Herd Immunity and this Pandemic
…was based on previous observations that vaccination against poliovirus, measles virus, and other pathogens led to drastic reductions in the incidence of disease burden. It is reasonable to assume that…
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An inborn error of innate immunity leading to severe rhinovirus infections
…birth, had experienced a series of viral respiratory infections that often required hospitalization. These included infections with rhinovirus, influenza virus, coronavirus, adenovirus, respiratory syncytial virus, and parainfluenza virus. The results…
Hemorrhagic fever virus missing from BSL-4 laboratory
One of five vials of Guanarito virus is missing from the Galveston National Laboratory, which houses a BSL-4 laboratory designed to safely study the most dangerous pathogens. Guanarito virus is…
Fatal yellow fever in a transplant recipient
…died 6 days after admission to hospital. After the patient€™s death, serum that had been collected on the seventh day of clinical symptoms was found to contain the RNA of…
PMRV joins XMRV as possible etiologic agent of chronic fatigue syndrome
The new human retrovirus XMRV, first detected in malignant prostate tissue, was subsequently identified in a high percentage of patients with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS). The virus was not detected…
CRISPR-ing herpes simplex virus
…infection with either herpes simplex virus type 1 or 2 (HSV-1 or -2), and currently available therapeutics do not clear latent viruses or prevent their reactivation. The emergence of CRISPR…