Child living with HIV maintains remission without drugs since 2008
A nine-year-old South African child who was diagnosed with HIV infection at one month of…
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Millions of African children to get polio vaccines
The World Health Organization (WHO) said 116 million children are to receive polio vaccines in…
Prime-boost Ebola vaccine yields immune response at one year
A prime-boost Ebola vaccine regimen that is well into clinical trials shows immune response one…
To test Zika vaccines, scientists need a new outbreak
Researchers are eager to test promising vaccines against Zika, the virus that sparked a global…
The yellow fever outbreak in Angola and Democratic Republic of the Congo ends
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) declared the end of the yellow fever outbreak in…
Certain species of vaginal bacteria can increase a woman’s susceptibility to HIV
Specific bacteria living in the human vagina may play a previously unrecognised role in the…
New Ebola vaccine under consideration for emergency use
The next Ebola outbreak could have a prime-boost vaccine available, particularly for health workers and vulnerable…
Climate and air travel maps identify Africa and Asian countries at greatest risk of Zika
India, Indonesia and Nigeria are among the countries outside Latin America most at risk from…
Scientists seeking blood donations from people exposed to arboviruses for dengue, Zika vaccine research
Researchers at the University of North Carolina (UNC) School of Medicine are conducting studies that…