[ad_1] The mosquitoes trapped on the southern coast of Massachusetts have been confirmed carriers of West Nile virus, health officials said. Although no human or animal infections have been detected, the authorities …
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[ad_1] BOSTON, MA – It is summer, and with the summer come mosquitoes. West Nile virus has been detected in Massachusetts mosquitoes for the first time this year, health officials said Tuesday. …
Read More »The proteins found in sperm increase the spread of Ebola virus infection
[ad_1] Protein fragments, called amyloid fibrils, in human sperm significantly increase Ebola virus infection and protect the virus from harsh environmental conditions such as heat and dehydration. Researchers from the Perelman School …
Read More »The Keystone virus made its first known jump from mosquitoes to humans. Here is what you need to know
[ad_1] Adobe Stock Scientists believe the Keystone virus could become widespread now that doctors have a confirmed case of Keystone for a 16-year-old boy in North Florida. SALT LAKE CITY – Scientists …
Read More »Amyloid fibrils in human sperm significantly increase Ebola virus infection: Penn study
[ad_1] Protein fragments, called amyloid fibrils, in human sperm significantly increase Ebola virus infection and protect the virus from harsh environmental conditions such as heat and dehydration. Researchers at the Perelman School …
Read More »The Florida teen is the first human to contract the mosquito-like virus typically found in animals, the study says.
[ad_1] (Getty Images) A Florida teenager was infected with the first known case of Keystone virus in a human. The disease was first found in mosquitoes in Keystone, Florida, in 1964. Researchers …
Read More »The mosquito-transmitted Keystone virus has been discovered in humans for the first time | Smart news
[ad_1] In August 2016, a 16-year-old boy in Florida went to an emergency clinic with a rash and a mild fever. Florida was in the midst of the Zika outbreak, so doctors …
Read More »What is the Keystone virus? Mosquito-borne disease found in Florida
[ad_1] The mosquito aedes aegypti, known to carry the Zika virus, is a cousin of some mosquitoes known to carry the Keystone virus.(Photo: Andre Penner, AP) Another mosquito-borne virus, Keystone, could pose …
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