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Nature: Fatal Swine Acute Diarrhoea Syndrome Caused By An HKU2-related Coronavirus Of Bat Origin
How Bat Viruses Jump Species #13,246 Until SARS emerged from China roughly 15 years ago (see SARS and Remembrance ), only four coronaviruses ( Alpha …
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San Diego County Fair: Cluster Of 4 Pediatric E. coli STEC cases (1 Fatal)
#14,156 Every summer we look at rules for animal exhibits at state and county fairs to reduce the risk of transmitting avian or swine influenza (s…
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EID J. & Virology Reports On Emerging Coxsackievirus A6
Vesicular eruptions in A) hand, B) foot, and C) mouth of a 6.5-year-old boy from Turku, Finland, with coxsackievirus (CV) A6 infection. Credit - …
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Novus Gratia Novus
# 4445 Over the past 4+ years I’ve spent nearly every day locked in pursuit of the latest `flu’ and emerging disease news. In a…
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Arch. Virology: Genome Sequence Of A Novel Reassortant H3N3 Avian Influenza Virus
#14,275 The remarkable ability of influenza viruses to constantly evolve, reassort, and adapt to new host species makes it the most constant pandemic…
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Bali Suspect Stated Negative But 4 More Suspect Cases In West Java
# 2792 The Bird Flu Information Corner , a joint project between Kobe University , Japan and and the Institute of Tropical Disease , Airlan…
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Alabama Ag. Dept. Update On Avian Flu
Credit Wikipedia #12,323 Two days ago the Alabama Department of Agriculture announced three suspected outbreaks of bird flu along their northern bord…
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The `P' Word Again
# 1852 According to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, there was a panic over bird flu. Apparently I blinked, and missed it. The Mi…
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