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Salk Institute Findings May Lead to New Broad-Spectrum Antivirals

(GlobalBiodefense) Researchers at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies have discovered a powerful mechanism by which viruses such as influenza, West Nile and Dengue evade the body’s immune response and infect humans with these potentially deadly diseases. The findings may provide scientists with an attractive target for novel antiviral therapies. Published in the August issue Read More »

August 20, 2013
| Filed under Europe, North America, South America, Countermeasures, and Research
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Scripps Research Institute scientists reveal how deadly Ebola virus assembles

(e!ScienceNews) Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have discovered the molecular mechanism by which the deadly Ebola virus assembles, providing potential new drug targets. Surprisingly, the study showed that the same molecule that assembles and releases new viruses also rearranges itself into different shapes, with each shape controlling a different step of the virus’s Read More »

August 19, 2013
| Filed under Africa, Asia/Pacific, North America, South America, Agents & Toxins, and Research
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Containing infectious disease outbreaks

(Science Daily) Researchers at the University of East Anglia have identified a rapid response which could help halt infectious diseases such as bird flu, swine flu and SARS before they take hold. Focusing on the avian flu virus strain H5N1, research published today in the journal PLOS ONE identifies key stages in the poultry trade Read More »

August 19, 2013
| Filed under Europe, North America, South America, and Research
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Investigational Malaria Vaccine Found Safe and Protective

(NIH) An investigational malaria vaccine has been found to be safe, to generate an immune system response, and to offer protection against malaria infection in healthy adults, according to the results of an early-stage clinical trial published Aug. 8 in the journal Science. The vaccine, known as PfSPZ Vaccine, was developed by scientists at Sanaria Read More »

August 8, 2013
| Filed under North America, South America, Countermeasures, and Research
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Handle with care

(Nature) The H7N9 avian flu virus first reported in China in March has so far infected at least 134 people, and killed 43 of them. Thankfully, there are no signs yet that it can easily be transmitted between people — instead it is sporadically being caught by humans through contact with chickens and other fowl. Read More »