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Ed Rybicki
June 6, 2022 4:32 AM
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The deadly hog virus swept across China from 2018, slashing herds in the world’s largest producer and consumer of pork, boosting imports and sending meat costs soaring.
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Ed Rybicki
June 6, 2022 4:31 AM
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Understanding the depth of vaccine hesitancy, and the drivers behind the lack of take-up is critical to preventing further deaths, infections, and continuing harm to the economy.
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Ed Rybicki
June 6, 2022 4:31 AM
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New research contradicts the nearly universal belief that humpback whales learn their songs from other whales. Not so, says one researcher.
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June 6, 2022 4:30 AM
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After more than a year with two types of Covid-19 vaccines in use in the United States, another will be up for consideration by the US Food and Drug Administration next week.
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June 6, 2022 4:29 AM
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A study of 30,774 healthcare workers in Qatar in 2020, during the annual influenza vaccination campaign, showed that those who received their flu vaccination were almost 90% less likely to…...
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Ed Rybicki
June 2, 2022 4:11 AM
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Decision-makers discussing landmark agreements on health and biodiversity must include four actions to reduce the risk of animals and people exchanging viruses.
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June 2, 2022 4:10 AM
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One in eight Covid hospital patients have heart inflammation up to two months later, researchers find...
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June 2, 2022 4:09 AM
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HEALTH authorities in India are on high alert after a mysterious illness has broken out with symptoms similar to monkeypox....
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Ed Rybicki
June 1, 2022 10:18 AM
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Australia has had two years of incredibly low influenza rates thanks to COVID-19 isolation, but this year is not going to be the same, with all the data pointing to cases soaring over winter.
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Ed Rybicki
June 1, 2022 10:17 AM
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Getting vaccinated doesn't offer complete protection against long COVID, according to a new study that suggests the need for new tools to combat the virus.
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Ed Rybicki
June 1, 2022 10:17 AM
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Mass infections in wild birds pose a significant risk to vulnerable species, are hard to contain and increase the opportunity for the virus to spill over into people.
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June 1, 2022 10:16 AM
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The European Union is working on a common purchasing agreement for vaccines and antiviralsagainst monkeypox, as cases of the viral disease usually endemic to Africa gather steam in Europe and beyond.
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Ed Rybicki
June 1, 2022 10:15 AM
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Monkeypox is a viral disease that occurs mostly in central and western Africa. It is called monkeypox because it was first identified in laboratory monkeys. However, it is much more common among animals such as rats, mice, rabbits, and the African Squirrel.
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Ed Rybicki
June 6, 2022 4:32 AM
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A new study that clarifies how electric fish evolved electric organs could help pinpoint genetic mutations behind some human diseases.
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June 6, 2022 4:31 AM
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Alphasatellites, which encode only a replication-associated protein (alpha-Rep), are frequently found to be non-essential satellite components associated with begomovirus/betasatellite complexes, and their presence can modulate disease symptoms and/or viral DNA accumulation during infection.
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Ed Rybicki
June 6, 2022 4:30 AM
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People who drink at least one cup of coffee every day may have a lower risk of developing acute kidney injury, a new study shows.
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June 6, 2022 4:30 AM
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South Africa’s vaccination programme has received an R800 million boost from the U.S. Government, in the form of the Global Vax campaign.
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June 2, 2022 4:11 AM
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Bernard-Valnet et al.show that CD4 and CD8 T cells cooperate to induce a narcolepsy-like phenotype in mice following Pandemrix® vaccination and reveal an impor...
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Ed Rybicki
June 2, 2022 4:10 AM
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As waves of new coronavirus variants circulate the globe, one thing has become clear: human immunity against the virus fades over time....
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Ed Rybicki
June 2, 2022 4:09 AM
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'Right now, we have over 1000 doses of that available. We expect that level to ramp up very quickly in the coming weeks as the company provides more doses to us,' said the CDC's Jennifer McQuiston.
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June 2, 2022 4:09 AM
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A new study highlights another threat facing endangered koalas, but could also lead to ways to treat populations and reduce the risk of extinction.
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Ed Rybicki
June 1, 2022 10:18 AM
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Washington, DC—The deadliest avian influenza outbreak in seven years has already claimed the lives of an estimated 38 million domestic birds, mostly through “depopulations” at infected, crowded industrial poultry farms.
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Ed Rybicki
June 1, 2022 10:17 AM
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The smallpox vaccine — which hasn’t been routinely offered in Canada for decades — will be offered to those at high risk of contracting the disease, such as those who have been in contact with confirmed cases.
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Ed Rybicki
June 1, 2022 10:16 AM
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Abstract.The segmented negative-sense RNA genome of influenza A virus is assembled into ribonucleoprotein complexes (RNP) with viral RNA-dependent RNA polymera...
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Ed Rybicki
June 1, 2022 10:16 AM
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Last winter, an outbreak of H5N1 bird flu spread throughout Israel.
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