As war continues to devastate Gaza and its people, we learnt last week that a variant of poliovirus has been detected in the region. The virus was isolated in six sewage samples collected in late June from Khan Younis and ...
Jul 22, 2024
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Tuberculosis dates back more than 9,000 years. It is the most infectious bacterial disease, and in 2022 10.6 million people fell ill with it. Of these cases, 23% occurred in Africa.
Jul 22, 2024
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Researchers studying the mpox virus have made an interesting observation which may relate back to an outbreak of smallpox in Glasgow in 1950.
Jul 19, 2024
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New research led by Oregon Health & Science University reveals a promising approach to developing a universal influenza vaccine—a so-called "one and done" vaccine that confers lifetime immunity against an evolving virus.
Jul 19, 2024
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If US politics leading up to the 2024 presidential election was a Hollywood thriller, it would be a movie full of plot twists and surprises. The latest twist is President Joe Biden has COVID and is isolating at home.
Jul 18, 2024
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Researchers from the University of Liverpool's Center for Drug Safety Science have identified unpredicted T-cell immune responses to the adenoviral (Oxford/AstraZeneca and Janssen) COVID-19 vaccines, but not to the mRNA vaccines.
Jul 18, 2024
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As bird flu spreads among dairy cattle in the U.S., veterinarians and researchers have taken note of Finland's move to vaccinate farmworkers at risk of infection. They wonder why their government doesn't do the same.
Jul 18, 2024
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Neither COVID-19 infection nor vaccination during the first trimester of pregnancy is associated with increased risk of major birth defects, finds a study from Scandinavia published by The BMJ today.
Jul 17, 2024
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An international consortium of experts led by Translational Research Professor Oliver A. Cornely of the University of Cologne has created a white paper on innovative approaches for clinical vaccine research in order to be ...
Jul 17, 2024
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Since May, a number of poultry farms around Australia have faced outbreaks of avian influenza, or bird flu. These outbreaks have been devastating for the poultry farms affected, necessitating large-scale culls, and have caused ...
Jul 17, 2024
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