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Canada researchers find clues to a universal flu vaccine
May 08, 2012 (AFP)
Canadian researchers have found more clues that may help lead to the creation of a universal vaccine against the seasonal flu, according to a study published on...
Flu study that sparked censorship row is published at last
May 02, 2012 (AFP)
Scientists who created a mutant virus to explore a key aspect of influenza published their research Wednesday after a four-month storm that brewed fears of biot...
Dutch okays mutant bird flu study's publication
Apr 27, 2012 (AFP)
The Dutch government on Friday gave a top scientist the green light to publish a research paper in the United States on a mutant killer flu virus, following app...
Rio declares dengue epidemic
Apr 25, 2012 (AFP)
Rio de Janeiro has declared a dengue epidemic after diagnosing more than 50,000 cases of the tropical mosquito-borne infection this year and over 500 in the las...
Climate right for Asian mosquito to spread in N. Europe
Apr 25, 2012 (AFP)
The climate in northwestern Europe and the Balkans is becoming suitable for the Asian tiger mosquito, a disease-spreading invasive species, scientists said on W...
Scientists find members of measles virus family in bats
Apr 24, 2012 (AFP)
Scientists studying bats have found dozens of new members of a virus family linked to human disease, and warned of possible exposure as the winged mammals are d...
Chinese researchers eye anti-AIDS gel
Apr 23, 2012 (AFP)
Chinese researchers said Monday they have discovered an HIV-blocking agent that could be developed into a gel to limit the sexual transmission of AIDS. Scientis...
AIDS experts launch 'CNN of virology' in Canada
Apr 20, 2012 (AFP)
A new digital media service will foster the global collaboration of physicians and help them to share the latest advances in AIDS and other virus research, acco...
Anti-AIDS pill makes cash sense for some gays: study
Apr 16, 2012 (AFP)
Gay men who have five or more sex partners per year are part of a high-risk group that could benefit from a daily pill to ward off HIV, said a cost-benefit anal...
Researchers Use Game to Change How Scientists Study Disease Outbreaks
Apr 12, 2012 (SPX)
It may seem like a game of tag, but it's an innovative tool for teaching the fundamentals of epidemiology, the science of how infectious diseases move through a...
Climate model to predict malaria outbreaks in India
Apr 10, 2012 (SPX)
Scientists from the University of Liverpool are working with computer modelling specialists in India to predict areas of the country that are at most risk of ma...
Antibody clues to AIDS vaccine success
Apr 05, 2012 (AFP)
The success of an AIDS vaccine trial that in 2009 was shown to protect 31 percent of people studied may have been due to varying levels of antibody responses in...
Evolving to Fight Epidemics: Weakness Can Be an Advantage
Apr 04, 2012 (SPX)
When battling a deadly parasite epidemic, less resistance can sometimes be better than more, a new study suggests. A freshwater zooplankton species known as Dap...
Mutant bird flu 'less lethal', says paper's author
Apr 03, 2012 (AFP)
The author of a paper on a mutant bird flu strain said Monday that experts agreed to publish it only after he explained that the virus was "much less lethal" th...
Cambodian girl dies from bird flu: WHO
Apr 02, 2012 (AFP)
A six-year-old Cambodian girl has died from bird flu, the World Health Organization said Monday, in the country's second fatality from the virus this year. The ...
Vietnam battles lingering bird flu threat
Mar 31, 2012 (AFP)
Vietnam may have contained the fatal bird flu outbreak that raged in the late 2000s but it is still struggling with new cases of the disease that have puzzled e...
US experts give nod to publish mutant bird flu studies
Mar 30, 2012 (AFP)
A panel of US science and security experts on Friday said two papers on a mutant bird flu should be published after all, reversing its earlier decision to withh...
Bird flu claims sixth victim this year in Indonesia
Mar 27, 2012 (AFP)
A 17-year old construction worker has died of bird flu on Indonesia's Lombok island, the sixth death from the virulent disease this year, a health ministry offi...
New vaccine strategy to advance solutions for tuberculosis
Mar 23, 2012 (SPX)
Against a backdrop of growing concern about the impact of tuberculosis on children, top scientific experts published a global plan of action for developing the ...
Swine flu outbreak in India kills 12: govt
Mar 23, 2012 (AFP)
Twelve people have died from swine flu in India since the beginning of March and nearly 110 others have been infected with the virus, the country's health minis...
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