• Plant Virus Nanoparticles Prevent Metastatic Cancers

    Scientists have demonstrated that viral particles from a harmless plant virus can be used as an adjuvant therapy to prevent recurrence of disease and metastasis formation in several cancer models [1]. The challenge of

  • Genetic analyses reveal new viruses on the horizon

    Suddenly they appear, and like the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, can trigger major epidemics: Viruses that nobody had on their radar. They are not really new, but they have changed genetically. In particular, the exchange of genetic material between different virus species can lead to the sudden emergence of threatening pathogens with significantly altered characteristics.

  • A ‘zombie’ virus is raging among raccoons. What to know

    WATCH: Toronto calls about sick raccoons spike as 'zombie’ virus rages in parts of Canada

  • State on alert for possible H5N1 bird flu virus

    The bird flu virus has been detected in one human and in dairy cows at more than 35 farms in nine states, and Massachusetts is on alert for potential cases.

  • From oceans to your gut: AI helps researchers understand how viruses act

    Viruses are a mysterious and poorly understood force in microbial ecosystems. Researchers know they can infect, kill and manipulate human and bacterial cells in nearly every environment, from the oceans to your gut. But scientists don’t yet have a full picture of how viruses affect their surrounding environments in large part because of their extraordinary diversity and ability to rapidly evolve. Communities of microbes are difficult to study in a laboratory setting. Many microbes are...

  • The Madness Continues: Chinese Scientists Create Mutant Ebola Virus

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  • West Nile virus-infected mosquitoes reported in Midland County

    MIDLAND, Texas (KMID/KPEJ)- The Midland and Health Services confirmed that the West Nile Virus (WNV) has been found in Midland County for the first time this year. Officials stated that Midland Health Services placed mosquito traps throughout the county for testing of diseases and that recently, the Department of State Health Services Laboratory notified the []

  • 'Zombie cells' in the sea: Viruses keep the most common marine bacteria in check

    Marine microbes control the flux of matter and energy essential for life in the oceans. Among them, the bacterial group SAR11 accounts for about a third of all the bacteria found in surface ocean waters.

  • H5N1 virus can survive in rare-cooked meat, says USDA

    Scientists discover that hamburgers cooked at 120 degrees Fahrenheit contained live traces of a substitute bird flu virus

  • Spain virus kills 'four in 10' and symptoms are 'headaches and mood swings'

    Britons in Spain have been issued a warning about a deadly virus that kills "40 per cent" of victims as Crimean Congo haemorrhagic fever is recorded in the European Union holiday hotspot.

  • Kerala reports 10 cases of West Nile Virus: All you need to know

    At least 10 cases of West Nile Virus (WNV) infection have been reported in Kozhikode and Malappuram districts of Kerala, officials in the state health department said. Both the districts in north Kerala have reported five cases each.Of the 10 infections, nine have recovered while one is under treatment at a private hospital in Kozhikode, officials said. The deaths of two persons in the recent days are suspected to be because of the WNV virus, though no official confirmation has been made so far....

  • Bird flu virus possibly found in a handful of wastewater sites, CDC says

    There’s no solid evidence that bird flu is spreading among people, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Tuesday amid an outbreak of the virus in dairy cows. New data from 189 of the agency’s wastewater sampling sites showed that as of May 4, an influenza A virus had been detected at higher-than-average levels in a handful of sites across the country, including in Alaska, California, Florida, Illinois and Kansas. The bird flu currently circulating in cows, called H5N1, is a type...