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Quick takes: H5N1 avian flu in sea otter, other mammals; US, UK mull poultry vaccination | CIDRAP

Quick takes: H5N1 avian flu in sea otter, other mammals; US, UK mull poultry vaccination | CIDRAP | Virology News | Scoop.it
The US reports 6 more H5N1 infections in mammals, Chile confirms the strain in a sea otter, and the US and UK weigh vaccinating poultry.
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Cann's Principles of Molecular Virology - 7th Edition

Cann's Principles of Molecular Virology - 7th Edition | Virology News | Scoop.it

Cann's Principles of Molecular Virology, - 7th Edition, revised by EP Rybicki. Print Book. ISBN 9780128227848. Now published!!


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Aerosolized avian influenza virus by laboratory manipulations

Our findings suggest that there are numerous sources of aerosols in laboratory operations involving H5N1.Thus, laboratory personnel should be aware of the exposure risk that accompanies routine procedures involved in H5N1 processing and take proactive measures to prevent accidental infection and ...
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Rapid Progression of Dementia Following COVID-19

Small study finds COVID-19 survivors who have dementia experience rapid cognitive and brain structure decline...
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SKYCovion COVID-19 vaccine authorised by MHRA

SKYCovion COVID-19 vaccine authorised by MHRA | Virology News | Scoop.it
The new COVID-19 vaccine from SK Chemicals, has been authorised after meeting the MHRA’s required safety, quality and effectiveness standards.
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I want me some of that protein vaccine...!
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Avian Influenza A(H5N1) - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Situation at a glanceIn mid-May, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland reported to the World Health Organization (WHO) the detection of avian influenza A(H5) virus in a poultry worker at a farm in England where poultry was infected with high pathogenicity avian influenza (HPAI) A(H5N1) viruses. Another detection was reported in a second individual performing culling operations on the farm. Both detections were later confirmed by additional testing as A(H5N1). Both cases were asymptomatic and detected as part of an ongoing enhanced surveillance study of asymptomatic workers exposed to poultry infected with avian influenza.All the workers at this farm and their contacts have been identified; none of the contacts have reported symptoms, and no other influenza cases have been identified. 

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Avian flu detected at five South African Western Cape poultry farms

Avian flu detected at five South African Western Cape poultry farms | Virology News | Scoop.it
A highly pathogenic avian influenza outbreak has affected five commercial chicken farms in the Western Cape.
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Sigh...right near us, who hold a patent on making H5 HA in plants...but no-one to manufacture it!!
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FDA approves Pfizer’s RSV vaccine for older adults

FDA approves Pfizer’s RSV vaccine for older adults | Virology News | Scoop.it
The RSV vaccine is the second to be approved by the FDA, which in May gave the green light to a product from GSK.
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Response to the outbreak of avian flu in Senegal, Gambia, and Guinea-Bissau

Response to the outbreak of avian flu in Senegal, Gambia, and Guinea-Bissau | Virology News | Scoop.it
BirdLife Africa is very concerned about the avian flu that is decimating thousands of birds along the coast of Senegal, Gambia, and Guinea-Bissau.
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‘A gamechanger’: new meningitis vaccine hailed as major step

‘A gamechanger’: new meningitis vaccine hailed as major step | Virology News | Scoop.it
Successful trials in Africa of NmCV-5 vaccine open the door to affordable treatment for disease that kills 250,000 people a year...
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Bird flu fells nearly 9,000 marine creatures in Chile

Bird flu fells nearly 9,000 marine creatures in Chile | Virology News | Scoop.it
Nearly 9,000 sea lions, penguins, otters and small cetaceans have died in an avian flu outbreak battering Chile's north coast, the South American country's fisheries service said Thursday.
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Japan to stockpile vaccines for H5N1 bird flu virus | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News

Japan to stockpile vaccines for H5N1 bird flu virus | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News | Virology News | Scoop.it
Japan's Health Ministry has decided to change its stockpile of flu vaccines in order to be able to deal with the H5N1 bird flu virus, which has been spreading around the world in recent years.
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Economic burden of seasonal influenza in the United States

This study provides an updated estimate of the total economic burden of influenza in the U.S. Although we found a lower total cost than previously estimated, our results confirm that influenza is responsible for a substantial economic burden in the U.S.
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Interim 2022/23 influenza vaccine effectiveness: six European studies, October 2022 to January 2023

Background
Between October 2022 and January 2023, influenza A(H1N1)pdm09, A(H3N2) and B/Victoria viruses circulated in Europe with different influenza (sub)types dominating in different areas. Aim To provide interim 2022/23 influenza vaccine effectiveness (VE) estimates from six European studies,...
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Goodbye syringe? Measles and rubella patch demonstrates its worth in Gambia vaccine trial

Goodbye syringe? Measles and rubella patch demonstrates its worth in Gambia vaccine trial | Virology News | Scoop.it
Painless,  easier to administer and more thermostable than traditional vaccines, microarray patches are being touted as the future of vaccination in low-income and pandemic settings.
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FDA Panel Recommends RSV Vaccine to Protect Young Infants 

FDA Panel Recommends RSV Vaccine to Protect Young Infants  | Virology News | Scoop.it
A committee of experts voted in favor of a new shot administered to pregnant women, one in a series of new ways to arm the very young against a life-threatening virus.
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Black-headed Gull bearing brunt of new wave of bird flu

Black-headed Gull bearing brunt of new wave of bird flu | Virology News | Scoop.it
Large numbers of gulls at colonies in central and northern England have succumbed to the virus this spring.
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Millions invested to progress methane vaccine for livestock 

Millions invested to progress methane vaccine for livestock  | Virology News | Scoop.it
A methane vaccine for cattle, sheep and deer could be a breakthrough tool for farmers to reduce emissions - but it is still at least a decade away.
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North American arrival of A(H5N1) influenza raises concerns of potential pandemic outbreak

North American arrival of A(H5N1) influenza raises concerns of potential pandemic outbreak | Virology News | Scoop.it
Rapid global expansion of highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N1) viruses in 2021, including reassortment with North American strains, highlights the need for proactive measures to combat their spread and mitigate the risk of a potential pandemic originating from these reassortants.
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1/3 of planets orbiting common stars could be right for life

1/3 of planets orbiting common stars could be right for life | Virology News | Scoop.it
The Milky Way likely has hundreds of millions of planets that are promising targets to probe for signs of life outside our solar system.
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COVID-19 vaccines may undergo major overhaul this autumn

As Omicron persists, consensus grows for abandoning the ancestral coronavirus strain to improve immune responses...
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An engineered influenza virus to deliver antigens for lung cancer vaccination

An engineered influenza virus to deliver antigens for lung cancer vaccination | Virology News | Scoop.it
A cancer vaccine is delivered to the lung by an engineered attenuated influenza virus.
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‘Unpredictable’ winter in store for New South Wales as flu number skyrocket

‘Unpredictable’ winter in store for New South Wales as flu number skyrocket | Virology News | Scoop.it
One Australian state has issued a stern warning as flu cases spike by 66 and Covid cases rise ahead of winter.
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New zone could expand search for habitable planets

New zone could expand search for habitable planets | Virology News | Scoop.it
Researchers suggest a new way to expand the search for habitable planets that takes into account a zone not previously considered.
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...to places where there's liquid water, one assumes. Like around Saturn, Jupiter, Neptune and maybe even Pluto?
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Interactomics: Dozens of Viruses, Co-evolving With Humans, Including the Influenza A Virus, may Actively Distort Human Aging

Some viruses (e.g., human immunodeficiency virus 1 and severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2) have been experimentally proposed to accelerate features of human aging and of cellular senescence.
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Uganda’s Locally Made Anti-Tick Vaccine Working Wonders On Cattle - NARO »

Uganda’s Locally Made Anti-Tick Vaccine Working Wonders On Cattle - NARO » | Virology News | Scoop.it
The trials for the anti-tick vaccine kicked off in October 2022 On October 27, 2022, the Government of Uganda officially flagged off NARO’s anti-tick vaccine for on-farm field trials at Mbarara ZARDI, Isimba Prison Farm in Masindi district, Kiburara Prison Farm in Ibanda district, Maruzi Research...
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Novel Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N1) Clade 2.3.4.4b Virus in Wild Birds, South Korea

Novel Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N1) Clade 2.3.4.4b Virus in Wild Birds, South Korea...
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