affect more than one million people annually and are often fatal, yet scientists have never understood why only some virus-infected people come down with the disease ...
Jun 4, 2014
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Guinea's deadly fever caused by cocktail of viruses
The viral haemorrhagic fever epidemic raging in Guinea is caused by several viruses which have similar symptoms—the deadliest and most feared of which is Ebola.
Mar 31, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Canadian traveller tests negative for Ebola (Update)
A traveller who returned to Canada from Liberia with symptoms that initially triggered fears of the spread of the deadly Ebola virus was pronounced clear of the disease Tuesday.
Mar 25, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Researchers team up to find new target for dengue virus vaccine
Creating a vaccine that protects people from all four types of dengue virus has frustrated scientists for decades. But researchers at the University of North Carolina have discovered a new target for human antibodies that ...
Feb 26, 2014
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Brazil reports 573 deaths from dengue this year
At least 573 people have died from dengue in Brazil so far this year, nearly twice the figure reported in 2012, according to official figures released Wednesday.
Nov 20, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
People movement drives dengue virus transmission
(Medical Xpress)—To stop the transmission of dengue, a mosquito-borne virus that threatens some 4 billion people worldwide, it's crucial to focus on people movement, not just on the traditional mosquito control-and-prevention ...
Jan 2, 2013
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Immunology
Ebola virus uses a protein decoy to subvert the host immune response
In a study published today in the Open Access journal PLOS Pathogens, researchers at Emory University have discovered a potentially important mechanism by which the Ebola virus alters and evades the immune response of its ...
Dec 13, 2012
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