Fish :: VHS fish virus found in Wisconsin waters
A deadly new fish virus that caused huge fish kills in several eastern Great Lakes in 2005 and 2006 is likely already in Lake Michigan and may be in Lake Superior and the Mississippi River.
Virus
Avian Flu :: Peramivir protects mice from lethal H5N1 infection
The antiviral drug peramivir might offer humans significant protection during a pandemic of the avian influenza virus H5N1, according to results of mouse studies conducted by investigators at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
West Nile Fever :: First mosquitoes test positive for West Nile virus in Illinois
Dr. Eric E. Whitaker, state public health director, today announced mosquito samples collected in DuPage County have been confirmed as the first positive test results in Illinois this year for West Nile virus.
Cervical Cancer :: GSK’s Cervarix cervical cancer vaccine effective
New data in women 15 to 55 years of age show that the GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) cervical cancer candidate vaccine induces an immune response to cancer-causing human papillomavirus types 16 and 18 in the bloodstream which highly correlates to antibody levels in the cervico-vaginal secretions.
HIV :: HIV survival improves if patients stay in care
People with HIV who drop out of care do not live as long as those who remain under a doctor’s treatment, said Baylor College of Medicine and Veterans Affairs researchers in a report published in the June 1 issue of Clinical Infectious Diseases and available on line.
Flu :: DoD Teams With Other Agencies to Prepare U.S. for Pandemic Flu Outbreak
The Defense Department is teaming with other federal agencies to prepare the nation to deal with a potential pandemic outbreak of influenza, a senior official said here yesterday.
Health :: Possible viral outbreak at activity centre near Bala
The Gwersyll Yr Urdd (Glan Llyn) activity centre in Llanuwchllyn, Bala has been closed to new arrivals after a number of children developed a mild tummy upset.
Avian Flu :: New host species for avian influenza identified
In a new study published online in the open-access journal PLoS Pathogens, Dr. Vincent J. Munster, of Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, and colleagues identify new host species for avian influenza A virus (H5N1) and provide important information on the distinctions between the ecology and epidemiology of various global strains of the virus.
HIV :: UCLA AIDS Institute researchers find a peptide that encourages HIV infection
UCLA AIDS Institute researchers have discovered that when a crucial portion of a peptide structure in monkeys that defends against viruses, bacteria and other foreign invaders is reversed, the peptide actually encourages infection with HIV.
Hepatitis E :: Hepatitis E takes a piggyback
Pigs carry hepatitis E virus (HEV), which they can pass on to humans. But now research from Japan published in Online Open Access journal BMC Veterinary Research says that pigs get HEV early enough to minimise the risk of human infection.