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White-tailed deer harbor nearly extinct SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
The spread of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) from humans to white-tailed deer (WTD) and its ability to transmit from deer to deer raised concerns about the role of WTD in the epidemiology and ecology of the virus. A study found that White-tailed deer may serve a
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UP Govt inks deal with Hyderabad-based 'InstaShield' to strengthen fight a
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
InstaShield claims that its device, launched in March 2022, is 99.9 per cent effective in guarding against and destroying all types of viruses including SARS-Covid. It is worth mentioning here that the company's turnover has reached Rs 10 crore since the launch of this particular device in M
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SARS-CoV-2: Was it a bio-weapon or natural pandemic?
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
There are also reports that Chinese military virologists collected dangerous viruses from wild animals around the world, or stole them while posing as co-researchers, as they did from National Microbiology Laboratory in Winnipeg, Canada.
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WHO chief asks China for rapid reliable data on COVID deaths
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
This comes as WHO held a high-level meeting with counterparts in China last week to discuss the surge in cases and hospitalisations. Subsequently, WHO's Technical Advisory Group on SARS-CoV-2 Virus Evolution and the COVID-19 clinical management expert network groups both met with Chinese
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Nasal swab can provide early warning of emerging viruses: Research
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
As the Covid-19 pandemic showed, potentially dangerous new viruses can begin to spread in the population well before the global public health surveillance system can detect them.
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Research suggests precision insights can be found in wastewater
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Research from Fangqiong Ling's lab at Washington University in St. Louis discovered that the amount of SARS-CoV-2 in a wastewater system was linked to the disease burden of COVID-19 in the region it served.
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INSACOG to hold meeting today on genome sequencing and presence of differe
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The Indian SARS-CoV-2 Consortium on Genomics (INSACOG) will hold a virtual meeting Friday evening on Genome sequencing which will focus on the genome sequencing results of international travellers who tested Covid-19 positive, sources told ANI.
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Covid-19 booster increases durability of antibody response: Research
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
New research from the University of Virginia School of Medicine speaks to the benefits of a Covid-19 booster. The new findings shed light on how mRNA boosters - both Pfizer and Moderna - affect the durability of our antibodies to Covid-19. A booster, the researchers report, made for longer-l
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Cystic fibrosis drug could help treat pneumonia: Research
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Pathogens such as SARS-CoV-2 and pneumococcus can cause severe pneumonia. If the airways then fill with fluid, the patient risks developing acute respiratory distress syndrome.
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Uttar Pradesh: 14 accused of cow slaughter arrested, search on for 4 more
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Uttar Pradesh Police on Friday said about 14 people accused of cow slaughter were arrested during an encounter with miscreants in the Sarsawa area of Lakhimpur Kheri district.
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Covid-19 vaccine protects patients with blood cancer: Study
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
People with blood cancer usually have a weak immune system, putting them at an increased risk of becoming very ill from COVID-19. Furthermore, several cancer treatments cause these individuals to develop little or no antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 after COVID-19 vaccination.
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WHO chief again asks China to share requested data on COVID-19
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Three years after its emergence in China's Wuhan, exactly how SARS-CoV-2 first emerged as a respiratory pathogen capable of sustained human-to-human transmission remains the subject of active debate.
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