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Quest Diagnostics starts testing for monkeypox with a real-time PCR test

Starting today, Quest Diagnostics will begin testing for monkeypox. The company has developed a real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test that uses patient swab specimens to qualitatively detect non-variola orthpoxviruses and monkeypox virus DNA.

15 Jul 2022

Chemokine-DNA nanoparticles can induce chronic, dysfunctional immune responses

Small proteins, called chemokines, that direct immune cells toward sites of infection can also form DNA-bound nanoparticles that can induce chronic, dysfunctional immune responses, according to a new study by researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine and Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS).

15 Jul 2022

WHO issues an urgent call to accelerate access to genomics in resource-poor countries

The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued an urgent call to accelerate access to genomics, especially in resource-poor countries, in a report that examines technology gaps and opportunities.

15 Jul 2022

California’s public health tax is dead for the year

A ballot initiative that would have raised taxes on California millionaires and billionaires to fund public health programs and pandemic prevention is dead — at least for this year.

15 Jul 2022

As Big Pharma loses interest in new antibiotics, infections are only growing stronger

Forget covid-19, monkeypox, and other viruses for the moment and consider another threat troubling infectious disease specialists: common urinary tract infections, or UTIs, that lead to emergency room visits and even hospitalizations because of the failure of oral antibiotics.

15 Jul 2022

Could the skills gained from military training help to tackle pandemics better?

Researchers have highlighted the skills developed from military training and services, which might be beneficial while responding to the current health crisis due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

15 Jul 2022

The role of the CDC in the management of COVID-19 vaccination programs

A team of CDC scientists has recently published an article in the journal Emerging Infectious Diseases to discuss the role of the CDC in the management of COVID-19 vaccination programs.

15 Jul 2022

New mouse model faithfully mimics brain damage caused by severe Rift Valley Fever virus infection

A new mouse model identified by virologists from the University of Pittsburgh might revolutionize development of therapies targeting brain inflammation caused by Rift Valley Fever virus (RVFV).

15 Jul 2022

Viral DNA can be frequently detected in saliva, semen and other clinical samples from monkeypox-infected patients

Viral DNA can be frequently detected in different clinical samples from monkeypox-infected patients, including saliva and semen, according to a new study led by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), a centre supported by the "la Caixa" Foundation, and the Hospital Clínic of Barcelona.

15 Jul 2022

Pox viruses deliver proteins that directly interfere with the body's innate immune system

Pox viruses are able to get a head start on infecting a host by delivering a package of proteins that directly interferes with the body's innate immune system.

15 Jul 2022

Evidence for a specific anti-inflammatory metabolic signature in long-COVID

A recent research paper posted to the medRxiv* preprint server illustrated anti-inflammatory and hypo-metabolic fingerprints in long coronavirus disease (COVID) syndrome (LCS) using pan-omics plasma assessments.

15 Jul 2022

Study: Three quarters of elite football players battled fatigue for six weeks after COVID-19

Matchday performance of professional footballers dropped after recovering from COVID-19 with three quarters fighting fatigue for six weeks, a University of Essex study has found.

14 Jul 2022

Minimally invasive skin biopsy can help assess tissue damage related to SARS-CoV-2 infection

Using skin biopsy samples, investigators found that patients with severe COVID-19 had clots in small venous and arterial blood vessels in skin that appears normal.

14 Jul 2022

Early treatment with interferons could mitigate severe COVID-19 in people with specific genetic factors

Researchers from the National Cancer Institute, part of the National Institutes of Health, and their collaborators have discovered that people of European and African ancestries who were hospitalized for COVID-19 are more likely to carry a particular combination of genetic variants in a gene known as OAS1 than patients with mild disease who were not hospitalized.

14 Jul 2022

Study detects ten avian influenza A viruses in poultry from four provinces in China

Researchers identified 10 avian influenza A(H5N6) viruses in poultry from four Chinese provinces, with immune-evasion and complex genetic recombination potential.

14 Jul 2022

Antibody signatures strongly associated with SARS-CoV-2 immunopathology identified using a novel B cell epitope discovery method

A recent study discovered antibody footprints strongly correlated with immunopathology of SARS-CoV-2 infection using a new B cell epitope identification approach

14 Jul 2022

Virus News and Research

Latest Virus News and Research

Quest Diagnostics starts testing for monkeypox with a real-time PCR test

Chemokine-DNA nanoparticles can induce chronic, dysfunctional immune responses

WHO issues an urgent call to accelerate access to genomics in resource-poor countries

California’s public health tax is dead for the year

As Big Pharma loses interest in new antibiotics, infections are only growing stronger

Could the skills gained from military training help to tackle pandemics better?

The role of the CDC in the management of COVID-19 vaccination programs

New mouse model faithfully mimics brain damage caused by severe Rift Valley Fever virus infection

Viral DNA can be frequently detected in saliva, semen and other clinical samples from monkeypox-infected patients

Pox viruses deliver proteins that directly interfere with the body's innate immune system

Evidence for a specific anti-inflammatory metabolic signature in long-COVID

Study: Three quarters of elite football players battled fatigue for six weeks after COVID-19

Minimally invasive skin biopsy can help assess tissue damage related to SARS-CoV-2 infection

Early treatment with interferons could mitigate severe COVID-19 in people with specific genetic factors

Study detects ten avian influenza A viruses in poultry from four provinces in China

Antibody signatures strongly associated with SARS-CoV-2 immunopathology identified using a novel B cell epitope discovery method

Epidemiologic features of the June 2022 monkeypox outbreak in Spain

Researchers identify fusion peptide-specific monoclonal antibodies with broad neutralizing activity

Study finds SARS-CoV-2 transmission in children and adolescents is lower than adults

The interaction between SARS-CoV-2 and influenza A during coinfection

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