ABBV Does A Deal, INO Rises, DSCI On A New High, SGEN Gets PDUFA Date

finanznachrichten-en den 15 maj 2013 kl 4:54 CEST | info [sv] [other]

WASHINGTON (dpa-AFX) - AbbVie Inc. (ABBV) and privately held Alvine Pharmaceuticals have entered into a global collaboration to develop a novel oral treatment for patients with celiac disease.The ......

Wildvuur tussen dier en mens

nd-nl den 11 maj 2013 kl 7:28 CEST | info [en] [sv] [other]

Virussen springen over van dier naar mens. Dat heet ‘zoönose’. Vroeger soms, nu steeds vaker. Hoe komt dat? David Quammen heeft een antwoord....

Belgique: La belgitude, parlons en

camer den 3 maj 2013 kl 8:15 CEST | info [en] [sv] [other]

Depuis le mois de janvier 2013, 3.000 nouveaux mots, sens ou expressions figurent dans le Petit Larousse. Parmi eux, des belgicismes et personnalités belges. Belgitude , taque ou encore l’expression faire de son nez , comptent parmi les nouveaux belgicismes de l’édition 2013....

PRO/AH/EDR> Bushmeat trade - Canada: disease transmission risk

promed den 18 april 2013 kl 21:41 CEST | info [sv] [other]

Not Yet Classified Canada If you know where to go in Toronto, you can shop for the most exotic of African bushmeat: rodents from the forests of West and Central Africa, bats, even cuts of gorilla meat, an endangered primate. "It's like a mini farmers' market with tables set out," said Justin.......

Can repurposed cancer drugs counter bioterror threats?

sciencedaily den 4 april 2013 kl 4:51 CEST | info [sv] [other]

Scientists are investigating whether two cancer medications have the potential of protecting U.S. troops from biological agents that could be unleashed during an attack....

Marburg drug shows promise

homelandsecuritynewswire den 7 mars 2013 kl 1:09 CET | info [sv] [other]

3/6/13 Bioterrorism Marburg hemorrhagic fever is a severe and highly lethal disease with no effective treatments, and it has been classified as a Category A bioterrorism agent by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Sarepta Therapeutics announced positive results from a non-human.......

A Mutation in the Ebola Virus Envelope Glycoprotein Restricts Viral Entry in a Host Species- and Cell-Type-Specific Manner [Virus-Cell Interactions]

jvi den 22 februari 2013 kl 15:44 CET | info [sv] [other]

Zaire Ebola virus (EBOV) is a zoonotic pathogen that causes severe hemorrhagic fever in humans. A single viral glycoprotein (GP) mediates viral attachment and entry. Here, virus-like particle (VLP)-based entry assays demonstrate that a GP mutant, GP-F88A, which is defective for entry into a variety.......

Filoviruses Utilize Glycosaminoglycans for Their Attachment to Target Cells [Virus-Cell Interactions]

jvi den 22 februari 2013 kl 15:44 CET | info [sv] [other]

Filoviruses are the cause of severe hemorrhagic fever in human and nonhuman primates. The envelope glycoprotein (GP), responsible for both receptor binding and fusion of the virus envelope with the host cell membrane, has been demonstrated to interact with multiple molecules in order to enhance entry into host cells....

Molecular Evolution of Viruses of the Family Filoviridae Based on 97 Whole-Genome Sequences [Genetic Diversity and Evolution]

jvi den 21 februari 2013 kl 8:26 CET | info [sv] [other]

Viruses in the Ebolavirus and Marburgvirus genera (family Filoviridae ) have been associated with large outbreaks of hemorrhagic fever in human and nonhuman primates. The first documented cases occurred in primates over 45 years ago, but the amount of virus genetic diversity detected within bat.......

PRO/AH/EDR> Filoviruses - Bangladesh: fruit bats, susp.

promed den 31 januari 2013 kl 22:12 CET | info [sv] [other]

Ebola Bangladesh For the 1st time, scientists have found evidence of the African Ebola virus in Asian fruit bats, suggesting that the virus is far more widespread around the world than had been previously known. That does not mean that outbreaks of hemorrhagic fever are inevitable, said Kevin J.......

'Bangladeshi bats ‘found to have Ebola antibodies’'

bdnews24 den 18 januari 2013 kl 15:10 CET | info [sv] [other]

Newly published research shows that a percentage of fruit bats in Bangladesh were found to have Ebola virus antibodies, suggesting that they are a reservoir for Ebola or an Ebola-like virus....

Bats Are Likely Reservoir For Ebola Virus In Bangladesh

medicalnewstoday den 18 januari 2013 kl 11:07 CET | info [sv] [other]

EcoHealth Alliance, a nonprofit organization that focuses on local conservation and global health issues, released new research on Ebola virus in fruit bats in the peer reviewed journal, Emerging Infectious Diseases, a monthly publication by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)....

Bangladesh bats harbouring deadly Ebola variant

irishsun den 17 januari 2013 kl 10:46 CET | info [sv] [other]

Fruit bats in Bangladesh are harbouring a new version of Ebola virus, which causes severe hemorrhagic fever, a fatal condition afflicting humans and primates, says a new finding. The study by ......

La UGR recibe más donaciones de cuerpos de las que puede asumir

idealGranada den 4 januari 2013 kl 1:24 CET | info [en] [sv] [other]

No hay sitio para más. Por el momento. Si hace no mucho tiempo responsables del departamento de Anatomía y Embriología Humana de la Universidad de Granada (UGR) salían en prensa y televisión para decir que no tenían cuerpos suficientes para sus clases de anatomía en la Facultad de Medicina –también.......

AMP-Activated Protein Kinase Is Required for the Macropinocytic Internalization of Ebolavirus [Virus-Cell Interactions]

jvi den 28 december 2012 kl 6:27 CET | info [sv] [other]

Identification of host factors that are needed for Zaire Ebolavirus (EBOV) entry provides insights into the mechanism(s) of filovirus uptake, and these factors may serve as potential antiviral targets. In order to identify novel host genes and pathways involved in EBOV entry, gene array findings in.......

CDC 2012: A Year in Review

cdc den 21 december 2012 kl 15:45 CET | info [sv] [other]

CDC is known for outbreak response. We're known for being the first there, the best there, and being able to support our local and global partners in identifying problems and stopping them. We have America's back; we work to protect Americans from threats 24/7 and we work to help people lead longer,.......

PRO/AH/EDR> Ebola virus disease - Congo DR (23): (OR)

promed den 27 november 2012 kl 21:45 CET | info [sv] [other]

Ebola Province d'Orientale, DR Congo The latest outbreak of Ebola [virus disease] in the Democratic Republic of Congo [DRC] has ended after claiming 34 lives, Health Minister Felix Kabange Numbi said on Monday [26 Nov 2012]. According to revised figures, 62 people are believed to have been infected.......

Exams board closes centre over Ebola

theCitizen den 25 november 2012 kl 8:59 CET | info [sv] [other]

By Patience Ahimbisibwe The Citizen Correspondent Kampala.The Uganda National Examinations Board (Uneb) has closed Ndejje Secondary School examination marking centre following an outbreak of Ebola in the neighbouring Luweero District. Mr Mathew Bukenya, the Uneb executive secretary, said examiners.......

Uganda battles Marburg fever outbreak

sciencedirect den 16 november 2012 kl 1:33 CET | info [sv] [other]

Health workers in Uganda are dealing with the second viral haemorrhagic fever outbreak to hit the country in the past 6 months. Andrew Green reports from the capital, Kampala. In Uganda, successive outbreaks of two viral haemorrhagic fevers this yearMarburg and Ebolahave killed at least 26 people.......

PRO/AH/EDR> Ebola virus disease - Uganda (25): (LO) new, fatal

promed den 15 november 2012 kl 0:46 CET | info [sv] [other]

Ebola Uganda The deadly Ebola hemorrhagic fever has broken out in the central Ugandan district of Luwero about one month after the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the East African country free of the disease. Joaquim Saweka, the WHO country representative told Xinhua by telephone on.......

PRO/AH/EDR> Filoviruses - Indonesia (02): (KA) orangutans, clarification

promed den 8 november 2012 kl 4:46 CET | info [sv] [other]

Marburg Fever Indonesia The article on The Jakarta Post website on 2 Nov 2012 titled Ebola virus found in Kalimantan's orangutan is highly misleading. The article states that Nidom and his colleagues have "detected evidence of Ebola virus in several orangutans in Kalimantan," and that "65 out of 353 orangutans tested positive for Ebola virus....

PRO/AH/EDR> Filoviruses - Indonesia: (KA) orangutans susp. hosts

promed den 3 november 2012 kl 16:47 CET | info [sv] [other]

Ebola, Marburg Fever Indonesia Researchers from Airlangga University's Avian Influenza-zoonosis Research Center in Surabaya, East Java, report that they have detected evidence of Ebola virus in several orangutans in Kalimantan. Researcher Chairil Anwar Nidom told The Jakarta Post on Friday [2 Nov.......

PRO/AH/EDR> Marburg virus disease - Uganda (07): (KA) further developments

promed den 29 oktober 2012 kl 23:59 CET | info [sv] [other]

Marburg Fever Uganda Marburg virus (family _Filoviridae_) causes sporadic outbreaks of severe hemorrhagic disease in sub-Saharan Africa. Bats have been implicated as likely natural reservoir hosts based most recently on an investigation of cases among miners infected in 2007 at the Kitaka mine,.......

PRO/AH/EDR> Marburg virus disease - Uganda (02): (KA), 5th fatality

promed den 21 oktober 2012 kl 0:25 CEST | info [sv] [other]

Marburg Fever Uganda Another person has died of Marburg virus disease in South West Uganda, bringing the toll from the outbreak to 5, government officials said on Saturday [20 Oct 2012]. The death occurred in Bukora Kitumba sub-county in Kabale district....

Uganda: Panic as Marbug Victims Clock Four

allafrica den 20 oktober 2012 kl 14:51 CEST | info [sv] [other]

[New Vision]At least four people are confirmed dead after they succumbed to the Marburg virus while six have been admitted at Kabale Hospital....

PRO/AH/EDR> Marburg virus disease - Uganda: (KA), outbreak confirmed

promed den 19 oktober 2012 kl 19:51 CEST | info [sv] [other]

Marburg Fever Uganda The Ministry of Health has warned the general public of an outbreak of the deadly Marburg virus in Kitumba sub-county, Kabale district in western Uganda. A statement issued Friday [19 Oct 2012] afternoon said laboratory tests done at the Uganda Virus Research Institute (UVRI).......

Ébola : un traitement préventif efficace chez des macaques

alvinet den 17 oktober 2012 kl 16:10 CEST | info [en] [sv] [other]

Pourrait-on voir arriver le premier traitement contre le virus Ébola ? Un cocktail d'anticorps vient de révéler son pouvoir contre la terrible fièvre hémorragique... Source : Futura-Sciences - Articles similaires...

Wirus Ebola da się pokonać? Mają przeciwciała

money den 17 oktober 2012 kl 10:45 CEST | info [en] [sv] [other]

Wyprodukowane przez rośliny - a konkretnie tytoń - przeciwciała skierowane przeciwko wirusowi Ebola ochroniły przed chorobą zakażone wirusem małpy....