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Wastewater samples at BioBot's lab

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Inside the lab that looks for viruses in wastewater from US homes

A facility in Massachusetts has been analysing thousands of wastewater samples from across the US every week, looking for viruses and signs of disease. It could soon become permanent

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2JK2T3W Illustration of the Marburg virus, a tubular RNA (ribonucleic acid) virus which belongs to the Filoviridae family. It is responsible for Marburg haemorrhagic fever in humans. Symptoms includefever, muscle pain, rash, diarrhoea and haemorrhage.

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Marburg virus: What you need to know about the disease outbreak

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The young patient watches the nurse put a bandage on her injection site.

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Covid-19 vaccines added to routine immunisation schedule in US

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Rangers in protective clothing collect dead birds on a beach

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Should we be worried about bird flu spreading to mammals?

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2CX23A8 Microscopic COVID-19 Coronavirus Molecules Close Up - nCOV Influenza Virus Pathogen Under Macro Medical Lab Microscope - Testing, Awareness Concept

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The covid-19 virus gets into the brain – what does it do there?

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The respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) usually causes mild, cold-like symptoms, but can be severe in vulnerable people

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The first ever vaccine against RSV could be approved in 2023

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A child sitting in a hospital bed

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Why are children catching so many illnesses this winter?

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People queue at a monkeypox vaccination site in Encino, LA in California, in July

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Vaccinating less than half of high-risk men may stop monkeypox spread

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Bronchiolitis is most commonly caused by the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)

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RSV vaccine that may protect against bronchiolitis has promise in mice

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The covid-19 virus, SARS-COV-2, inside and on top of tunneling nanotubes

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Coronavirus may enter the brain by building tiny tunnels from the nose

How the virus behind covid-19 enters the brain was somewhat of a mystery, but new evidence hints it may build tiny tubes from nose cells to brain cells that it can shuttle through

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How can the global monkeypox outbreak be controlled?

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Polio: Should we be worried about virus found in London sewage?

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Covid-19 news: Moderna’s omicron booster has promising immune response

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Covid-19 news archive: May 2022

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