Controversial study shows how dangerous forms of avian influenza could evolve in the wild.

When reporters aren’t given the facts, they are likely to jump to the most extreme conclusions, says David Brown.

Imperfect global biosafety standards and a threat to researchers’ motivations from biosecurity concerns are among the significant risks in current flu research. (Editorial)

Ebola viruses (EBOV) cause often fatal hemorrhagic fever in several species of simian primates including human. While fruit bats are considered natural reservoir, involvement of other species in EBOV transmission is unclear. In 2009, Reston-EBOV was the first EBOV detected in swine with indicated transmission to humans. In-contact transmission of Zaire-EBOV (ZEBOV) between pigs was demonstrated experimentally. Here we show ZEBOV transmission from pigs to cynomolgus macaques without direct contact.

Controlling who is allowed access to information about mutations in the H5N1 bird flu virus is unacceptable, says Peter Palese.

As is apparent in many fields of science and medicine, the new biology, and particularly new high-throughput genetic sequencing and transcriptomic and epigenetic technologies, are radically altering our understanding and views of science. In this article, we make the case that while mostly ignored thus far in the vaccine field, these changes will revolutionize vaccinology from development to manufacture to administration.

All the villages and tribal hamlets of Warangal, Karimnagar, Khammam, Adilabad and neighbouring districts have
been affected by viral outbreaks, with hospitals of various regions being flooded with patients suffering from viral
fever. Most of the viral fever observed in these regions include dengue and other unknown viral pyrexia. Both male and
female populations of all age groups have been severely affected. News reports from local media confirm death toll