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Tanzania's announces Marburg virus outbreak with single case in Kagera

Tanzania's President Samia Suluhu Hassan has declared an outbreak of Marburg virus, confirming a single case in the northwestern region of Kagera after a meeting with WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.

21 Jan 2025

New EU project aims to advance pandemic preparedness

With viral disease emergence expected to accelerate, preparing for possible future pandemics is paramount.

21 Jan 2025

Rising Toscana virus infections in Italy highlight climate-driven health risks

A recent study reveals a sharp rise in neuroinvasive Toscana virus infections in Italy from 2022 to 2023, driven by climate factors and expanding geographic spread.

20 Jan 2025

Breakthrough study maps critical structure of Nipah virus polymerase

Scientists at Harvard Medical School and Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine have mapped a critical component of the Nipah virus, a highly lethal bat-borne pathogen that has caused outbreaks in humans almost every year since it was identified in 1999.

20 Jan 2025

Study uncovers key role of NSP4 in rotavirus disease severity

Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and collaborating institutions have improved our understanding of how rotavirus, the most common cause of acute gastroenteritis in children, makes people sick.

17 Jan 2025

New discovery in HIV vaccine response reveals surprising antibody behavior

Many vaccines work by introducing a protein to the body that resembles part of a virus. Ideally, the immune system will produce long-lasting antibodies recognizing that specific virus, thereby providing protection.

17 Jan 2025

Researchers investigate myocarditis in preschoolers caused by parvovirus B19 outbreak

Researchers document the harmful consequences of myocarditis in preschool students, caused by a regional outbreak of parvovirus B19 in northern Greece.

17 Jan 2025

Brain neurons that respond to sugar and fat offer new insights into obesity control

The study uncovers hippocampal neurons that differentially respond to sugars and fats, suggesting new avenues for combating obesity through targeted therapies.

17 Jan 2025

Tofacitinib reduces SARS-CoV-2 infection risk in patients with PTPN2 deficiency

Researchers report the ability of tofacitinib to reduce infection risk with SARS-CoV-2 in individuals who are deficient in PTPN2.

17 Jan 2025

NIMH awards $1.5 million grant for long COVID neurological research

The National Institute of Mental Health has awarded a significant grant of $1.5 million to Jianyang Du, PhD, of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, for a research study aimed at uncovering the cellular and molecular mechanisms that lead to neurological disorders caused by long COVID-19.

16 Jan 2025

Broadband access associated with fewer COVID-19 cases and deaths

The mortality rate from COVID-19 was about 50% lower in U.S. counties with higher internet access in the summer and early fall of 2020.

16 Jan 2025

Alcohol consumption increases risks of cirrhosis and HCC in patients with HBV infection

The quantitative effects of alcohol consumption on cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection are unknown.

16 Jan 2025

Scientists discover how viral infection triggers autoimmune disease

Scientists at the Garvan Institute of Medical Research have discovered how a viral infection causes autoimmune disease, disproving a long-standing theory and opening a promising new approach to developing treatments for autoimmune conditions.

16 Jan 2025

Study reveals dangerous mutations in H5N1 bird flu

One of the earliest strains of bird flu isolated from a human in Texas shows a unique constellation of mutations that enable it to more easily replicate in human cells and cause more severe disease in mice compared to a strain found in dairy cattle, researchers from Texas Biomedical Research Institute (Texas Biomed) report in Emerging Microbes & Infections.

16 Jan 2025