Public health officials have now confirmed an Ottawa resident died last month after being infected with the mosquito-borne eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) virus which has no cure or vaccine. It’s...
A mysterious virus once confined to the Amazon is now spreading more widely around the Americas, after undergoing genetic changes that may make it more potent.
For regions with no active transmission of Zika virus, WHO recommends practicing safer sex or abstinence for a period of three months for men and two months for women who are returning from...
Tweet ; “Data-driven research.” You keep using that term. I do not think it means what you think it means. Come with me down Denis Rancourt’s rabbit hole. The difference is that this rabbit hole is deadly. Almost a year later, and I don’t seem to have seen any “report” on the virus. Note, however, how Rancourt obfuscates regarding the various flavors of “no virus,” which include claims that the “virus was never isolated”; that it’s not infectious; or even that it doesn’t ...
The family Rhabdoviridae consists of more than 100 single-stranded, negative-sense, nonsegmented viruses that infect a wide variety of hosts, including vertebrates, invertebrates, and plants. Commo...
"I rely on expert opinions of people who I trust for certain issues like whether or not the virus has been “isolated.” It’s a reasonable approach if you are careful about which experts you trust."...
Another group finds hundreds of new viruses, some of which may play a role in human disease
By R!CKYRANTS Subscribe Continue reading Sign in The 'No Virus' Argument Is NOT A Distraction It actually predates COVID. R!CKYRANTS Sep 04, 2023 61 45 Share Since the COVID madness kicked...
Feline leukemia virus (FeLV) is one of the most common and important infectious diseases in cats, affecting between 2-3% of all cats in the United States and Canada. Infection rates are significantly higher (up to 30%) in cats that are ill or otherwise at high risk (see below). Fortunately, the prevalence of FeLV in cats has decreased significantly in the past 25 years since the development of an effective vaccine and accurate testing procedures. FeLV is a type of virus called a retrovirus, mean...
The story of a microbiologist’s remarkable career, from identifying the Ebola virus to pioneering AIDS research and policy.When Peter Piot was in medical school, a professor warned, “There’s no fut...