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More Than 1,500 Affected in NY, NJ Mumps Outbreak by Poh Tin Tan Posted Fri 19 Feb 2010 12:00am infected had been given two doses. The mumps virus can mutate, so people who have had only one or even two doses of vaccine remain vulnerable. ... From Reuters Health Information By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO (Reuters) Feb 11 - An outbreak of mumps that started in a summer camp last June has sickened more than 1,500 Read on »

Pediatric Mumps by Poh Tin Tan Posted Wed 09 Mar 2011 9:47pm . Mumps virus is sensitive to heat and ultraviolet light. Mumps vaccine was licensed in the United States in December 1967, and the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices... in recent years among the various age groups. Pathophysiology Mumps virus produces a generalized infection. After entry into the oropharynx, viral replication occurs, causing Read on »

Antigenic Chimeric Tick-Borne Encephalitis Virus/Dengue Virus Type 4 Recombinant Viruses by nih.gov Posted Sun 30 Aug 2009 5:00pm Description of Invention: The tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV) complex is a group of viruses that can cause severe neutrotropic disease and up to thirty percent (30%) mortality. While these viruses can be found in many parts of the world, the largest impact of the disease occurs in Europe and Russia, where approximately fourteen Read on »

Development of Antigenic Chimeric St. Louis Encephalitis Virus/Dengue Virus Type Four Recombinant Viruses (SLEV/DEN4) as Vaccine by nih.gov Posted Tue 30 Sep 2008 5:00pm Description of Invention: St. Louis Encephalitis Virus (SLEV) is a mosquito-borne flavivirus that is endemic in the Americas and causes sporadic outbreaks of disease in humans. SLEV is a member of the Japanese encephalitis virus serocomplex and is closely related to West Nile Virus (WNV). St. Louis encephalitis is found throughout Read on »

Americans' Immunity to Mumps Less Than Ideal by Medline Plus Posted Wed 04 Aug 2010 11:19am -aged Americans have antibodies against the mumps virus -- a level of immunity that is at the low end of what's needed to prevent significant outbreaks of the infection, a government study finds. The findings underscore the importance of having children receive the recommended two doses of the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR Read on »

Mumps – an American tale… by Ron Patient Expert

Posted Wed 31 Mar 2010 12:00am as with the vaccine. There’s no indication whether or not this was the case here. A question, though – would someone vaccinated with the strain of mumps virus prevalent in America actually... Vaccine Failure – Over 1000 Got Mumps in NY in Last Six Months screams the headline. And it’s not even the Daily Mail! It’s not new – February 8 Read on »

CFS Virus Saga Continues – Murine Leukemia Virus or MLV Now Found by FDA and NIH by Chris H. Posted Mon 23 Aug 2010 3:38pm The chronic fatigue virus saga continues. Today, the NIH, FDA and CDC held a teleconference and provided additional evidence of an association between a virus and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. But instead of focusing on XMRV like I thought they would, most of the call was centered on a virus called murine leukemia Read on »

Development of Mutations Useful for Attenuating Dengue Viruses and Chimeric Dengue Viruses by nih.gov Posted Tue 30 Sep 2008 5:00pm relates to dengue virus mutations that may contribute to the development of improved dengue vaccines. Site directed and random mutagenesis techniques were used to introduce mutations into the dengue virus genome and to assemble a collection of useful mutations for incorporation in recombinant live attenuated dengue virus vaccines. The resulting mutant Read on »

Virus hits Genzyme plant – Virus Infected Hamster Ovary Cells by Medical Quack Patient Expert

Posted Wed 17 Jun 2009 10:45pm This is a little different as we all read about computer viruses so much, but this is a real contamination issue. The plant had issues back in 2008 with a warning letter... Genzyme shut down a Massachusetts factory after a virus infected hamster ovary cells used to produce Fabrazyme and Cerezyme, drugs for two rare genetic disorders. Genzyme Read on »

Live Attenuated Virus Vaccines for La Crosse Virus and Other Bunyaviridae by nih.gov Posted Sun 13 Jun 2010 5:00pm Description of Invention: La Crosse virus (LACV), family Bunyaviridae, is a mosquito-borne pathogen endemic in the United States. LACV infection results in 70–130... serologic studies estimate annual infection rates of 10–30/100,000 in endemic areas. LACV is a member of the California serogroup of viruses in the genus Orthobunyavirus Read on »