NIV’s unceasing refusal to share vital data before publication
NIV researchers prioritising paper publication over free and immediate access to genome sequence data and other vital information was once
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U.S. measles cases till March surpasses all of 2024
As of March 20, the total number of cases reported across the U.S. stands at 378, with Texas and New
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No mismatch between circulating flu strains and vaccine strains
WHO recommends the influenza strains to be used in the vaccine for the coming flu seasons months in advance based
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Treating chikungunya using HIV/AIDS drug efavirenz
A preliminary study has found that efavirenz — a non-nucleoside inhibitor of HIV virus that is used for treating HIV/AIDS — can be
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It is not business as usual when Indian generic drug producer exports synthetic opioids
The pharmacy of the global South is facing a crisis of reputation. After cough syrups made by pharmaceutical companies based
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Sex work drives clade Ib mpox outbreak in DR Congo
Genomic and epidemiologic data suggest that the rapid spread of mpox clade Ib in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Nothing alarming about China’s human metapneumovirus cases
Five years after the SARS-CoV-2 virus overwhelmed hospitals in Wuhan, China, acute respiratory diseases caused by viruses including the human
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Does 2022 H5N1 bind, replicate better in the respiratory tract?
Based on lab studies, researchers found the currently circulating H5N1 clade 2.3.4.4.b virus attaching better in the human respiratory tract
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Bovine H5N1 displays pronounced neurotropism in many mammals
Pronounced neurotropism of the 2024 H5N1 virus belonging to the 2.3.4.4b clade is highlighted by high viral loads in the
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Preventing malaria using genetically modified malaria parasites
Genetically modified malaria-causing parasites do not cause disease; they instead prime the immune system during the initial stage of their
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India will fail to meet 2025 TB ‘elimination’ target
Not only will India fail to “eliminate” TB by 2025, it will not even be able to meet even the
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Why Cambodia’s novel H5N1 reassortant virus needs close monitoring
All available data suggest human infections caused by the reassortant virus are attributed to direct poultry-to-human transmission, with no evidence
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WHO’s database on polio cases hides more than it reveals
Besides wild poliovirus cases, the WHO registry has data of only the circulating VDPV cases and not the cases that belong
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