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Researchers pinpoint multiple zoonotic origins of SARS-CoV-2

In a pair of related studies, published July 26, 2022 online via First Release in Science, researchers at University of California San Diego, with colleagues on four continents, show that the origin of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2019 was at the Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market in Wuhan, China, and resulted from at least two instances of the SARS-CoV-2 virus jumping from live animal hosts to humans working or shopping there.

26 Jul 2022

Study provides the crucial antigenic map of SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern

Twenty different COVID-19 variants were effectively identified and neutralized after a third booster, according to the new study for which the University of Surrey provided the crucial antigenic map of variants of concern.

25 Jul 2022

Antibodies' neutralization efficacy against Omicron variants BA.1 And BA.2 wanes rapidly, study finds

The Omicron variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus was first detected in South Africa in November 2021. The high level of infectiousness of the virus and its ability to quickly spawn additional variants has also been observed in Germany: Since January 2022 the Omicron variant BA.1 has dominated here, followed in subsequent months by the variant BA.2.

22 Jul 2022

Weather factors play a key role in determining the spread of dengue and other viral diseases

Rainfall, temperature and ocean-warming affect mosquito breeding and the viral diseases they spread - study.

22 Jul 2022

AbbVie Submits Marketing Authorization Application to EMA for Atogepant for the Preventive Treatment of Migraine

AbbVie today announced it has submitted a marketing authorization application (MAA) to the European Medicines Agency (EMA) for atogepant for the prophylaxis of migraine in adult patients who have at least four migraine days per month.

From AbbVie 21 Jul 2022

Scientists find new evidence against using BET inhibitors to treat COVID-19

A while ago, some researchers had suggested that blocking a set of proteins, known as bromodomain and extraterminal (BET) proteins, might be a way to fight COVID-19.

20 Jul 2022

Potential mRNA vaccines for influenza

Scientists discuss the benefits of shifting the global influenza vaccination system to a mRNA-based platform,

19 Jul 2022

Six-country African study highlights the potential dangers of getting COVID-19 during pregnancy

A new study involving hospitalized women in six African countries from the University of Maryland School of Medicine's (UMSOM) Institute of Human Virology (IHV) showed that pregnant women with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, had double the risk of being admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) and four-times the risk of dying in-hospital than pregnant women who did not have COVID-19.

19 Jul 2022

Texas Biomed professor to join $577 million effort for developing antivirals against COVID-19 and other viruses

As the coronavirus waves keep coming and cases are on the rise once again, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) recently launched a $577 million effort to develop antivirals against COVID-19 and other viruses with high pandemic potential.

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

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

Researchers assessed the host response to influenza A and COVID-19 during coinfection.

14 Jul 2022

Researchers gain unexpected insights into activation mechanism of flaviviruses

A collaboration between researchers at the Center for Virology of the Medical University of Vienna and the Pasteur Institute in Paris has provided unexpected insights into the atomic interactions of the tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) virus in infected cells.

13 Jul 2022

Virology News and Research

Latest Virology News and Research

Researchers pinpoint multiple zoonotic origins of SARS-CoV-2

Study provides the crucial antigenic map of SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern

Antibodies' neutralization efficacy against Omicron variants BA.1 And BA.2 wanes rapidly, study finds

Weather factors play a key role in determining the spread of dengue and other viral diseases

AbbVie Submits Marketing Authorization Application to EMA for Atogepant for the Preventive Treatment of Migraine

Scientists find new evidence against using BET inhibitors to treat COVID-19

Potential mRNA vaccines for influenza

Six-country African study highlights the potential dangers of getting COVID-19 during pregnancy

Texas Biomed professor to join $577 million effort for developing antivirals against COVID-19 and other viruses

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

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

Researchers gain unexpected insights into activation mechanism of flaviviruses

The potential of DNA-based SARS-CoV-2 vaccine candidates

Study opens a door to better understanding the role of viruses in ecology

Chemically modified rocaglates have a stronger effect against viral replication

Review and case study illustrates the challenges of monkeypox

Study investigates the virological attributes of Omicron in a Syrian hamster model

Stanford Medicine launches a diagnostic test for monkeypox

Focus on good surveillance and control measures can help Africa to curb monkeypox

Specific retinal cell appears to be good at housing Ebola and other viruses

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