Virus

US cuts broad recommendation for four childhood vaccines including flu, experts warn of risks

Public health experts warn the latest rollback could lead to preventable hospitalizations and deaths.

Infant receiving vaccination (illustration).
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Rapid pandemic response: Israeli bio-chip instantly maps antibody defense

 A jackal is seen at Hayarkon Park in Tel Aviv, on September 03, 2022.

Israel sees record-breaking number of rabies cases in 2025

 Doctors treating a baby incubated suffering from a measles infection; illustrative

Unvaccinated 11-month-old baby dies from measles-related health complications


Health Ministry doesn't change policy as COVID-19 cases in China reportedly surge

Other countries are reinstating Covid-19 testing for arrivals from China, while the Israeli Health Ministry has not yet announced any new measures.

 A resident gets tested for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) behind barriers of a sealed area, amid new lockdown measures in parts of the city to curb the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Shanghai, China June 9, 2022.

Israel researchers discover 100,000 new RNA viruses

RNA viruses infect cells by injecting RNA into the cytoplasm of the host cells to transcribe and replicate viral proteins.

3D scan of SARS-CoV-2 virus particles created by design lab Nanographics

Nitric oxide an effective treatment for babies with bronchiolitis - study

An Israeli team found that treatment with inhalations of nitric oxide (NO) is a safe and effective treatment for babies with bronchiolitis.

 Pediatrician with baby at clinic

China reports first death due to H5N1 bird flu since 2015

The case comes as the largest ever recorded avian influenza outbreak continues to spread across the world.

A sign at the edge of an exclusion zone warns of the closure of a footpath after an outbreak of bird flu in the village of Upham in southern England, February 3, 2015.

Ancient virus revived from Russian permafrost after 48,500 years - study

The virus, a Pandoravirus, had been lying dormant in Russia's permafrost. The study sheds light on the dangers of climate change awakening prehistoric diseases from permafrost.

 Bacteria. Ancient diseases, like the bacteria-sized Pandoravirus, could threaten the world after thawing out of permafrost (Illustrative).

Israeli researchers develop invisible face mask

Researchers at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology have developed a revolutionary invisible face mask to protect wearers against the transmission of COVID, MERS, influenza and other viruses.

 Air-Screen: Fluidic facemask that can protect against viruses like COVID.

Israel finds first bird flu case of the season in turkeys

The slaughterhouse where the infections were found and all the coops within a 10 kilometer radius were placed under quarantine.

 Workers in protective gear seen in Moshav Givat Yoav, in northern Israel, December 29, 2021, following an outbreak of avian influenza

Can this eye-disease drug help stop COVID-19? New study thinks so

The FDA-approved drug Verteporfin may be able to stop the replication of SARS-CoV-2, which causes COVID-19, by blocking YAP activity and allowing the Hippo pathway to work.

 COVID-19 and the human eye. Can a drug used to treat eye diseases help fight the coronavirus? (Illustrative).

How do viruses outwit cellular immune systems?

Weizmann Institute scientists publish research showing the autonomous immune system that individual bacteria cells have.

 Bacteriophages attacking a bacterium.

Bird flu hits TikTok-famous farm as outbreak continues nationwide

Over 47 million domesticated birds in 42 states have been affected in the US since the avian influenza outbreak began.

 A dead northern gannet is seen near a beach in Pleumeur-Bodou as the Sept-Iles archipelago bird reserve is affected by a severe epidemic of bird flu, off the coast of Perros-Guirec in Brittany, France, September 6, 2022