14-05-07 An international team of researchers has, for the first time, identified an avian influenza virus in a group of Adlie penguins from Antarctica. The virus, found to be unlike any other circulating avian flu, is described in a study published this wee...

14-04-14 A virus that is present in most people in a latent（潜在的） state may induce or exacerbate（恶化） anemia（贫血） in patients with kidney disease, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Journal of the American Society of Nephrol...

14-04-09 The number of people believed to have been killed by the Ebola virus in Guinea has passed 100, the UN World Health Organization says. 世界卫生组织称，几内亚目前死于伊波拉病毒的人数已经超过100。 It was one of the most challenging Ebola outbreaks we h...

14-03-24 An outbreak of the Ebola virus - which has already killed 59 people in Guinea - has reached the capital Conakry, the UN's children agency has warned. 联合国儿童机构警告，伊波拉病毒（在几内亚造成59人死亡）已经在首都科纳克里出现 。 Unicef said the hae...

14-03-06 US researchers have revealed another baby carrying the HIV virus may have been cured through early treatment. 美国研究人员透露，另一例携带艾滋病毒的婴儿通过早期治疗可能已经被治愈。 Antiretrovial drugs were reportedly administered to the baby in Cali...

14-02-25 A new study reconstructing the evolutionary tree of flu viruses challenges conventional wisdom and solves some of the mysteries surrounding flu outbreaks of historical significance. The study, published in the journal Nature, provides the most compr...

13-12-01 The number of adolescents infected by the HIV virus has jumped by one third over the past decade, the UN's health agency said Monday. 世界卫生组织11月25日宣布，过去十年间感染艾滋病病毒的青少年人数增加了33%。 More than 2 million adolescents between t...

13-09-12 An HIV/AIDS vaccine candidate developed by researchers at Oregon Health Science University appears to have the ability to completely clear an AIDS-causing virus from the body. The promising vaccine candidate is being developed at OHSU's Vaccine and...

13-08-19 Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have discovered the molecular mechanism by which the deadly Ebola virus assembles, providing potential new drug targets. Surprisingly, the study showed that the same molecule that assembles and rel...

13-08-09 Dromedary camels could be responsible for passing to humans the deadly Mers coronavirus that emerged last year, research suggests. 研究显示，单峰骆驼可能是向人类传播致命冠状病毒的元凶。 Tests have shown the Mers (Middle East Respiratory Syndrome) vi...