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Newly-discovered virus has ability to kill resistant bacteria
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
A Danish creek has surprised researchers with the presence of previously unknown virus species.
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What is Marburg disease and should India be worried?
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
The Marburg virus is transmitted to humans by fruit bats and is spread in humans through direct contact with the body fluids of infected persons, or with surfaces and materials.
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Resistant bacteria can be killed by newly discovered virus: Study
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Associate professor Clare Kirkpatrick, who studies bacterial stress-response at the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the University of Southern Denmark, has said, "we have found five new species that we believe are unknown to science."
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WHO chief Ghebreyesus vows to "push until we get the answer" on Covid orig
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
"We need to continue to push until we get the answer," Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told reporters, referring to the search for the origins of the virus that first began spreading in China in late 2019.
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Detecting rapidly mutating bacteria and viruses with AutoPLP
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
As we have learned from the COVID-19 pandemic, the microorganisms that cause various diseases can rapidly change into versions that avoid detection and treatment. However, researchers presenting in ACS Infectious Diseases have discovered a process that could aid in detecting these elusive in
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Equatorial Guinea confirms outbreak of Marburg virus, nine persons dead: W
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
In a press statement, WHO said that Equatorial Guinea confirmed its first-ever outbreak on Monday (local time) after the nine people's samples turned out positive for the Marburg virus disease.
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New study explores challenges of developing mucosal vaccines for respirato
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Vaccines that provide long-lasting protection against influenza, coronaviruses and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) are difficult to develop. In a new review article in Cell Host & Microbe, researchers from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the N
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Study suggests extracts from two wild plants restrain Covid-19 virus
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Extracts from two common wild plants decrease the capacity of the virus that causes Covid-19 to infect live cells, suggests an Emory University study.
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Extracts from two wild plants restrain Covid-19 virus: Study
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
An Emory University study discovered that extracts from two common wild plants decrease the capacity of the virus that causes Covid-19 to infect live cells.
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New compound inhibits influenza virus replication: Research
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
The host cell's molecular arsenal is used by viruses to multiply. This is something that researchers from the University of Bonn's Cluster of Excellence ImmunoSensation2 and their Japanese counterparts hope to take advantage of for the treatment of influenza.
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Peru reports death of 585 sea lions due to bird flu
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Following the discovery of 55,000 dead birds in eight protected coastal areas, rangers found the bird flu that killed them had also claimed 585 sea lions in seven protected marine areas, the Sernanp natural areas protection agency said.
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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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