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Flu Shot Fail: Why Doesn’t the Vaccine Always Work?

(NBC) Vaccines have wiped out smallpox and they’ve nearly eradicated polio. Vaccination can control measles and mumps, and they protect travelers against yellow fever and cholera. Most are so good that a few doses in childhood cover people for decades, even life. But there’s one vaccine that people have to get every single year, and  Read More »

Avian flu variant stalks Egypt

(Science Codex) Since its first identification in Asia, highly pathogenic avian influenza—H5N1—has caused significant alarm in the scientific community. While the virus’ primary target is birds—tens of millions have already died from it—it is capable of infecting mammals, including humans, causing serious illness and a frightening rate of mortality. In a new study, Matthew Scotch,  Read More »

Aichi man found to have H5N1 bird flu antibody

(The Japan Daily Press) Scientists from the Fujita Health University have discovered an antibody against the H5N1 bird flu virus in a man from Aichi Prefecture. Previously, it was believed that there was no human who had developed an antibody against the influenza virus, as this disease has never been detected in any persons in  Read More »

HHS Taps Rempex for Biothreat, Antimicrobial Defense Drug

(HHS) The Department of Health and Human Services will invest up to $90 million over five years in a partnership with Rempex Pharmaceuticals to further develop an experimental drug against biothreat pathogens and drug-resistant bacteria. HHS’ Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority will initially put forth $19.8 million to support Rempex’s research and development of  Read More »

Bacterial fibers critical to human and avian infection

(EurekAlert) Escherichia coli—a friendly and ubiquitous bacterial resident in the guts of humans and other animals—may occasionally colonize regions outside the intestines. There, it can have serious consequences for health, some of them, lethal. In a new study conducted in Assistant Professor Melha Mellata’s lab, at the Biodesign Institute at Arizona State University, lead author  Read More »

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