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COVID-19 Omicron variant lung damage 'milder than Delta in animals': Study
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], January 31 (ANI): Studies conducted by a group of international researchers on Monday said that the COVID-19 variant Omicron causes less severe symptoms in the lungs of hamsters than the Delta variant.
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Study finds face masks cut distance airborne pathogens could travel in hal
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Florida [US], January 13 (ANI): A study has found that face masks reduce the distance airborne pathogens could travel, when speaking or coughing, by more than half compared to not wearing a mask.
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Omicron less pathogenic than delta, beta variants, quarantining not justif
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), January 10 (ANI): Amid the rising cases of COVID-19 in the country, the top most medical authority in defence forces has come out with a policy on testing and quarantine in services which says that the infection caused Omicron variant of coronavirus is less pathogenic t
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Most effective face-mask practices to reduce spread of infection of COVID-
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Arlington [US], December 16 (ANI): A new study has provided guidance for increasing the effectiveness of face masks to reduce the spread of respiratory infectious pathogens including SARS-CoV-2.
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Infant immune system stronger than adult immune system: Study
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New York [US], December 11 (ANI): According to a new study, the infant immune system is much stronger than thought and beats the adult immune system at fighting off new pathogens.
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South Korea confirms 6 cases of highly pathogenic bird flu
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], November 20 (ANI/Sputnik): The number of cases of highly pathogenic H5N8 avian influenza has grown to six in South Korea, the ministry of agriculture, food and rural affairs said.
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Research finds rodents could be asymptomatic carriers of SARS-like coronav
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Jersey [US], November 19 (ANI): According to a new research, ancestral rodents possibly have been infected with SARS-like coronaviruses repeatedly, which has made them form a resistance towards the pathogens. This means that they are likely to be asymptomatic carriers of SARS-like corona
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Deliberate weaponisation of dangerous pathogens is a serious concern: NSA
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], October 29 (ANI): National Security Advisor Ajit Kumar Doval on Thursday said that deliberate weaponisation of dangerous pathogens is a serious concern while climate change is another threat.
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China warns against 'manipulation' of WHO COVID-19 origin probe
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Beijing [China], October 15 (ANI): A day after the World Health Organization (WHO) announced a launch of an expert group to study the origins of COVID-19, China on Thursday warned against "political manipulation" of the fresh investigation by the global health body.
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WHO establishes new group to study origins of coronavirus
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], October 14 (ANI): The World Health Organization (WHO) has launched an expert group that will study the origins of new pathogens, including SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that causes COVID-19.
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Thermo Fisher Scientific to manufacture Nucleic Acid Isolation Kits in Ind
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], September 28 (ANI/PNN): Thermo Fisher Scientific, the world leader in serving science, today announced that it will manufacture its Applied Biosystems MagMAX Dx Prefilled Viral/Pathogen Nucleic Acid Isolation Kits in India for the Indian market.
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Antibiotic resistance can be prevented using evolutionary principles
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 31 (ANI): The findings of new research suggested an effective way to kill bacteria and prevent its drug resistance. This was done by sequential treatment using antibiotics that are similar but swapped around frequently.
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