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Category Archives: Virology
Researchers are hunting for viruses that could cause the next pandemic
Scientists around the world are looking for the next SARS or MERS virus in wildlife from disease emergence ‘hotspots’. giulia/Flickr/CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 In late 2002, a new kind of lung infection began to emerge in the Guandong province of southern … Continue reading
Posted in Animal Microbiology, Emerging Diseases, On the Horizon, Virology
Tagged coronavirus, MERS, SARS
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Koalas have a virus that might protect them from chlamydia
In 2016, the koala was upgraded from ‘Least Concern’ to ‘Vulnerable’ on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. The cuddly-looking marsupial is not only threatened by habitat loss, but also by disease – most notably chlamydia infections. Different species … Continue reading
Posted in Animal Microbiology, Events, Virology
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How concerned should we be about H7N9 flu?
The past few weeks have seen an increasing amount of coverage about an ongoing outbreak of the H7N9 strain of avian influenza in China (often called ‘bird flu’). Reports suggest that in January almost 200 people were confirmed as being … Continue reading
On the Horizon: Monkeypox
On 8 May 1980, after a global vaccination campaign, the WHO declared that smallpox had been eradicated. Wiping out this viral disease, which has claimed the lives of hundreds of millions of people throughout history, should be considered one of … Continue reading
Posted in Clinical and Medical Microbiology, Emerging Diseases, On the Horizon, Virology
Tagged Monkeypox, smallpox, vaccines
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Microbe Talk: November 2016
When pathogenic viruses pass from their animal reservoir into humans – known as ‘spillover events’ – the consequences can be severe. For example, it is thought that the West African Ebola outbreak began with an 18-month-old child in Guinea contracting … Continue reading
Posted in Emerging Diseases, Podcast, Virology
Tagged Ebola virus, Emerging Diseases
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On the Horizon: Rift Valley fever
In 1930, a new disease was reported in sheep on a farm near the town of Naivasha, in the central Rift Valley region of Kenya. This disease caused mass spontaneous abortions among pregnant ewes and the death of newborn lambs. … Continue reading
Microbe Talk: October 2016
The National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories (NEIDL) building in Boston is a high-tech facility for the study of emerging, and re-emerging, microbial diseases of humans and animals. The building, part of Boston University, is equipped up to Biosafety level 4 … Continue reading
Posted in Emerging Diseases, Podcast, Virology
Tagged Emerging Diseases, virology, viruses
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How is the hepatitis C-like hepacivirus of horses transmitted?
In 2011, a new virus was identified in dogs that were suffering from respiratory disease. Analysis revealed that this virus – at the time named canine hepacivirus (CHV) – was the closest known relative of the human virus hepatitis C … Continue reading
On the Horizon: The spread of Lassa fever
On the Horizon is the Society’s blog series on emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases. For this article, we spoke to Dr Lina Moses from Tulane University in New Orleans about Lassa fever, a viral infection spreading across parts of West … Continue reading
Microbe Talk: May 2016
Meet Wolbachia – the bacteria that could rid the world of dengue Dengue is one of the world’s most devastating infectious diseases. Around half of the entire planet’s population is at risk from dengue infection, which can lead to excruciating joint pain, haemorrhaging … Continue reading
Posted in Emerging Diseases, Podcast, Virology
Tagged Aedes aegypti, Dengue, Eliminate Dengue, mosquito, vector control, Wolbachia
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