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Why 4 new bird flu developments have experts worried about the virus
The H5N1 bird flu virus is changing and getting more opportunities to adapt to humans. Experts are …
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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Scientists warn of bird flu pandemic that could be '100 times worse' than COVID after rare human case found in US
The H5N1 avian flu has spread rapidly since a new strain was detected in 2020 affecting wild birds …
ANI
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Scientists find 18 more viruses from China's wet markets
The origins of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, which has so far resulted in 253.6 million cases o…
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3 types of viruses that can jump from animals to humans, and which ones scientists are watching to prepare for the next pandemic
Global efforts to track infectious disease often start by surveilling animal populations, since som…
Andrea Michelson
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ICMR now flags chances of Chinese 'Cat Que Virus' in India
ICMR scientists have flagged presence of another Chinese virus called 'Cat Que Virus', which has a …
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Wildlife trade, habitat degradation driving virus spillover: Study
The study, published in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B, provides new evidence for …
PTI
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Why bats can fight off so many viruses
Bats' ability to fly has allowed them to become virus super hosts, capable of transmitting deadly v…
Alexandra Appolonia,Bob Hunt,Andrea Schmitz
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WHO Says The New Bird Flu Is One Of The Most Lethal Viruses They've Seen
Another worrying sign of the virus' spread: It seems to have popped up in an animal in Vietnam. The…
Jennifer Welsh
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The 3rd human case of bird flu in the US has 2 new and troubling symptoms
The H5N1 avian-flu virus has its third known infection in a US farmworker. Unlike previous patients…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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New variant of H5N1 bird flu spreads to marine mammals, heightening concerns for human transmission
Alarmingly, all samples from Argentina, encompassing sea lions, fur seals, and terns, tested positi…
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Deadly Covid variants still transmissible between species, finds study
Scientists believe bats first transmitted Covid virus to humans in December 2019, and while the vir…
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Having more pythons in Florida is actually increasing the rat population because they're killing the other predators, scientists warn
Burmese pythons are feasting on foxes and bobcats in Florida, leaving few predators left to contain…
Jessica Orwig
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Single-dose Covid vaccine triggers antibody response: Study
New York, Jan 9 (IANS) Researchers have developed a nanoparticle vaccine that elicits a virus-neutr…
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Single-dose COVID-19 vaccine triggers antibody response, says study
Researchers have developed a nanoparticle vaccine that elicits a virus-neutralising antibody respon…
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Stray dogs may have played role in novel coronavirus origin: Study
"The most striking pattern is an isolated but dramatic downward shift in viral genomic CpG in the …
PTI
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Scientists Just Released A Set Of Fascinating New Brain Maps [IMAGES]
For example, here is a 3-D visualization of the connections between four visual areas in the mouse …
Lauren F Friedman
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Scientists Analyzed The Pathogens In New York City's Rats - And The Results Are Even Grosser Than Expected
Many rodent-borne pathogens cause only mild or undifferentiated [i.e. difficult to distinguish from…
Ajai Raj
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10 People You've Never Heard Were Just Named The Most Important Scientists Of The Year
Less than two days after confirming a new and deadly bird flu virus was infecting people in China, …