Vaccination
Flu no more: The search for a universal vaccine
Chances are, you've had the flu.
Jan 7, 2020
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News tagged with pig virus
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Herpes vaccine is a winner in animals. Next up: Testing on humans.
For nearly a century, efforts to develop a vaccine to prevent genital herpes have failed. At least nine prospects, including several that made it to late-stage human testing, have flopped in the last decade.
Oct 16, 2019
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Immunology
New vaccine prevents herpes in mice, guinea pigs
Researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania have developed a vaccine to protect against genital herpes. Tested on both mice and guinea pigs, the immunization led to "mostly sterilizing ...
Sep 20, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Bird flu shuffle probes viral compatibility
When influenza viruses that infect birds and humans meet in the same cell, they can shuffle their genomes and produce new strains that might have pandemic potential. Think of this process, called reassortment, as viruses ...
Feb 12, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
JE is transmitted to pigs as rapidly in Cambodian peri-urban areas as rural areas
Japanese encephalitis (JE) virus, which causes acute encephalitis in Eastern and Southern Asia, is traditionally considered a rural disease. Now, researchers reporting in PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases have shown that pigs ...
Aug 23, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Pig immunology comes of age: Killer T cell responses to influenza
Researchers from The Pirbright Institute, University of Bristol, Cardiff University and University of Oxford have generated tools that allow scientists to understand a vital area of the pig immune system which was previously ...
May 17, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
New pig virus found to be a potential threat to humans
A recently identified pig virus can readily find its way into laboratory-cultured cells of people and other species, a discovery that raises concerns about the potential for outbreaks that threaten human and animal health.
May 14, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Glutamine suppresses herpes in mice and guinea pigs in study
Glutamine supplements can suppress reactivation of herpes simplex virus (HSV) in mice and guinea pigs, according to findings recently published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation. The research was conducted by scientists ...
Jun 19, 2017
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Threat of novel swine flu viruses in pigs and humans
The wide diversity of flu in pigs across multiple continents, mostly introduced from humans, highlights the significant potential of new swine flu strains emerging, according to a study to be published in eLife.
Apr 26, 2016
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Flu virus in pigs shows worrisome pandemic profile, study finds
Tests on the most common type of influenza found in Chinese pigs reveal that it has the potential to transmit easily in humans, posing a pandemic threat similar to the virus that triggered a pandemic in 2009 after jumping ...
Dec 30, 2015
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