coronavirus
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The COVID-19 Delta variant: What is it and why should we worry?
Jun 24, 2021 | Marinanicole MillerIn December 2020, the B.1.617.2 variant, also known as the COVID-19 Delta variant, was first documented in India (1). Originally referred to as the “...
The COVID-19 Crisis in India
May 11, 2021 | Jessica WiseThrough 2020 and the first few months of 2021, India experienced a relatively low COVID-19 caseload. However, on April 30th, India broke the world...
The U.S. Pauses Johnson & Johnson Vaccine After Six Cases of Rare Blood-Clotting Disorder
May 5, 2021 | Jessica WiseOver seven million Americans have already received the single-dose Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine, with another ten million doses currently...
AstraZeneca/Oxford COVID-19 Vaccine Efficacy and Safety
Mar 22, 2021 | Marinanicole MillerOne year after the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak a pandemic [1], several COVID-19 vaccines were...
Zoonotic Disease on Mink Farms
Aug 24, 2020 | Autumn GertzAfter reporting alarmingly high mortality rates among minks, five live mink from two different Utah mink farms have tested positive for SARS-CoV-2...
COVID-19 Vaccine Development
May 20, 2020 | Rachael MattyAmid the chaos, grief, and sadness during the COVID-19 (Coronavirus Disease) pandemic, there is hope for a possible vaccine against severe acute...
World Health Organization: COVID-19 Outbreak is a Public Health Emergency of International Concern
Jan 30, 2020 | Lauren GoodwinToday, the World Health Organization (WHO) held its third emergency session to determine if the novel coronavirus outbreak (COVID-19) originating...
New Pig Virus Poses Threat for Transmission to Humans
May 24, 2018 | Lauren GoodwinResearchers at Ohio State University, and Utrecht University in the Netherlands are collaborating to better understand the porcine deltacoronavirus...
MERS Update: Old Data Emerges in Saudi Arabia, News on Jordan and Algeria
Jun 8, 2014 | Alexandra ThomsenThe case count of MERS-CoV (Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus) in Saudi Arabia has risen from 575 to 688, following a review of old data...
First Case of MERS-CoV in United States
May 2, 2014 | Anna TomasuloThe Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus, otherwise known as MERS-CoV, has arrived in the United States. Indiana reported the country’s first...
Possible MERS-CoV Vaccine on the Horizon
Nov 22, 2013 | Jane HustonOn November 20, Inovio Pharmaceuticals, Inc. reported positive results in preclinical trials of the first DNA synthetic vaccine against the Middle...
Spotlight on Bats: Nature's Spooky Disease Reservoirs
Oct 31, 2013 | Katharine YorkPicture a dark and foggy night. Tall, nearly leafless trees loom around you, and newly fallen leaves whirl around your feet. The silhouette of a...
Are Chilly Temperatures The Cold Culprit?
May 30, 2013 | Steven PurcellAs it turns out, mother really does know best. For those of us who can remember being told countless times to ‘bundle up’ against the chill of winter...
Respiratory Illness Outbreaks in China, Saudi Arabia and... Alabama?
May 23, 2013 | Anna TomasuloRespiratory illness is all the rage these days. Among news of novel influenza and coronaviruses in faraway lands, you may find mystery respiratory...
Brief Update on Novel Coronavirus
May 16, 2013 | Anna TomasuloSince our last report on the novel coronavirus, nCoV or MERS, the numbers have risen. There are now 40 cases and 20 deaths attributed to nCoV. New...
Coronavirus Steals Media Spotlight with Promising New Research
Apr 10, 2013 | David ScalesAmidst all the articles on H7N9 in China, the novel coronavirus (nCoV) is making headlines again. While the number of cases continues to trickle...
Is This Scary New Virus The Next SARS?
Mar 13, 2013 | Anna TomasuloThere’s been a four-letter word circulating through the media in recent weeks, one we haven’t heard for years: SARS, which stands for "severe acute...
Novel Coronavirus: New Cases and Potential for Person to Person Spread
Feb 13, 2013 | Anna TomasuloThe U.K. Health Protection Agency has confirmed two cases of the novel coronavirus this week. First, the facts. The first case, confirmed in a...
Novel Coronavirus Kills 2 More in Jordan
Dec 4, 2012 | Lauren EdmundsonRecent lab testing by the WHO confirmed two more deaths from coronavirus infections that occurred in Jordan in April 2012. These cases bring the...
Coronavirus in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Nov 6, 2012 | David ScalesThe Saudi Arabian Deputy Minister of Health, Ziad Memish, reported a third case of a novel coronavirus appearing in the capital Riyadh. He reported...
Novel Coronavirus in UK and Saudi Arabia
Sep 24, 2012 | Anna TomasuloThe WHO is reporting a single case of an acute respiratory syndrome with renal failure in the United Kingdom. Laboratory testing confirmed a novel...
