Protein helps cancer-causing viruses evade immune response

Protein helps cancer-causing viruses evade immune response

Viruses (EBV and KSHV) surrounding cells. CREDIT: Damania Lab, UNC School of Medicine The viruses Kaposi sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV) and Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) have been linked to several cancers. For the first time, UNC School of Medicine scientists have...
Bat virus receptor studies show spillover risk

Bat virus receptor studies show spillover risk

  New research shows that the closest bat virus relatives of the human Middle-East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) coronavirus efficiently bind to bat ACE2 receptors as an entry point into these cells. These receptors have some similarities to the ACE2 receptors in...
WHO to identify possible future pandemic sources

WHO to identify possible future pandemic sources

WHO is launching a global scientific process to update the list of priority pathogens—agents that can cause outbreaks or pandemics—to guide global investment and research and development (R&D), especially in vaccines, tests, and treatments. Starting with a meeting...
Monkeypox virus can spread in hospital rooms

Monkeypox virus can spread in hospital rooms

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) recommends that patients with monkeypox who have severe disease requiring hospital admission are cared for in isolation rooms, with infection prevention and control (IPC) precautions that aim to contain potentially infectious...