Wild poliovirus has been detected in the sewers of Brazil and Israel. Fortunately, no cases of poliomyelitis have been reported in either country. Why is poliovirus present in these countries…
…portion of the virus. This allows for rapid evolution and selection for newly evolved HAs that evade antibodies generated by vaccination in a previous season. In other words, the virus…
…two criteria that have repeatedly crippled the development of vaccines for respiratory syncytial virus, herpes simplex virus, hepatitis C virus, and HIV, just to name a few. While the results…
…National University, where he continued his work on viruses, including myxoma virus. His interest in the balance between virus virulence and host resistance was put to practical use in an…
…to be induced by receptor engagement. Caliciviruses are small viruses with RNA genomes; one member, norovirus, is well known for causing gastroenteritis in humans. The virus particles are built with…
…research on the virus at WHO-approved laboratories. After the eradication of smallpox in 1980, the World Health Organization called for destruction of known remaining stocks of variola virus. The known…
