New China virus claims sixth victim as holiday travel stokes risk

The toll from a new virus in China rose to six deaths and more than 300 cases on Tuesday as millions of Chinese prepared to travel for the Lunar New Year, heightening contagion risks.


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Here’s how to protect yourself (and your pets) from EEE, the deadly mosquito-borne virus

A ninth person has died from Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE), a rare mosquito-borne illness.


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GSK’s Dovato suppresses AIDS virus at same levels of three-drug regimen

GlaxoSmithKline Plc’s two-drug HIV regimen Dovato was successful in suppressing the AIDS-causing virus in patients for six months at the same level of a previous three-drug treatment in a late-stage study, the drugmaker said on Wednesday.


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China’s Inner Mongolia reports human infection of H7N9 bird flu virus: Xinhua

China’s Inner Mongolia region reported on Saturday a case of human infection with the H7N9 bird flu virus, the official Xinhua news agency reported.


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New York racetrack worker dies after contracting rodent-borne virus

The employee, who has not been identified, was found unconscious on June 1 outside the stadium’s housing unit in Belmont Park, just east of JFK airport, where they lived. They died days later.
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Lonza’s virus factory shows gene therapy’s Texas-sized promise

ZURICH (Reuters) – Swiss drugmaker-for-hire Lonza is betting that trillions of customized viruses made at a giant factory in Texas will be the lucrative raw materials of a medical revolution.


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Campaigners urge vaccinating boys against HPV Virus

The Throat Cancer Foundation argues the policy is blatant sex discrimination and will condemn thousands to a painful death or months of gruelling treatment in adulthood.
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The mothers killed by the FLU as the virus rages on

Katherine Acton, 47, Karlie Slaven, 36, and Tanya Harmon, 37, are all mothers-of-two who died this week just days after being diagnosed with the virus, having nursed their kids through the illness.
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‘WannaCry’ virus spreads to Asia, experts warn of new wave

The “ransomware” cyberattack that has hit companies and governments around the world ebbed in intensity on Monday, though experts warned that new versions of the virus could emerge.
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Experts warn of increase in tick-borne Powassan virus


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