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Reverse vaccinology identifies candidates for an improved vaccine against cattle pneumonia in Africa

Reverse vaccinology identifies candidates for an improved vaccine against cattle pneumonia in Africa

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‘Mycoplasma mycoides subsp. mycoides (Mmm) is the causative agent of contagious bovine pleuropneumonia (CBPP), a devastating respiratory disease mainly affecting cattle in sub-Saharan Africa. The current vaccines are based on live-attenuated Mmm strains and present problems with temperature stability, duration of immunity and adverse reactions,…

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First non-travel-associated MERS in Africa--Researchers report past MERS-CoV infections in two Kenyans

First non-travel-associated MERS in Africa–Researchers report past MERS-CoV infections in two Kenyans

Transmission electron micrograph of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus particles, colourized in yellow (image credit: US National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases).

‘. . . Researchers at the Nairobi, Kenya-based International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) and at the University of Bonn Medical Center in Germany have found evidence of MERS-CoV antibodies in archived…

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MERS-CoV antibodies found in two people in eastern Kenya

MERS-CoV antibodies found in two people in eastern Kenya

Transmission electron micrograph of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus, MERS-CoV (image credit: NIAID). MERS-CoV belongs to the coronavirus family. Human coronaviruses were first identified in the mid-1960s; MERS-CoV was first reported in 2012 in Saudi Arabia. Coronaviruses can also infect animals. Named for the crown-like spikes on their surface, coronaviruses are common in people,…

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