Virology

What you need to know as India issues an alert

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What you need to know as India issues an alert

Fruit bats seen hanging on tree branches in daylight. Bats are believed to be one of the carriers of Nipah virus, a zoonotic disease that spreads from animals to humans. Eyepix Group | Future Publishing | Getty Images Health authorities in the southern Indian state of Kerala are on high alert following the latest flare-up of the … Read more

Arizona State University researchers uncover 13 new Papillomaviruses in Antarctic seals

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Arizona State University researchers uncover 13 new Papillomaviruses in Antarctic seals

NEW DELHI: Researchers from Arizona State University have made a significant discovery in Antarctica, uncovering 13 previously unknown papillomaviruses carried by Antarctic seals. The findings were recently published in the journal Virology. Papillomaviruses, also known as HPVs, are small DNA viruses that infect epithelial cells in various species, including humans and animals.While hundreds of human … Read more