Globally, Brazil has been the hardest hit by the current Zika outbreak, and the country reports almost all cases of Zika-associated malformations in newborns. DZIF scientists from the Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin ...
Mar 2, 2018
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New research reveals details of the mechanism by which the bacterium Wolbachia blocks viruses in mosquito cells, suggesting that it reduces viral replication inside cells and that rapid degradation of viral RNA is involved. ...
Mar 1, 2018
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The flu has been our viral companion for millennia, but its capricious behavior continues to confound scientists and public health experts.
Feb 9, 2018
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A new test that measures RNA or protein molecules in human cells can accurately identify viral infection as a cause of respiratory symptoms, according to a Yale study. Performed with a simple nasal swab, the test could prove ...
Dec 21, 2017
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New research shows that a new class of antiviral drugs works by causing the virus' replication machinery to pause and backtrack, preventing the virus from efficiently replicating. This discovery, made possible by a high-throughput ...
Oct 24, 2017
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A discovery by Melbourne researchers has solved a longstanding mystery of how viruses trigger protective immunity within our body.
Sep 12, 2017
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A deadly tick-borne virus uses the host neuron's transportation system to move their RNA, resulting in the local reproduction of the virus and severe neurological symptoms.
Sep 1, 2017
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Ebola virus RNA can persist in the semen of survivors more than two years after the onset of infection researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have found. The research team, which included investigators ...
Aug 2, 2017
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(HealthDay)—More interventions are needed to meet the target of hepatitis C virus (HCV) elimination, defined as a 90 percent reduction in prevalence by 2020, in the country of Georgia, according to research published in ...
Jul 31, 2017
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A new research letter published by JAMA Neurology reports on examinations of cerebrospinal fluid collected from survivors of Ebola virus disease (EVD) to investigate potential Ebola virus persistence in the central nervous ...
Jul 17, 2017
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