Pathobiological Sciences News
Palmyra Residents Concerned Over Handling of Avian Flu Outbreak at Local Farm
Posted on WORT 89.9 FMResearchers Work on Avian Influenza Vaccine
Posted on BrownfieldUnderstanding the Human-Animal Interplay of COVID-19 and Other Diseases
Posted onTony Goldberg knows that most human diseases, like COVID-19, don’t start — or end — with our species. These diseases are really a part of our whole ecosystem, and that includes the animals we interact …
Researchers Work to Develop Bird Flu Vaccine to Contain Future Outbreaks
Posted onSince being detected in South Carolina in mid-January, highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) has spread through commercial and backyard flocks along the East Coast and in the Midwest. On March 14, the first case of …
Antivirals, Some Antibodies, Work Well Against BA.2 Omicron Variant of COVID-19 Virus
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Current Anti-COVID Pills Work Well Against Omicron, but Antibody Drugs Are Less Effective
Posted onThe drugs behind the new pills to treat COVID-19 remain very effective against the omicron variant of the virus in lab tests, according to a new study. However, lab tests also showed that the available …
Omicron Causes Less Severe Illness in Animal Models Than Previous Variants
Posted onA new study confirms that, compared to earlier versions of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, the omicron variant causes less severe disease in mice and hamsters, which are reliable models for understanding COVID-19. The findings, previously available as …
UW–Madison Researchers Lead Effort to Create a Universal Coronavirus Vaccine
Posted onViruses can be wily adapters, changing their identities to find new hosts and thwart efforts to stop them. That’s why University of Wisconsin–Madison researchers and their collaborators are making progress toward developing universal vaccines against …