Tiny genetic change influences coronavirus spillover into humans
Most pandemics start when a pathogen spreads from animals to humans. It’s a leading explanation for the COVID-19…
Trauma-related conditions drive deaths in women with HIV
Women with HIV most often die from preventable, trauma-related conditions like substance use and mental illness – not…
Single-dose vaccine provides complete protection against Andes hantavirus
In a study published in The Lancet, researchers at The University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) report the development…
Amsterdam UMC researchers overturn long-standing biological pacemaker dogma
Researchers from Amsterdam UMC have overturned a key assumption in the biological pacemaker field. In a new preclinical…
New project launches to advance chikungunya vaccine in Africa
Funded by the Global Health EDCTP3 Joint Undertaking, a new €15.3 million project coordinated by Institut Pasteur brings…
Defective HIV copies explain persistent viral traces during treatment
Antiretroviral drugs for HIV infection have enabled most people living with the virus to live long and healthy…
Bee-derived propolis shows potent antiviral activity against varicella-zoster virus
Announcing a new article publication for Zoonoses journal. Varicella-zoster virus (VZV) is a clinically important human neurotropic herpesvirus…
Novel technique enables rapid sequencing of rare hantaviruses
Infections by hantaviruses are rare but dangerous, killing 30-40% of infected people. When cases occur, public health officials…
WHO chief says Ebola response in DRC catching up
A health worker disinfects passengers prior to their boarding of the World Food Programme’s (WFP) aircraft following the…
New data confirms dengue vaccine safety for older and chronic-risk travelers
Data from 1,028 people vaccinated with TAK-003 in Catalonia suggests that the dengue vaccine has a good tolerability…
New discovery provides insights into how seasonal influenza viruses infect people
Scientists investigating how influenza viruses replicate within cells “accidentally” discovered that different flu viruses use distinct strategies to…
DRC and WHO reaffirm strong partnership to contain Ebola outbreak in Ituri Province
The Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the World Health Organization (WHO) reaffirm their…