Tagged: flu

A Phase 1 clinical trial examining whether a topical cream can enhance the immune response conferred by a “pre-pandemic” influenza vaccine is underway at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston (USA). Ed Rybicki’s insight:And...

The Thailand Department of Disease Control has reported 84,941 influenza cases through August 25, including 12 deaths. Provinces with the top five morbidity rates (cases per 100,000 population) were Bangkok, Chiangmai, Rayong, Phayao, and Ubonratchathani. See...

The spray takes drugs past the blood brain barrier, which may make it particularly useful for treating kids with a rare kind of brain cancer. See it on Scoop.it, via Virology News Nasal spray...

Human noroviruses are responsible for approximately 200,000 deaths worldwide each year. In 2012, the GII.4 Sydney strain emerged and became the major circulating norovirus strain associated with human disease.See it on Scoop.it, via Viruses,...

Our immune system is working every day to protect us from bacteria, viruses, and parasites, but it can also detect when our own cells are damaged. See it on Scoop.it, via Viruses, Immunology &...

At least 41,000 measles cases so far this year… See it on Scoop.it, via Virology News Vaccine skepticism helped make European measles prolific again –  Source: Virology News

The United Nations has called an emergency meeting of animal disease experts amid fears African swine fever (ASF) is set to sweep through Asia and devastate pig farming. See it on Scoop.it, via Virology...

In France, about 40% of the population believes vaccines are unsafe, and in Ukraine, it’s about 25%. See it on Scoop.it, via Virology News Think The Anti-Vaccine Movement Is Bad In The US? It’s...

Ten people on an Emirates airline flight were taken to a New York City hospital suffering flu-like symptoms, said New York City’s acting health commissioner…. See it on Scoop.it, via Virology News Ten aboard...

Researchers used computers to recreate a kind of simple protein catalyst–just a few amino acids long–that may have been around since the dawn of life. See it on Scoop.it, via Virology News Super short...