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Shamonda virus detected in GB
L'émergence d'un nouvel orthobunyavirus de type Shamonda (SHAV) a été mise en évidence fin juillet dans des exploitations de vaches laitières de plusieurs départements français. La situation est...
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Treatment with nirmatrelvir–ritonavir for acute COVID-19 was associated with a significant reduction in the risk of long COVID at 3 months’ follow-up. The limited sample size precludes firm conclus...
Nature Health - Two probable cases of sexual transmission of Marburg virus are reported from the 2024 outbreak in Rwanda, both following condomless sexual contact with male partners who recovered...
Scientific Reports - Linking hosts, landscapes, and climate to advance zoonotic arbovirus forecasting
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Nature Communications - Prenatal Zika virus (ZIKV) exposure can lead to a spectrum of developmental issues, but the mechanisms remain unclear. Here the authors show that prenatal ZIKV exposure in...
Communications Biology - Combination treatment with two antiviral drugs (oseltamivir and baloxavir) effectively limits clade 2.3.4.4b A(H5N1) influenza virus replication and disease severity in...
Scientific Reports - Disease susceptibility and biological vulnerability of black vultures to fatal clade 2.3.4.4b highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N1) virus infection
Our study investigates the distinctive pathogenic properties of the SARS-CoV-2 spike (S) protein from highly virulent variants, with a particular focus on its delayed pathological effects in mice....
Nature Microbiology - The release of a more genetically stable form of a live, attenuated oral polio vaccine, nOPV2, was heralded as a major advance towards global polio eradication. Virus...
Author summary Like many viruses, the common feline coronavirus (FCoV) relies on the host replication machinery to infect intestinal cells. Our study revealed how it works: FCoV exploits intestinal...
Neutralizing antibodies represent potent biological countermeasures against viral infections. However, the high cost of antibody production restricts its clinical accessibility and large-scale...
First ancient HHV-6 genomes reveal 2500 years of phylogenetic continuity and provide insights into the endogenization of HHV-6A.
