Madhavi Bhatia, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, Guwahati Morbillivirus belongs to the virus family Paramyxoviridae. It is a group of enveloped viruses with a non-segmented, negative-strand of RNA genomes. The viruses are highly infectious, spread via the respiratory route, cause profound immune suppression, and have a high tendency to cause large outbreaks. The […]
Aqsa, Jamia Millia Islamia Years after the 2003 United States outbreak of the Monkeypox virus, a new case has been reported recently. The infected person is a Texas resident who recently traveled from Africa. This patient took two flights during their return from Africa to the U.S. in early July, according to a CDC (Centre […]
Ayooshi Mitra, Amity University, Kolkata There is currently no evidence of widespread transmission of SARS CoV-2 among wild animals, but recently, a wild American mink in Utah has tested positive for the virus — the first wild animal found to be infected with the Coronavirus, according to the researchers. According to the U.S. Department of […]
Ayooshi Mitra, Amity University Kolkata Present transmission rates of SARS-CoV-2 are still on the rise, with second waves of infections being faced by many countries. Rapid SARS-CoV-2 whole-genome sequencing (WGS) is a massive tool for tracking and assessing transmission links but is not so readily available. In a study conducted by a group of researchers, […]
