How deadly is bird flu in humans? What we know as US confirms 1st death
How deadly is the bird flu? The US has reported its first death from avian influenza, H5N1. Here's what to know about bird ...
Foreign Office warns of 'mandatory' checks for Brits over virus with 50/50 death rate
Tanzania has implemented new health measures following an outbreak of Marburg virus disease in the Kagera region.
Scientists uncover structure of critical component in deadly Nipah virus
Scientists at Harvard Medical School and Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine have mapped a critical ...
Deadly virus warning after nine cases and eight deaths
Six people were reported to have been affected, five of whom had died. The cases presented with similar symptoms of headache, ...
What is Marburg virus? The deadly disease behind outbreak in Tanzania
The disease is a close cousin of Ebola, causing similar symptoms and spreading in the same way. It can cause death in up to ...
First U.S. H5N1 Death Sparks Urgency: Scientists Warn That Bird Flu Is Mutating Faster Than Expected
Researchers at Texas Biomed have identified nine mutations in a strain of bird flu found in a person in Texas. Bad news: This ...
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The Latest on Bird Flu in Humans, Cats and Chickens
H5N1 avian influenza continues to spread amid commercial and backyard poultry, and additional cases have been reported in ...
Structural insights reveal drug target in trypanosome parasites
Trypanosomes are parasites that cause sleeping sickness, Chagas disease, and various animal diseases. Diagnosis and treatment ...
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Scientists uncover structure of critical component in deadly Nipah virus
The virus, harbored by fruit bats, can be transmitted to pigs and to humans. It can also infect ... enabling new insights into a deadly pathogen," said Side Hu, co-first author on the study ...