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virus
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Mpox outbreak in Africa was neglected – it could now turn into the next global pandemic
Wolfgang Preiser, Stellenbosch University; Cheryl Baxter, Stellenbosch University, and Jean Nachega, Stellenbosch University The mpox outbreak in Africa…
WHO has declared mpox a global health emergency. What happens next?
Inkoly/Shutterstock C Raina MacIntyre, UNSW Sydney The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared mpox a public health emergency…
HIV breakthrough: drug trial shows injection twice a year is 100% effective against infection
Linda-Gail Bekker, University of Cape Town A large clinical trial in South Africa and Uganda has shown that…
An ounce of prevention: Now is the time to take action on H5N1 avian flu, because the stakes are enormous
Matthew S Miller, McMaster University Bird flu poses a massive threat, and the potential for a catastrophic new…
UV Light Seems Pretty Useful. Why Don’t We Use It Everywhere?
Ultraviolet (UV) light, particularly UVC and far UV, has been recognized for its ability to break down viruses…
Gain-of-function research is more than just tweaking risky viruses – it’s a routine and essential tool in all biology research
Gain-of-function experiments in the lab can help researchers get ahead of viruses naturally gaining the ability to infect…
Scientists Discover Over 30,000 Hidden Viruses In Microbial DNA
A team of scientists at the University of Innsbruck has discovered over 30,000 viruses hidden in the DNA…
COVID, bird flu, mpox – a virologist on why we’re seeing so many viruses emerge
Kateryna Kon/Shutterstock Lindsay Broadbent, University of Surrey From the widespread outbreak of mpox (formerly called monkeypox) in 2022,…
My work investigating the links between viruses and Alzheimer’s disease was dismissed for years – but now the evidence is building
Shutterstock/Jorm S Ruth Itzhaki, University of Oxford This article is part of the Insights Uncharted Brain series. There…
5 virus families that could cause the next pandemic, according to the experts
Allen Cheng, Monash University; Andrew van den Hurk, The University of Queensland; Cameron Webb, University of Sydney, and…