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Researchers propose new experiments on mutant bird flu
Aug 07, 2013 (AFP)
Scientists proposed developing a more potent strain of the deadly H7N9 bird flu on Wednesday to examine how mutant forms might spread among humans, a topic that...
First likely case of H7N9 bird flu spread by humans reported
Aug 06, 2013 (AFP)
Chinese scientists on Wednesday reported the first likely case of direct person-to-person transmission of the H7N9 bird flu virus that has killed over 40 people...
Brazilian scientists to test AIDS vaccine on monkeys
Aug 05, 2013 (AFP)
Brazilian scientists have developed an HIV vaccine and plan to begin testing on monkeys later this year, a sponsor institution said Monday. Known as the HIVBr18...
Nepal bans chicken sales after bird flu outbreak
Aug 01, 2013 (AFP)
Nepal on Thursday banned the sale of chicken after health workers found cases of bird flu at several poultry farms on the outskirts of the capital Kathmandu, of...
Brazil to release millions of GM-mosquitos to fight dengue
Jul 23, 2013 (UPI)
Next week, the biotech company Oxitec, based in Abingdon, England, will begin raising millions of genetically modified mosquitos at a new factory in Campinas, B...
New report shows MERS virus may be airborne
Jul 22, 2013 (UPI)
MERS, the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus, may be transmitted by air, a paper published Tuesday in the scientific journal mBio suggests. The infect...
Burundi's longest cholera epidemic kills at least 17
Jul 22, 2013 (AFP)
A cholera epidemic in Burundi, the longest in the small central African country's history, has killed at least 17 people in 10 months, a top health official tol...
China H7N9 survivor gives birth: report
Jul 19, 2013 (AFP)
A Chinese woman who spent five weeks in intensive care with H7N9 bird flu has given birth to a girl in what was described as a "miracle" first, state media said...
New viruses said unlike any form of life known to date
Jul 19, 2013 (UPI)
Two new species of a variety of virus have been discovered that are so different from any previously known they may be a new life form, French scientists say. D...
Huge viruses may open 'Pandora's' box: French study
Jul 18, 2013 (AFP)
These viruses are so big they might just be your ancestors. Two newly discovered viruses are twice as large as the previous record-holders and may represent a c...
China H7N9 bird flu toll up to 43: govt
Jul 11, 2013 (AFP)
The death toll from the H7N9 bird flu outbreak in China has risen to 43, national health authorities said in their latest monthly update on the disease. A total...
Second door discovered in war against mosquito-borne diseases
Jul 10, 2013 (SPX)
In the global war against disease-carrying mosquitoes, scientists have long believed that a single molecular door was the key target for insecticide. This door,...
H1N1 flu outbreak in northern Chile kills 11
Jul 05, 2013 (AFP)
At least 11 people have been killed in an outbreak of H1N1 flu virus in northern Chile, where the rate of infection is more than six times higher than the rest ...
HRW calls on Greece to repeal 'abusive' HIV regulation
Jul 04, 2013 (AFP)
Human Rights Watch on Thursday called on the Greek government to repeal a regulation forcing suspected sex workers and other groups to undergo HIV testing, rein...
H7N9 flu peril lies in deep lung infiltration: study
Jul 03, 2013 (AFP)
The H7N9 bird flu virus is a peril for humans because it replicates deep in the lungs where it can trigger a dangerous response from the immune system, a study ...
New research boosts search for cure, AIDS meeting told
Jul 03, 2013 (AFP)
Fresh data from several small trials presented at an AIDS conference on Wednesday provides encouraging news in the quest for a cure for HIV, scientists said. Gi...
Patents making new AIDS drugs expensive: MSF
Jul 02, 2013 (AFP)
New potentially life-saving HIV drugs are "beyond reach" due to restrictive patents, Doctors Without Borders (MSF) said Tuesday, even though basic medication fo...
Six-year-old Cambodian girl dies from bird flu: WHO
Jul 02, 2013 (AFP)
A six-year-old Cambodian girl has died from bird flu, bringing the country's toll from the deadly virus to nine so far this year, the World Health Organisation ...
AIDS experts urge Asia to stop discrimination
Jun 30, 2013 (AFP)
AIDS experts on Sunday called for a more open debate on the global pandemic in Asia, where they say discrimination still fuels the spread of HIV. Francoise Barr...
Ten million more people advised to take HIV drugs: UN
Jun 30, 2013 (AFP)
Nearly 10 million more people infected with the AIDS virus now meet medical standards for receiving HIV drugs, according to revised UN guidelines released on Su...
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