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Pepper the cat is at it again. After his hunting skills helped virologists identify the first jeilongvirus in the United ...
Falling vaccination rates could lead to the return of previously eliminated diseases, and many more people will be at risk of ...
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The organised drive to expunge smallpox was, however, a much more complicated and disjointed entity. A composite of numerous multifaceted country- and region-oriented public health programmes, the ...
As of 17 June 2025, there have been over 4,000 confirmed cases of mpox and 25 deaths in Sierra Leone, raising the possibility that the virus will spread to neighbouring countries and spark a larger ...
Lubbock Public Health has issued safety guidance to help citizens protect themselves against West Nile Virus. Here's what to know.
Comparison of Varicella-Zoster and Smallpox The most common disease that may be confused with smallpox is varicella, or chickenpox. [4] Chickenpox is caused by the varicella-zoster virus, a DNA ...
A recent recommendation by ACIP slightly expands the use of the smallpox vaccine and encourages all acute care hospitals to establish smallpox health care teams.
If the clinical sample contains viable virus, cytopathic effects due to the herpes virus replication occur after several days, signaling the recovery of HSV-1/2 and VZV from the sample.
Mosquitoes are buzzing again — and some are carrying West Nile virus. Local health agencies have already found virus-positive mosquitoes in Sacramento, Kern, Tulare, and Santa Clara counties ...
Despite the rise of Monkey pox virus (Mpox) cases in the Philippines, the situation is under control and the country is not included in the public health emergency of international concern issued by ...