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News
Study reveals isolation, endogamy and pathogens in early medieval Spanish community
An archaeogenetic study sheds new light on the isolated medieval community Las Gobas in northern Spain. The researchers have identified the variola virus which can offer a new explanation on how smallpox entered Iberia.
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Study reveals how the immune system fights to keep herpes at bay
A recent study, conducted using lab-engineered cells, unveils the precise maneuvers used by host and herpes simplex virus (HSV) in the fight for dominance of the cell.
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Features
The pandemic potential of poxvirus infections
What can the causes of ancient pandemics, smallpox and viral evolution tell us about future threats?
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New monkeypox study increases fear of potential escalation in central Africa
A new study of monkeypox infections in a remote area of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) shows transmission rates rising closer to the point where outbreaks are likely to be larger and more frequent.
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Researchers identify compounds that inhibit monkeypox virus replication
Researchers from Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine have developed a novel compound that soon could be used to protect against all tested poxviruses that cause human disease, including monkeypox.