Pathobiological Sciences News
Researchers Work on Avian Influenza Vaccine
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Understanding 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 …

COVID Questions: What’s the Difference in the Tests?
Posted onEditor’s note: This ongoing series answers questions about COVID-19 and the pandemic. If you have a question to submit, please email it to covid19update@uc.wisc.edu. See answers to previous COVID questions, and visit the university’s COVID-19 impact site. Question: …

SVM Student Wins Inaugural One Health Scholarship to Study Links in Human and Chimpanzee Health
Posted onTaylor Weary, a DVM/PhD dual degree student at the University of Wisconsin School of Veterinary Medicine, is the inaugural recipient of the Dr. Gregory D. Bossart Memorial One Health Scholarship. The $5,000 scholarship, administered by …