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Ed Rybicki
August 7, 2023 11:06 AM
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Scientists at the UKHSA's top-secret labs at Porton Down are working during post-Covid 'peacetime' to prevent another deadly outbreak, whether it is from avian influenza or an unknown pathogen that could come out of nowhere...
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Ed Rybicki
August 4, 2023 9:23 AM
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Every morning and every night, Professor Don Campbell sprays something in his nose. Could this be a “game-changer” in the fight against coronavirus?
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Ed Rybicki
August 4, 2023 9:22 AM
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The United States is reaching an important public health milestone. We must make the most of it.
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Ed Rybicki
August 4, 2023 9:19 AM
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Having 2 or more underlying medical conditions raised the risk of ICU admission, mechanical ventilation, and in-hospital death.
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August 4, 2023 9:18 AM
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Experts worry that H5N1 avian influenza is now endemic in North America.
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August 4, 2023 9:17 AM
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Targeting the bubble-like membrane of a virus, rather than its proteins, could lead to a new generation of antivirals.
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August 4, 2023 9:17 AM
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This study shows that the P1 virus could cause pathological damage to the reproductive system of female mice and could be transmitted vertically.
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Ed Rybicki
August 4, 2023 9:16 AM
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Stomach flu, also known as gastroenteritis, is a common fish disease that affects the digestive system of various fish species. It can lead...
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Ed Rybicki
August 4, 2023 9:15 AM
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In June 2023, a fatal disease outbreak in cats occurred in Poland. Most cases tested in Poland (29 of 47) were positive for highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) A (H5N1) virus. Genetic analyses revealed clade 2.3.4.4b with point mutations indicative of initial mammalian hosts adaptations.
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Ed Rybicki
August 2, 2023 4:40 AM
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Vir's results are a setback in efforts to develop better protective measures against both seasonal and potential pandemic influenza strains.
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Ed Rybicki
August 2, 2023 4:39 AM
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Each person's breast milk contains unique antibodies and these remain stable through lactation and multiple pregnancies, a new study shows.
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Ed Rybicki
August 2, 2023 4:37 AM
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A new study examines excess mortality in Florida and Ohio before and after adults could get vaccinated.
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Ed Rybicki
August 2, 2023 4:35 AM
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Pfizer requested that their updated version of the COVID-19 booster be approved by the FDA. Experts predict that the COVID-19 vaccination may be similar to the influenza vaccine with updated iterations.
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Ed Rybicki
August 4, 2023 9:25 AM
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August 4, 2023 9:23 AM
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Duck circovirus (DuCV) is one of the most prevalent viruses in the duck breeding industry, and causes persistent infection and severe immunosuppression. Currently, there is a serious lack of prevention and control measures and no commercial vaccine against DuCV.
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Ed Rybicki
August 4, 2023 9:22 AM
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FRANKFURT/LONDON (Reuters) -GSK does not expect initial uptake of its RSV vaccine will be as swift as it was for its blockbuster shingles vaccine, though the company is confident in its new inoculation, Chief Executive Emma Walmsley said on Wednesday.
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Ed Rybicki
August 4, 2023 9:19 AM
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Finland will kill 70,000 farmed mink and foxes across three fur farms after some of the animals got infected with the H5N1 strain of bird flu.
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Ed Rybicki
August 4, 2023 9:18 AM
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The risk of negative effects of both mRNA COVID vaccines is very low, but older adults fare better with the Moderna vaccine, researchers find.
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August 4, 2023 9:17 AM
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Porcine circovirus 2 and 3 (PCV2 and PCV3) and torque teno sus virus 1 and 2 (TTSuV1 and TTSuVk2) are important pathogens in pig associated with post-weaning mortality, different clinical syndromes in adults (PCVAD), and a decrease of average daily weight gain (PCV2-SI) but little is known about ...
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Ed Rybicki
August 4, 2023 9:17 AM
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Our findings suggest that this ELISA was rapid, specific, and reproducible and can be used for large-scale serological investigations of PCV-2 antibodies in pigs.
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Ed Rybicki
August 4, 2023 9:16 AM
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Since mid-July 2023, an outbreak caused by highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N1) virus clade 2.3.4.4b genotype BB is ongoing among farmed animals in South and Central Ostrobothnia, Finland. Infections in foxes, American minks and raccoon dogs have been confirmed on 20 farms.
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Ed Rybicki
August 4, 2023 9:15 AM
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This study aimed to assess the mortality risks for human infection with high (HPAI) and low (LPAI) pathogenicity avian influenza viruses. The HPAI case fatality rate (CFR) was far higher than the LPAI CFR [66.0% (293/444) vs.
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Ed Rybicki
August 2, 2023 4:39 AM
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The RSPB, BTO and the National Trust for Scotland have voiced their collective concern.
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August 2, 2023 4:37 AM
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Ed Rybicki
August 2, 2023 4:35 AM
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The Finnish food authority said on Tuesday it has ordered 50,000 farmed mink and foxes to be culled at three fur farms hit by bird flu infections as mink can host the virus, increasing the chance of it mutating and affecting humans.
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