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H5N1 virus isolated from infected dairy worker is 100% lethal in ferrets, but does not appear to be circulating in nature anymore

A strain of H5N1 avian influenza virus found in a Texas dairy worker who was infected this spring was able…

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Wastewater Offers an Early Alarm System for Another Deadly Virus

Toward the end of last year, US health authorities got a tip-off about an upcoming wave of respiratory syncytial virus,…

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Antibodies in breast milk provide protection against common GI virus

A study led by researchers at the University of Rochester Medical Center found that breast milk provides protection against rotavirus,…

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Marburg virus in Rwanda: Six killed

Six people have died from an outbreak of Marburg virus in Rwanda, the health minister has announced. Sabin Nsanzimana said…

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Spread of deadly EEE virus explodes 5-fold in New York; one death reported

Enlarge / An entomologist for the Louisville Metro Department of Public Health and Wellness in a swampland area on August…

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Paving the way for antivirals against Ebola virus and its deadly relatives

At this moment, the world has few tools to combat deadly filoviruses, such as Ebola and Marburg viruses. The only…

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Hep C: We’re closer than ever to solving mystery of deadly virus

Around 58 million people suffer from chronic inflammation caused by the hepatitis C virus, and 300,000 people die from the…

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How beetle juice led to the discovery of a virus and solved the mystery of a superworm die-off

Rutgers University-New Brunswick scientists have discovered a virus that caused a nationwide die-off of superworms, a common food for birds,…

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World

Promising Mpox Drug Fails in Trials as Virus Spreads

As mpox continues to spread in Central Africa, a promising antiviral drug to treat the infection has failed to improve…

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Fauci is recovering at home after being hospitalized for West Nile virus : NPR

Dr. Anthony Fauci speaks at the Lincoln Theatre on June 21 in Washington, D.C. Jose Luis Magana/AP hide caption toggle…

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