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Chip-based technology enables reliable direct detection of Ebola virus
Oct 01, 2015 (SPX)
A team led by researchers at UC Santa Cruz has developed chip-based technology for reliable detection of Ebola virus and other viral pathogens. The system uses ...
WHO urges preventative ARVs for those at high risk for HIV
Sep 30, 2015 (AFP)
People who regularly face a "substantial" risk of HIV infection should take preventative anti-retroviral (ARV) treatment, the World Health Organization said in ...
New clues on the history of the smallpox vaccine virus
Sep 23, 2015 (SPX)
Smallpox - simply hearing the word evokes images of countless people suffering gruesome deaths throughout recorded history. Known scientifically as variola, the...
This year's flu vaccine better than last year: US
Sep 17, 2015 (AFP)
US health officials vowed Thursday that this year's vaccine against influenza is better than last year's, which packed little punch against the most common stra...
New Ebola death in SLeone dims optimism for epidemic's end
Sep 14, 2015 (AFP)
A 16-year-old girl in Sierra Leone has died from Ebola, dealing a blow to optimism that the west African country has finally turned the page on the devastating ...
Preemptive drug should be routine in AIDS fight: study
Sep 09, 2015 (AFP)
Gay men at high risk of contracting HIV should have access to a daily dose of a drug used to treat the AIDS-causing virus, but as a preventive measure, research...
US Army orders lab safety review, freeze in anthrax scandal
Sep 03, 2015 (AFP)
The US military on Thursday ordered a production freeze and safety review at all defense department labs that handle biological agents and toxins including anth...
New Ebola death in Sierra Leone sets back efforts to beat epidemic
Aug 31, 2015 (AFP)
A woman who died last week in northern Sierra Leone tested positive for Ebola, the National Ebola Response Centre (NERC) said Monday, in a setback for the count...
Pneumonic plague kills eight in Madagascar
Aug 26, 2015 (AFP)
Eight people have died in two days of pneumonic plague on the Indian Ocean island of Madagascar which is hit by deadly outbreaks almost every year, a health min...
US reports unusual spike in human plague cases
Aug 25, 2015 (AFP)
An unusually high number of cases of human plague have been recorded by US health authorities since April -- 11 in all, with three of them fatal, officials said...
WHO to study use of sanctions as part of global epidemic response
Aug 25, 2015 (AFP)
The World Health Organization said Tuesday it will study the idea of using sanctions to punish countries that do not comply with global health regulations, foll...
'Major step' toward universal flu vaccine: studies
Aug 24, 2015 (AFP)
Scientists have taken a major step towards creating a vaccine that works against multiple strains of influenza, according to two studies published Monday in top...
WHO chief calls for urgent transformation of global epidemic response
Aug 24, 2015 (AFP)
The World Health Organization chief acknowledged Monday that the response to the West African Ebola outbreak fell far short, calling for an urgent overhaul of t...
How long have primates been infected with viruses related to HIV
Aug 21, 2015 (SPX)
Disease-causing viruses engage their hosts in ongoing arms races: positive selection for antiviral genes increases host fitness and survival, and viruses in tur...
Second human plague case probed at Yosemite Park
Aug 19, 2015 (AFP)
A second tourist who visited Yosemite National Park has likely contracted the plague, Californian authorities said. The unnamed individual, from the southern US...
Agricultural intervention improves HIV outcomes
Aug 19, 2015 (SPX)
A multifaceted farming intervention can reduce food insecurity while improving HIV outcomes in patients in Kenya, according to a randomized, controlled trial le...
Squirrels in Yosemite campground test positive for plague
Aug 15, 2015 (AFP)
A popular campground at Yosemite National Park in California will be temporarily closed after several dead squirrels were found to be carrying the plague, offic...
New bio-containment system unveiled in Georgia
Aug 14, 2015 (UPI)
A containerized bio-containment system has been unveiled in Georgia by the U.S. State Department and the U.S. Air Force Reserve. The containerized unit is a sel...
International team discovers the ancient origins of deadly Lassa virus
Aug 14, 2015 (SPX)
Working as part of an international team in the United States and West Africa, a researcher at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) has published new findings ...
Ebola: The epidemic's timeline
Jul 31, 2015 (AFP)
Key dates in the latest Ebola epidemic, the worst ever outbreak of the haemorrhagic fever which first surfaced in 1976 in what is now the Democratic Republic of...
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