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July 31, 2023 11:01 AM
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Viral Ping-Pong: “Swine Flu” Strain Has Passed From Humans to Pigs Nearly 400 Times Since H1N1 Pandemic

Viral Ping-Pong: “Swine Flu” Strain Has Passed From Humans to Pigs Nearly 400 Times Since H1N1 Pandemic | Virology News | Scoop.it
Analysis provides further support for managing influenza A infection in people who work with swine.A new study of the strain of influenza A responsible for the 2009 H1N1 pandemic—pdm09—shows that the virus has passed from humans to swine about 370 times since 2009, and subsequent circulation in...
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July 6, 2023 7:20 AM
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H10Nx Avian Influenza Viruses Detected in Wild Birds in China Pose Potential Threat to Mammals

H10Nx Avian Influenza Viruses Detected in Wild Birds in China Pose Potential Threat to Mammals | Virology News | Scoop.it
Graphical Abstract   #17,518 Although HPAI H5 viruses are currently at the top of our avian flu worry list, it is far from the only influenz...
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July 6, 2023 7:17 AM
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New Research Paper: mRNA COVID-19 Vaccines Are Gene Therapy Products

New Research Paper: mRNA COVID-19 Vaccines Are Gene Therapy Products | Virology News | Scoop.it
ZeroHedge - On a long enough timeline, the survival rate for everyone drops to zero...
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...NOT! Sometimes one has to put up the bullshit as well as the science to show folk what pernicious nonsense is out there.
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July 6, 2023 7:14 AM
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Raw meat linked to H5N1 bird flu outbreak among cats

Raw meat linked to H5N1 bird flu outbreak among cats | Virology News | Scoop.it
Raw meat consumed by one of the infected cats in Poland has tested positive for H5N1 bird flu, according to researchers, adding to growing signs that a food product is behind the unusual outbreak.At least 16 cats across Poland have died and tested positive for H5N1 avian influenza, but health officials...
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July 6, 2023 7:13 AM
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PH making progress in procurement of avian influenza vaccines, says Marcos

PH making progress in procurement of avian influenza vaccines, says Marcos | Virology News | Scoop.it
The Philippines is making progress in the procurement of avian influenza vaccines, according to President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. on Wednesday.
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July 6, 2023 7:12 AM
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How key ocean bacteria aggregate without central control

How key ocean bacteria aggregate without central control | Virology News | Scoop.it
New research shows how an ocean-fertilizing bacterium, Trichodesmium, aggregates without central control.
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July 6, 2023 7:11 AM
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Investigation of a regulatory agency enquiry into potential porcine circovirus type 1 contamination of the human rotavirus vaccine, Rotarix: approach and outcome

In January 2010, porcine circovirus type 1 (PCV1) DNA was unexpectedly detected in the oral live-attenuated human rotavirus vaccine, Rotarix (GlaxoSmithKline [GSK] Vaccines) by an academic research team investigating a novel, highly sensitive analysis not routinely used for adventitious agent screen...
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June 28, 2023 7:33 AM
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Researchers reveal how the influenza A more effectively infect its hosts

Researchers reveal how the influenza A more effectively infect its hosts | Virology News | Scoop.it
Influenza A is one of two influenza viruses that fuel costly annual flu seasons and is a near constant threat to humans and many other animals. It's also responsible for occasional pandemics that, like the one in 1918, leave millions dead and wreak havoc on health systems and wider society.
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June 28, 2023 7:32 AM
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History of flu (influenza): Outbreaks and vaccine timeline

History of flu (influenza): Outbreaks and vaccine timeline | Virology News | Scoop.it
Learn about flu pandemics, the flu (influenza) vaccine and its impact.
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June 28, 2023 7:30 AM
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Over 80,000 Americans Died of Flu Last Winter, Highest Toll in Years 

Over 80,000 Americans Died of Flu Last Winter, Highest Toll in Years  | Virology News | Scoop.it
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June 28, 2023 7:29 AM
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The DeSantis Campaign Could Regret Flirting with Vaccine Skepticism

The DeSantis Campaign Could Regret Flirting with Vaccine Skepticism | Virology News | Scoop.it
If at the end of the day, it’s Trump who ends up looking like the saner party in this debate, these attacks have doubtlessly backfired.
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June 28, 2023 7:27 AM
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Findings suggest future meds for natural killer/T-cell lymphoma

Findings suggest future meds for natural killer/T-cell lymphoma | Virology News | Scoop.it
A new study finds an increase in transcription factor TOX2 in people with natural killer/T-cell lymphoma.
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June 28, 2023 7:27 AM
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Norway - Avian influenza H5N5 in wild birds 2023 -

Norway - Avian influenza H5N5 in wild birds 2023 - | Virology News | Scoop.it
Norway - Influenza A viruses of high pathogenicity (Inf. with) (non-poultry including wild birds) (2017-) - Follow up report 8 GENERAL INFORMATION COUNTRY/TERRITORY OR ZONE COUNTRY/TERRITORY ANIMAL TYPE TERRESTRIAL DISEASE CATEGORY Listed disease EVENT ID 4398 DISEASE Influenza A viruses of...
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July 31, 2023 11:00 AM
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Ceva drops appeal over French bird flu vaccine tender

Ceva drops appeal over French bird flu vaccine tender | Virology News | Scoop.it
French animal health group Ceva has withdrawn a legal challenge over a tender to supply France with a bird flu vaccine in which Ceva lost out to German company Boehringer Ingelheim.
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July 6, 2023 7:19 AM
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1918 Influenza Pandemic: In Utero Exposure in the United States and Long-Term Impact on Hospitalizations

1918 Influenza Pandemic: In Utero Exposure in the United States and Long-Term Impact on Hospitalizations | Virology News | Scoop.it
Objectives. To explore associations between in utero exposure to the
1918 influenza pandemic and hospitalization rates in old age (≥ 70
years) in the United States.Methods. We identified individuals exposed (mild and deadly waves)
and ...
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July 6, 2023 7:15 AM
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Brazil confirms bird flu in main poultry-producing state

Brazil confirms bird flu in main poultry-producing state | Virology News | Scoop.it
According to Brazil’s Official Veterinary Service, 2 new outbreaks have been confirmed in the country, this time in the state of Paraná, a state that...
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July 6, 2023 7:14 AM
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2023-07 - Should I get the flu vaccine? South African experts say yes - Wits University

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July 6, 2023 7:13 AM
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SARS-CoV-2 Specific IgG Antibodies Persist Over a 12-Month Period in Oral Mucosal Fluid Collected From Previously Infected Individuals

Based on the results presented here, we have shown that oral mucosal fluid-based assays are an effective, less invasive tool for monitoring seroprevalence and seroconversion, which offers an alternative to serum-based assays for understanding the protective ability conferred by the adaptive immune...
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July 6, 2023 7:11 AM
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First case in Belgium of circovirus-like particles in the bursae of racing pigeons

This paper reports the first cases of pigeon circovirus infection in Belgium. Five pigeons were necropsied and specific lesions with inclusions bod...
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July 6, 2023 7:10 AM
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Nigeria Excluded As 12 African Countries Set To Receive Malaria Vaccine

Nigeria Excluded As 12 African Countries Set To Receive Malaria Vaccine | Virology News | Scoop.it
In 2021, 96 percent of the world's malaria deaths occurred in Africa.
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June 28, 2023 7:32 AM
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CDC advisors recommend RSV vaccine approval. What it means for older adults

CDC advisors recommend RSV vaccine approval. What it means for older adults | Virology News | Scoop.it
A CDC advisory committee recommended approval of an RSV vaccine for adults aged 60 and older. What this means for a potential fall rollout.
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June 28, 2023 7:31 AM
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Chart-confirmed guillain-barre syndrome after 2009 H1N1 influenza vaccination among the Medicare population, 2009-2010

Given the increased risk of Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS) found with the 1976 swine influenza vaccine, both active surveillance and end-of-season analyses on chart-confirmed cases were performed across multiple US vaccine safety monitoring systems, including the Medicare system, to evaluate the asso...
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June 28, 2023 7:29 AM
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Anti-Vaxx Conspiracy Theorist Claims Titan Sub is Ploy

Anti-Vaxx Conspiracy Theorist Claims Titan Sub is Ploy | Virology News | Scoop.it
Conspiracy theorist Stew Peters shared a wild claim that the Titan sub disaster may have been a ploy to prevent people from seeing the Titanic shipwreck.
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FMG, but that's conflating conspiracy theories!!
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June 28, 2023 7:28 AM
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Australia faces another record flu season – and children’s vaccination rates are alarming

Australia faces another record flu season – and children’s vaccination rates are alarming | Virology News | Scoop.it
Since 2023’s influenza season started, children have made up almost 80% of those admitted to hospital...
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June 28, 2023 7:27 AM
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How the Lengya virus enters human cells

How the Lengya virus enters human cells | Virology News | Scoop.it
New findings shed light on how the highly infectious Lengya virus, which has recently transferred from animals to people, is able to enter human cells.
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