Evidence that Reston ebolavirus resides in live bats in the Philippines...

Update #1 18JUN2015Jayme and colleagues find some"smoking bats"-possible bat reservoirspecies for Reston ebolavirusin the Philippines.In what I think is only the second example of this, a new collaborative study from Jayme and a team of eminent researchers in the Philippines, Australia, Vietnam and...

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Haemorrhagic fever viruses...

A viral haemorrhagic fever (VHF) is an umbrella description for severe illnesses, usually discussed in relation to human and non-human primates, which can be associated with bleeding - although not always or even most of the time. VHF diseases often have fever and can affect multiple organs and systems within the body.Outbreaks of VHFs are zoonotic (infection of humans after contact with an infected...

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MERS simmers down in South Korea...did we learn anything this time?

No new cases reported in 8 days and the most recent known date of illness onset now 10 days ago, are good indications that the Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) hospital-driven outbreak in South Korea is pretty much over. At the least, it's contained. Finally.Roughly speaking -...

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Ebola virus disease, getting ahead of communication needs and WHO

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California Has Finally Stopped Denying Organ Transplants to Medical Marijuana Users

Nearly 19 years after her liver transplant, Yamileth Bolanos is no longer afraid of taking the medical marijuana that helps her get through the day. Bolanos said her transplant doctors originally told her that if she used marijuana, she would be ineligible for an organ transplant if her liver failed...

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Recovering female stroke victims may benefit from uric acid

A stroke is a life-changing event, impacting on an individual's psychological and physical well-being. Rehabilitation for recovering stroke victims is a crucial step for which many recovering patients struggle. In the study - published in the journal, Stroke, for the American Heart...

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