Avian flu found in wastewater of 10 Texas cities through virome sequencing

byUniversity of Texas Health Science Center at HoustonA worker at an El Paso Water Utility facility collects samples of wastewater prior to sending them to researchers at Baylor College of Medic

Updated on: October 03,2024

Avian flu found in wastewater of 10 Texas cities through virome sequencing

byUniversity of Texas Health Science Center at HoustonA worker at an El Paso Water Utility facility collects samples of wastewater prior to sending them to researchers at Baylor College of Medic

Updated on:October 03,2024

First case of new mpox variant detected in Germany

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAn infection with the new mpox variant clade 1b has been detected in Germany for the first time, the Robert Koch Institute health authority said on Tuesday.The infect

Updated on: November 12,2024

First case of new mpox variant detected in Germany

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainAn infection with the new mpox variant clade 1b has been detected in Germany for the first time, the Robert Koch Institute health authority said on Tuesday.The infect

Updated on:November 12,2024

Preterm birth more common in unvaccinated pregnant patients with rheumatic disease and COVID-19

by American College of RheumatologyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainNew research presented this week at ACR Convergence 2022, the American College of Rheumatology's annual meeting, found a g

Updated on: March 28,2024

Preterm birth more common in unvaccinated pregnant patients with rheumatic disease and COVID-19

by American College of RheumatologyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainNew research presented this week at ACR Convergence 2022, the American College of Rheumatology's annual meeting, found a g

Updated on:March 28,2024

Study indicates vaccines targeting nose, mouth may be key to controlling spread of COVID-19

byWashington University School of MedicineCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe lightning-fast development of COVID-19 vaccines just months after the virus appeared was a triumph of modern scien

Updated on: August 30,2024

Study indicates vaccines targeting nose, mouth may be key to controlling spread of COVID-19

byWashington University School of MedicineCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe lightning-fast development of COVID-19 vaccines just months after the virus appeared was a triumph of modern scien

Updated on:August 30,2024

In vitro model enables study of age-specific responses to COVID mRNA vaccines

byChildren's Hospital BostonGraphical abstract. Credit:iScience(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2024.111055mRNA vaccines saved lives during the COVID-19 pandemic, but older people had

Updated on: November 24,2024

In vitro model enables study of age-specific responses to COVID mRNA vaccines

byChildren's Hospital BostonGraphical abstract. Credit:iScience(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2024.111055mRNA vaccines saved lives during the COVID-19 pandemic, but older people had

Updated on:November 24,2024

Cluster of 8 possible human bird flu cases now reported in Missouri

by Robin FosterIn what could be the first cases of bird flu spreading between humans in the United States, a group of potential H5N1 infections in Missouri has now grown to eight.Antibody tests to con

Updated on: November 14,2024

Cluster of 8 possible human bird flu cases now reported in Missouri

by Robin FosterIn what could be the first cases of bird flu spreading between humans in the United States, a group of potential H5N1 infections in Missouri has now grown to eight.Antibody tests to con

Updated on:November 14,2024

WHO launches plan to stanch mpox transmission and says the virus can be stopped

Red Cross officials create awareness around mpox in the Don Bosco refugee camp in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo, Thursday, Aug. 22, 2023. Credit: AP Photo/Moses SawasawaThe U.N. health agency on

Updated on: September 11,2024

WHO launches plan to stanch mpox transmission and says the virus can be stopped

Red Cross officials create awareness around mpox in the Don Bosco refugee camp in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo, Thursday, Aug. 22, 2023. Credit: AP Photo/Moses SawasawaThe U.N. health agency on

Updated on:September 11,2024

WHO says mpox outbreaks 'can be stopped'

Credit: AI-generated imageOutbreaks of mpox in Central Africa "can be stopped", the World Health Organization said on Monday, but $135 million of funding may be needed to tackle the disease&

Updated on: September 11,2024

WHO says mpox outbreaks 'can be stopped'

Credit: AI-generated imageOutbreaks of mpox in Central Africa "can be stopped", the World Health Organization said on Monday, but $135 million of funding may be needed to tackle the disease&

Updated on:September 11,2024

Even mild SARS-CoV-2 infections have a long-term impact on the immune system, finds study

byMedical University of ViennaImpact of primary SARS-CoV-2 infection on leukocyte subpopulations as determined after 10 weeks and 10 months. Shown are absolute values of the indicated leukocyte

Updated on: July 19,2024

Even mild SARS-CoV-2 infections have a long-term impact on the immune system, finds study

byMedical University of ViennaImpact of primary SARS-CoV-2 infection on leukocyte subpopulations as determined after 10 weeks and 10 months. Shown are absolute values of the indicated leukocyte

Updated on:July 19,2024

COVID-19 infections raise risk of long-term gastrointestinal problems, finds health data analysis

by Kristina Sauerwein,Washington University School of Medicine in St. LouisRisks and 1-year burdens of incident post-acute COVID-19 gastrointestinal outcomes compared with the contemporary contr

Updated on: June 08,2024

COVID-19 infections raise risk of long-term gastrointestinal problems, finds health data analysis

by Kristina Sauerwein,Washington University School of Medicine in St. LouisRisks and 1-year burdens of incident post-acute COVID-19 gastrointestinal outcomes compared with the contemporary contr

Updated on:June 08,2024

The next pandemic? How a familiar virus exploits new hosts

by Nicole Lim,Duke-NUS Medical SchoolInfluenza A boasts a wide range of natural hosts, with different strains established in different species. This wide network gives it an extra evolutionary a

Updated on: September 11,2024

The next pandemic? How a familiar virus exploits new hosts

by Nicole Lim,Duke-NUS Medical SchoolInfluenza A boasts a wide range of natural hosts, with different strains established in different species. This wide network gives it an extra evolutionary a

Updated on:September 11,2024

Controlling mpox requires inclusive, global efforts

byAmerican Society for MicrobiologyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainIn 2022, mpox (formerly called monkeypox) dominated the news as outbreaks of the disease cropped up inmore than 120 cou

Updated on: October 02,2024

Controlling mpox requires inclusive, global efforts

byAmerican Society for MicrobiologyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainIn 2022, mpox (formerly called monkeypox) dominated the news as outbreaks of the disease cropped up inmore than 120 cou

Updated on:October 02,2024