People showing virtually no symptoms are likely the primary source of dengue fever, according to new research published in PLOS
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Marmosets as the canary in the coal mine for Zika: A highly sensitive primate model of the effects of placental Zika virus infection on fetal health
New research shows small, New World monkeys called marmosets may be an important animal model for emerging viruses with the
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Researchers map the potential spread of yellow fever virus to cities around the world: New analysis shows potential risk for yellow fever virus to spread to urban centres where it previously has not been seen
The deadly yellow fever virus has the potential to spread into cities around the world where it previously hasn’t been
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Antibody ‘cocktail’ can prevent Zika infection but is not effective for treatment of fetuses
A “cocktail” of monoclonal antibodies that can prevent Zika virus (ZIKV) infection in primates was not effective for treatment of
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Transplant-damaging virus comes into focus
Researchers from the University of Leeds have revealed the structure of a virus which affects kidney and bone marrow transplant
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New way to fight HIV transmission
Scientists at the University of Waterloo have developed a new tool to protect women from HIV infection. The tool, a
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New insight about how viruses use host proteins to their advantage
Viruses have a very limited set of genes and therefore must use the cellular machineries of their hosts for most
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