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Society 7 months ago

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Indonesia tightens airport checks after India’s Nipah virus cases

The government has been tightening screening measures at two busy airports in the country after two cases of the deadly and transmissible Nipah virus were detected in India.

Archipelago 9 months ago

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Herpes virus infection kills elephant calf named Laila in Riau

EEHV is deadly and communicable among elephants although not contagious to human and other animals.

Asia & Pacific 1 year ago

China discovers cluster of new mpox strain

China's Centre for Disease Control and Prevention said it had found a cluster outbreak of the Ib subclade that started with the infection a foreigner who has a history of travel and residence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Asia & Pacific 1 year ago

What you need to know about HMPV

Here is what you need to know about HMPV:

Society 1 year ago

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Indonesia launches HMPV monitoring after uptick in China

The government has advised people to stay calm and take protective measures after it increased surveillance of HMPV to prevent the virus, which causes respiratory tract infections, from entering the country amid a slight rise in cases in China.

Health 1 year ago

Canada confirms first case of clade I mpox

The Public Health Agency of Canada said this travel-related case was associated with an ongoing outbreak of clade I mpox in central and eastern Africa.

Academia 1 year ago

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The danger of antimicrobial resistance and how to tackle it

All the breakthroughs in scientific research will be utterly futile unless accompanied by a shift in public behavior concerning antibiotics.

Science & Tech 2 years ago

US confirms first bird flu case without animal contact

The person who tested positive for bird flu was the 14th to do so in the United States this year, and the first without known contact with animals.

Science & Tech 2 years ago

Ancient viruses responsible for our big brains and bodies: study

The research, published in the journal Cell, examined the origins of myelin, an insulating layer of fatty tissue that forms around nerves and allows electrical impulses to travel faster.

Academia 2 years ago

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COVID-19: More work to be done, but no need to worry

As scientists continue to track emerging variants of COVID-19, which continues to mutate even after it lost its "global pandemic" status, people might need to start treating it like seasonal flu while maintaining the culture of safety developed over the last three years.

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