Deadly virus linked to fruit bat
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Scientists say a type of fruit bat could be the source of a deadly outbreak of Marburg disease in Africa.
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Health officials in Contra Costa County announced this week that two more dead birds afflicted with West Nile virus have been discovered, a reminder that the threat of human transmission still exits.
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A type of drug used to treat schizophrenia can protect brain cells from a virus that causes a fatal nervous system disorder, say experts.
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A previously unknown virus may be to blame for a rare but deadly form of skin cancer, opening the prospect of new ways to treat and prevent the condition, scientists said on Thursday.
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Infection with simian virus 40 (SV40) plays little or no role in the development of mesothelioma, a cancer affecting the lining of the lungs that has been linked to asbestos exposure, according to a report in The Lancet.
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One bee disease, called Israeli acute paralysis virus, seems strongly associated with the beekeeping operations that experienced big losses.
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In the past decade, human viruses spread to chimpanzee populations in the Ivory Coast, causing outbreaks that were sometimes fatal.
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Some 23 tigers in a private zoo inThailand have suspectedly died of avian influenza virus, officialssaid here on Tuesday. The authorities are conducting test over samples of
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Scientists yesterday identified a virus as one of the likely causes of the recent wave of honeybee colony collapses across the country.
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A viral disease that has broken out in eastern China's Shandong province has killed a third child, Xinhua said on Thursday, raising doubts over earlier claims that the epidemic may have been contained.
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Malaysian agricultural officials have confirmed that a deadly strain of bird flu virus has infected poultry in the country.
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MILWAUKEE - A virus recently discovered in Japan is suspected in two "crib deaths" in Wisconsin, raising new questions about how many of these mysterious tragedies might be caused by germs.    The cases mark the first time the virus has been identified in the United States...
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Two more birds found dead in Ventura County have tested positive for West Nile virus, and environmental health officials say they expect more birds to get the disease.
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A viral disease that has broken out in  eastern China&#39;s Shandong province has killed a third child,  Xinhua said on Thursday, raising doubts over earlier claims  that the epidemic may have been contained.
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A Chinese laboratory said Friday that a deadly strain of bird flu has been found in pigs, expanding the number of species that can be infected with the disease.
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A mixture of six bacteria-killing viruses can be safely sprayed on meat and poultry to combat common microbes that kill hundreds of people a year, federal health officials said Friday.
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The specter of a global influenza pandemic has loomed a little larger in recent weeks with revelations that Chinese researchers found the deadly H5N1 virus strain last year in pigs, a crucial link in the mutation of the disease to a form that can infect