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The surge had initially raised concerns that it may be a covid-like novel pathogen. Other news is on low flu vaccine rates among Florida kids. Stat: WHO: Fears About Respiratory Infections In China Appear Overblown Reports this week that China is experiencing a surge in respiratory infections in young children triggered flashbacks of the start […]
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Abstract Toxoplasma (T.) gondii is an obligate intracellular parasite with a worldwide distribution. Congenital infection can lead to severe pathological alterations in the brain. To examine the effects of toxoplasmosis in the fetal brain, pregnant guinea pigs are infected with T. gondii oocysts on gestation day 23 and dissected 10, 17 and 25 days afterwards. […]
Scientists have uncovered a cunning strategy that SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19, uses to increase its infectivity. The team at Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL) in Switzerland focused on the virus’s notorious spike protein, which allows it to enter and infect human cells. Upon infecting a host, SARS-CoV-2 manipulates its cellular machinery to […]
Otago University public health professor Michael Baker. Photo: RNZ / Samuel Rillstone Covid-19 booster vaccines are essential to help stem the tide of a fifth wave of the virus sweeping the country, epidemiologist Michael Baker says. In the seven days to 19 November, 7881 new cases were reported, up by almost 2000 on the previous […]
The cold and flu season is likely starting to take its turn and we cannot seem to get away from the coughing and sneezing. Viral infections that cause the common cold or the flu are a nuisance. They usually spread by direct contact with an infected person; indirect contact such as touching a contaminated surface, […]
U.S. health officials recalled three more brands of whole and pre-cut cantaloupes Friday as the number of people sickened by salmonella more than doubled this week. Nearly 100 people in 32 states have gotten sick from the contaminated fruits. Arizona, Missouri, Minnesota, Wisconsin and Ohio have the highest number of cases. Two people have died of the infections […]