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Virus and bioinformatics articles with some microbiology and immunology thrown in for good measure
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Vaccination has been successful at controlling many of the world’s diseases. However, there are many emerging viral diseases for which no licensed (US or EU) vaccine exists. Here I’ve selected 10 emerging or re-emerging viruses which I think are especially important due to their incidence, prevalence, morbidity, mortality and suitability of current treatment. Via Ed Rybicki 
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April 2, 9:10 AM
Nice account, if brief! I note Lassa, RFV, WNV and others have been covered in ViroBlogy (http://rybicki.wordpress.com) in recent years as well.
All candidates for Going Green...B-) Delete the scoop?
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Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is an arthropod borne alphavirus of the family Togaviridae. CHIKV is a reemerging virus for which there is no safe prophylactic vaccine. Delete the scoop?
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Chikungunya (CHIKV) and Sindbis (SINV) are arboviruses belonging to the alphavirus genus within the Togaviridae family. They cause frequent epidemics of febrile illness and long-term arthralgic sequelae that affect millions of people each year. Delete the scoop?
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The Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO), in collaboration with the U.S. Delete the scoop?
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Besides the interesting recall of the Intelligent Systems for Molecular Biology (ISMB) annual conferences on computational biology, it offers a nice insight into current state-of-the-art methodologies and upcoming trends in the discipline.