Circovirus in Shanghai
…contaminant was trypsin, an enzyme purified from porcine pancreas, which is used in the production of cell cultures used for vaccine production. Use of these vaccines was temporarily suspended, but…
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Inadvertent transfer of a mammalian retrovirus into birds
…virus and gallid herpesvirus 2 occurred in vaccine stocks which were contaminated with REV. This work supports the hypothesis that REVs were introduced into birds iatrogenically (e.g. by medical procedures)….
An epidemic of porcine diarrhea in North America
…dehydration and frequently death. There is no treatment for the disease other than rehydration; no antiviral drugs are available, but a vaccine was developed in 2013. The virus does not…
An outbreak of enterovirus 68
…and these are being investigated at CDC to determine if they are also associated with EV-D68. There is no vaccine to prevent EV-D68 infection, nor is antiviral therapy available to…
Measles in the brain: Fusion gone awry
…viruses can be transmitted by aerosol between hosts – a rather unsettling scenario. Fortunately, we do have a measles virus vaccine that effectively prevents infection, even with these mutant viruses….
A collection of polioviruses
…that Dr. Schaffer had collected over the years. All three poliovirus serotypes were represented, both wild type and vaccine strains. The tubes were marked with dates ranging from 1948 to…