COBAS TaqScreen West Nile Virus Test
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Source: What's New at CBER - June 5, 2017 Category: Biomedical Science Source Type: news
Procleix West Nile Virus (WNV) Assay
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Source: What's New at CBER - June 5, 2017 Category: Biomedical Science Source Type: news
Brain fights West Nile Virus in unexpected way
A biochemical self-destruct trigger found in many types of cells takes on a different role in brain cells infected with West Nile virus. In a turnabout, it guards the lives of these cells and calls up the body ' s defenses. Neurons might be protected by this otherwise self-demise mechanism because they are non-renewable and too important to kill off. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - May 18, 2017 Category: Science Source Type: news
Brain fights West Nile Virus in unexpected way
(University of Washington Health Sciences/UW Medicine) A biochemical self-destruct trigger found in many types of cells takes on a different role in brain cells infected with West Nile virus. In a turnabout, it guards the lives of these cells and calls up the body's defenses. Neurons might be protected by this otherwise self-demise mechanism because they are non-renewable and too important to kill off. (Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases)
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - May 18, 2017 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
The World Is Not Ready for the Next Pandemic
Across China, the virus that could spark the next pandemic is already circulating. It’s a bird flu called H7N9, and true to its name, it mostly infects poultry. Lately, however, it’s started jumping from chickens to humans more readily–bad news, because the virus is a killer. During a recent spike, 88% of people infected got pneumonia, three-quarters ended up in intensive care with severe respiratory problems, and 41% died.
What H7N9 can’t do–yet–is spread easily from person to person, but experts know that could change. The longer the virus spends in humans, the better the chance that i...
Source: TIME.com: Top Science and Health Stories - May 4, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Bryan Walsh Tags: Uncategorized CDC Disease ebola Gates Foundation MERS outbreak pandemic Zika Source Type: news
WNV in Donated Blood Correlated With Neuroinvasive Disease WNV in Donated Blood Correlated With Neuroinvasive Disease
The correlation between West Nile virus-positive blood donations and neuroinvasive disease cases could have important implications for blood donor screening.Emerging Infectious Diseases (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - May 1, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Infectious Diseases Journal Article Source Type: news
[Report] Enhancement of Zika virus pathogenesis by preexisting antiflavivirus immunity
Zika virus (ZIKV) is spreading rapidly into regions around the world where other flaviviruses, such as dengue virus (DENV) and West Nile virus (WNV), are endemic. Antibody-dependent enhancement has been implicated in more severe forms of flavivirus disease, but whether this also applies to ZIKV infection is unclear. Using convalescent plasma from DENV- and WNV-infected individuals, we found substantial enhancement of ZIKV infection in vitro that was mediated through immunoglobulin G engagement of Fcγ receptors. Administration of DENV- or WNV-convalescent plasma into ZIKV-susceptible mice resulted in increased morbidity—...
Source: ScienceNOW - April 13, 2017 Category: Science Authors: Susana V. Bardina Source Type: news
Enhancement of Zika virus pathogenesis by preexisting antiflavivirus immunity
Zika virus (ZIKV) is spreading rapidly into regions around the world where other flaviviruses, such as dengue virus (DENV) and West Nile virus (WNV), are endemic. Antibody-dependent enhancement has been implicated in more severe forms of flavivirus disease, but whether this also applies to ZIKV infection is unclear. Using convalescent plasma from DENV- and WNV-infected individuals, we found substantial enhancement of ZIKV infection in vitro that was mediated through immunoglobulin G engagement of Fc receptors. Administration of DENV- or WNV-convalescent plasma into ZIKV-susceptible mice resulted in increased morbidity&mdas...
Source: ScienceNOW - April 13, 2017 Category: Science Authors: Bardina, S. V., Bunduc, P., Tripathi, S., Duehr, J., Frere, J. J., Brown, J. A., Nachbagauer, R., Foster, G. A., Krysztof, D., Tortorella, D., Stramer, S. L., Garcia-Sastre, A., Krammer, F., Lim, J. K. Tags: Medicine, Diseases reports Source Type: news
Previous exposure to flaviviruses increases effects of Zika
Prior infection with dengue or West Nile virus can enhance the effects of Zika infection, a new study using human samples tested in mice finds. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - March 30, 2017 Category: Science Source Type: news
There's A Reason Zika Virus Became A Pandemic In 2015
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Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - February 24, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
In first, scientists forecast West Nile Virus outbreaks
Scientists, for the first time, are reporting a method to accurately predict the timing and intensity of West Nile Virus (WNV) outbreaks. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - February 24, 2017 Category: Science Source Type: news
In first, scientists forecast West Nile Virus outbreaks
(Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health) Scientists at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health are the first to report a method to accurately predict the timing and intensity of West Nile Virus (WNV) outbreaks. The study is published in the journal Nature Communications. (Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases)
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - February 24, 2017 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
West Nile Virus Infection Symptoms
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Source: eMedicineHealth.com - February 22, 2017 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Drought May Beckon Bigger West Nile Outbreaks
Dry environment might alter how easily mosquito-borne virus is transmitted, researchers say
Source: HealthDay
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Source: MedlinePlus Health News - February 8, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Drought May Beckon Bigger West Nile Outbreaks
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 8, 2017 -- A parched climate might be the perfect environment for spreading West Nile virus, a new study suggests.
Researchers examined 15 years of data on West Nile virus infections in people across the United States and found that... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - February 8, 2017 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
