Saturday, 23 May 2015

Guinea EVD cases rise - but not like they have before...

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Edited for clarity 24MAY2015 AEST The uptick in cases this week from, in particular, Guinea interrupted what was looking promisingly like ...

A good week for viruses...not so great for humans...

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Edited for clarity 25MAY2015 Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) managed to get out for some sightseeing - travelling ...
Thursday, 21 May 2015

MERS-CoV jumps a flight to South Korea...but from where?

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It could be Qatar, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) or the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). Any of these may have been the country of ...
Thursday, 14 May 2015

Liberia gave Ebola the boot...and a virus may soon be removed from the wild

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The people of Liberia have earned our respect, some time for  national celebrations  and frankly any other rewards that may flow from denyin...

Outbreak resources: more expert detail presented simply, to more people, at a trusted site, quickly, and for free...

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Many, many of us have learned a lot about Ebola virus and Ebola virus disease (EVD) over the past 61 weeks - some more than others.  Some ...
Friday, 8 May 2015

iBola and the speed of research reporting during outbreaks and epidemics...

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My thanks to Dr Judy Stone who pointed out the New York Times Health article.[1] Ebola virus takes advantage of privileged sites The N...
Wednesday, 6 May 2015

Snapdate: Confirmed Ebola virus disease cases - the end in sight?

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I think we're a little bit beyond "jinxing" something by pointing it out, so here is graph of the confirmed Ebola virus disea...
Tuesday, 5 May 2015

The mechanics of the polymerase chain reaction (PCR)...a primer

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PCR primers...a primer!

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Reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR)...a primer

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