Avian flu kills 15-year-old in Cambodia

A 15-year-old girl, diagnosed with the avian influenza A H5N1 virus, has passed away in Cambodia. The WHO confirmed the case after laboratory tests....

Italy investigates genetic sequencing of West Nile and Tuscan viruses

The analysis laboratory in Pievesestina (Cesena), which serves as the regional sequencing hub for all infectious diseases in the Emilia-Romagna region, is currently studying...

High-tech disease detection mask designed by Caltech

A team of researchers from the California Institute of Technology (Caltech), led by Wei Gao, has developed a high-tech mask that can monitor breathing...

The EU approves a vaccine for people aged 50-59 at high risk of VRS

The European Commission has approved Arexvy, a recombinant adjuvant vaccine for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), for active immunization to prevent lower respiratory tract disease...

Italian research identifies factors that worsen Mpox

As detailed in the EBioMedicine journal of the Lancet Group, an Italian multicentre study on Mpox has pinpointed several factors linked to increased severity...

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