10 Million People A Year Are Affected By Zoonotic Viruses Spread By Non-human Hosts Science Daily
An estimated 50 million people were affected by zoonotics diseases, including H5N1 (bird flu), SARS and Rabies, between 2000 and 2005 and up to 78,000 died. No effective vaccines exist for the most common diseases. And the Dengue virus, which caused about a third of the deaths is experiencing a global resurgence. Zoonotic diseases can become serious killers if they adapt to human to human
Gorillas harbour AIDS-like virus, says study AFP via Yahoo! News
Gorillas appear to be widely infected by a close relation to the AIDS virus, according to a study that appears in the British journal Nature.
West Nile virus flits into Oregon from Idaho, spurring rise in cases The Oregonian
A tide of West Nile virus washed into Oregon from Idaho this year, sickening 70 Oregonians, 51 of them in Malheur County, where the state borders Idaho.
Team finds HIV-related virus in gorillas Birmingham News
Researchers have been surprised to discover gorillas in west central Africa infected with a virus related to HIV-1, according to an article in today's issue of the journal Nature.
H5N1 Bird Flu Virus Is Changing Medical News Today
According to a report in last week's Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences on the identification of a new H5N1 virus sublineage in poultry, this new virus sublineage, called Fujian virus, appears to have become the dominant strain of the H5N1 avian influenza circulating in parts of Asia. [click link for full article]
New H5N1 Bird Flu Virus in Asia Ag Report
PARIS - Nov 8/06 - SNS -- The highly pathogenic H5N1 strain of avian influenza has mutated into what is called the Fujian virus, according to a report in last week's Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences on the identification of a new H5N1 virus sublineage in poultry.
French scientists build virus from DNA PhysOrg
French scientists have used DNA technology to reconstruct a virus that infected the primate precursors to humans millions of years ago.
Gorillas harbour AIDS-like virus, says study PhysOrg
Gorillas appear to be widely infected by a close relation to the AIDS virus, according to a study that appears on Thursday in the British journal Nature.
Africa: H5N1 Bird Flu Virus is Changing -- FAO And Oie Recommend Increased Surveillance When Vaccinating AllAfrica.com
According to a report in last week's Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences on the identification of a new H5N1 virus sublineage in poultry, this new virus sublineage, called Fujian virus, appears to have become the dominant strain of the H5N1 avian influenza circulating in parts of Asia. If the report is confirmed, this does not come as a surprise, FAO and the World Organisation for
Human Deaths from Animal Diseases on the Rise LiveScience.com via Yahoo! News
An estimated 50 million people caught diseases from animals such as dogs, cattle, chickens and mosquitoes between 2000 and 2005, according to a new study. Some 78,000 of them died.

The Relationship Between the Human Immunodeficiency Virus and the
The Relationship Between the Human Immunodeficiency Virus and the Acquired which is an agency of the Department of Health and Human Services.
Human Papillomavirus and Genital Warts, NIAID Fact Sheet
Human papillomavirus (HPV) is one of the most common causes of sexually Although treatments can get rid of the warts, none get rid of the virus.
LiveScience.com - Human Viruses , Viruses in the Human Body
LiveScience.com explains human viruses , viruses in the human body , common human viruses , types of human viruses and human papilloma viruses.
CDC - Avian Influenza (Flu) |Transmission of Influenza A Viruses
The genetic information in these viruses could reassort to create a new virus with a hemagglutinin from the avian virus and other genes from the human virus
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