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West Nile virus found in Travis County mosquito pool
KTBC via Yahoo News· 1 day agoIt is typically spread to people by the bite of an infected mosquito. According to the CDC, the virus is not spread through coughing, sneezing or touching other people or ...
Mosquito pool in Travis County tests positive for West Nile
KXAN via Yahoo News· 1 day ago“It’s the time of the year when people are spending more and more time outdoors, especially around...
Vaccines will be best defense against bird flu, experts say
Medical Xpress· 17 hours agoHumanity's best protection against bird flu will be the development of effective vaccines, a new...
Study of deadly Australian Japanese encephalitis virus strain prompts push for new vaccine
Medical Xpress· 1 day agoResearchers have conducted the first comprehensive two-year laboratory characterization of the rare sub-type of the mosquito-borne Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) that caused an unprecedented deadly outbreak in Australia in 2022.
Inhibiting a metabolic pathway provides new approach to Epstein-Barr virus and resulting diseases
Medical Xpress· 6 days agoThe Epstein-Barr virus can cause a spectrum of diseases, including a range of cancers. Emerging data...
West Nile Virus found in Houston as mosquito populations rise
Houston Chronicle· 4 days agoAs if Texans don't have enough to worry about when stepping outside, we can add another issue to the...
Bird flu virus detected in beef from an ill dairy cow, but USDA says meat remains safe
Medical Xpress· 5 days agoBird flu has been detected in beef for the first time, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced...
Q&A: Ethical approaches to mitigate H5N1 bird flu
Medical Xpress· 1 day agoIn recent months, H5N1 or HPAI (highly pathogenic avian influenza), commonly referred to as bird flu, has become a growing concern for public health...
Growing Tomatoes? Keep An Eye Out for These 7 Pests
Country Living via Yahoo News· 1 day agoDepending on the type of pest and the level of the outbreak, you may be able to use a blast from the garden hose or hand-picking—or you may need...
Impact of Ebola virus nucleoprotein on VP40 virus-like particle production: a computational approach...
Nature· 5 days agoA computational modeling study indicates that relative amount and timing of Ebola virus proteins VP40 and NP drive effective viral particle production.