When Viruses Collide with Parasitic Worms
…of rodents – on West Nile virus (WNV) infection outcome in mice. WNV is a member of the Flavivirus genus, along with Dengue virus, Zika virus, yellow fever virus, tick-borne…
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Virologists, start your poliovirus destruction!
…laboratories that retained the virus. Today there are just two official repositories of smallpox virus in the United States and Russia. It is rare for an investigator to be told…
A new coronavirus isolated from humans
A new coronavirus has been isolated from two individuals with severe respiratory illness. It is different from the SARS coronavirus, but health officials are nonetheless preparing for a rapid response…
West Nile Story
…cause was initially thought to be St. Louis encephalitis virus, a member of a group of mosquito-borne viruses that also includes Zika virus, dengue virus, yellow fever virus, and West…
MERS-CoV genome found in dromedary camels
…for virus isolation. Levels of virus in the camel specimens might be too low to detect by culturing, or alternatively only fragments of viral genomes might be present, especially if…
The D225G change in 2009 H1N1 influenza virus
…alpha(2,6) linkages. Consistent with this hypothesis, WHO reports (pdf) that the D225G substitution in 14 virus isolates occurred after growth in the laboratory. Studies on the binding of influenza viruses…