Why is Nipah virus so dangerous? Here's what happens when the ‘highly fatal’ infection enters human body and attacks the brain

Nipah virus outbreak: Nipah virus, a rare but deadly zoonotic disease, is highly infectious and fatal and there is no ...
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How to prevent Nipah virus infection when traveling abroad

Health authorities are advising travelers to maintain good hygiene and avoid animal contact amid a Nipah virus outbreak in India's West Bengal state, which has prompted tighter disease surveillance ...
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Study reveals how Zika virus hijacks host protein for reproduction

The mosquito-borne Zika virus is known for causing microcephaly, a birth defect in which abnormal brain development results in a smaller-than-expected head. A new study published Jan. 13 in mBio ...
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Study shows common childhood virus can drive bladder cancer development

Tackling a common childhood virus could open the door to preventing bladder cancer, according to new research funded by Kidney Research UK and York Against Cancer. The study, published in Science ...
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Tools Designed to Develop African Swine Fever Virus Vaccines More Efficiently

Scientists from the J. Craig Venter Institute (JCVI), the Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut (FLI), and the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) say they have developed a reverse genetics system ...
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Davis County health officials confirm first death due to neuroinvasive West Nile Virus

Health officials in Davis County confirmed one person died after being infected with a neuroinvasive form of West Nile Virus. The death is the first confirmed fatality connected to West Nile Virus ...
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Researchers design tools to develop vaccines more efficiently for African swine fever virus (ASFV)

Rockville, Maryland—March 26, 2024—Researchers from the J. Craig Venter Institute (JCVI), the Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut (FLI), and the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) have ...