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Researchers create method to rapidly identify specific strains of illness

(MedicalXpress) Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) and George Washington University (GWU) have developed a method to rapidly identify pathogenic species and strains causing illnesses, such as pneumonia, that could help lead to earlier detection of disease outbreaks and pinpoint effective treatments more quickly. The findings are featured online in the journal Genome Read More »

July 10, 2013
| Filed under North America and Research
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Study puts troubling traits of H7N9 avian flu virus on display

(EurekAlert) The emerging H7N9 avian influenza virus responsible for at least 37 deaths in China has qualities that could potentially spark a global outbreak of flu, according to a new study published today (July 10, 2013) in the journal Nature. An international team led by Yoshihiro Kawaoka of the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the University Read More »

July 10, 2013
| Filed under Asia/Pacific, Europe, North America, International, and Research
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Bird vaccine for West Nile Virus

(ScienceDaily) University of British Columbia researchers have developed a vaccine that may halt the spread of West Nile Virus (WNV) among common and endangered bird species.WNV, a mosquito borne pathogen, arrived in North America in 1999 and is now endemic across the continent. In 2012 alone, WNV killed 286 people in the United States, and Read More »

July 10, 2013
| Filed under North America, Countermeasures, and Research
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Seeking Novel Therapies Against Influenza

(MedicalNewsToday) The influenza virus’ ability to mutate quickly has produced new, emerging strains that make drug discovery more critical than ever. For the first time, researchers at Seattle BioMed, along with collaborators at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and the University of Washington, have mapped how Read More »

July 9, 2013
| Filed under North America, Biotechnology, and Research
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K-State research institute studies airborne pathogens

(CJOnline) Stephen Higgs, an infectious disease expert with international research experience, came to Manhattan two years ago to be the research director of the Biosecurity Research Institute at Kansas State University. Higgs moved from England to the United States in 1991 and worked at Colorado State University and the University of Texas-Medical Branch in Galveston Read More »