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Tag Archives: virus
Can we model how viruses move between species?
Dr Ben Longdon from the University of Cambridge is presenting his work on emerging viruses at the Microbiology Society Annual Conference today (24 March). He may have found the key to predicting which viruses will emerge to cause severe illness … Continue reading
Posted in Animal Microbiology, Clinical and Medical Microbiology, Virology
Tagged chimpanzee, Ebola, host shift, human, MERS, primates, SARS, virus
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What is Zika virus?
In the past few weeks, there have been a number of reports about the rise of Zika virus, another member of the family that includes yellow fever virus, dengue virus and West Nile virus. But what is Zika virus? How is … Continue reading
Posted in Clinical and Medical Microbiology, Emerging Diseases, Epidemiology, Virology
Tagged Aedes, microcephaly, mosquito, pandemic, virus, Zika
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World Polio Day 2015
24 October is World Polio Day. The day was established by Rotary International over ten years ago, to mark the birth of Jonas Salk, who developed the first effective polio vaccine with his team in 1952. Since then, we have … Continue reading
Posted in Clinical and Medical Microbiology
Tagged Jonas Salk, Polio, poliovirus, viral infection, virus, world polio day 2015
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Mosquito bites: More than just an irritation?
For a lot of people, getting bitten by a mosquito is an unpleasant experience, leaving an angry red wheal that can last a few days. But aside from the irritation and itchiness it can cause, could the inflammation from bites … Continue reading
World Hepatitis Day
28 July is World Hepatitis Day, which aims to promote better awareness and understanding of viral hepatitis, and ultimately seeks a world free from the disease. Every year 1.4 million people die from viral hepatitis but many of these deaths could … Continue reading
Posted in Clinical and Medical Microbiology
Tagged Hepatitis, viral infection, virus, world hepatitis day
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Co-circulation of viruses between apes and humans in Africa
On 21 July 1969, Neil Armstrong made mankind’s most famous leap, when he opened the Eagle’s hatch and stepped down onto the lunar surface. Hundreds of thousands of miles away in Ghana, something else happened in 1969 that you may … Continue reading
Posted in Clinical and Medical Microbiology, Environmental Microbiology
Tagged africa, Congo, enterovirus, outbreak, Roger Ebert, virus
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Microbe Talk: November 2013
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Microbe Video: Julie Pfeiffer
Last month, we were invited by the European Society of Virology to go to their conference in Lyon, France, and interview some of the researchers that were presenting their work. In this video, we spoke to Julie Pfeiffer, Associate Professor … Continue reading
Posted in Video, Virology
Tagged european society for virology, gut microbes, virology, virus
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