Virus Weekly
Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . August 19th, 2003
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Measles Vaccine - TAP polymorphisms do not affect antibody levels after measles vaccination
Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma - Study results suggest Epstein-Barr virus infection enhances tumor progression
Dengue Virus - Infection more serious for elderly
Ebola Virus - Human Ebola virus-specific antibodies enhance infectivity
Epstein-Barr Virus - Stem cell transplantation with donor lymphocyte infusions can resolve chronic EBV infection
Genital Herpes - New study in suburban population shows herpes is very common
AIDS Therapy - European CPMP gives positive opinion on Emtriva HIV treatment
Antiviral Therapy - Lactoferrin compounds have antiviral activity against Herpes simplex 1 and 2
Blood Safety - SARS virus inactivated with Intercept Blood System
Cervical Cancer - Fewer women will need annual Pap tests
Collaborations - Alliance targets oncolytic virus therapy products
Diagnostics - Rapid immunochromatographic assay for HBV screening gets thumbs up
Ebola Virus - Vaccine research efforts for filoviruses reviewed
Encephalitis Vaccine - Delivery and animal model affects immune response to Japanese encephalitis virus
Finance - Viral disease-focused biopharmaceutical announces second quarter 2003 results
GB Virus B - Replicon core coding sequences affect replication, IRES-dependent translation
HIV Therapy - Agreement signed for phase Ib/IIa trials of HIV viral entry inhibitor
HIV/AIDS - Seemingly paradoxical activity of HIV Vpr explained
HIV/AIDS Pathogenesis - Novel viral protein plays role in HIV RNA transport
Hepatitis B Virus - Data support initiation of program to boost immune system to fight HBV
Hepatitis C Virology - Viral internal ribosome entry site prevents inhibition of initiation by PKR
Hepatitis E Virus - Is there a risk from consumption of deer?
Human Papillomavirus - National HPV co-infection group formed to raise public awareness
Immune Evasion - HCMV glycoprotein UL16 traps NKG2D ligands intracellularly; protects from NK
Infectious Disease - Healthy arterial walls can act as latency reservoir for BK, JC viruses
Infectious Disease - NIH awards grant for optimization of three key antibodies
Influenza Therapy - Vitamins C and E prevent influenza virus-induced oxidative damage
Monkeypox - Viral inactivation processes safeguard against transmission
Nasopharyngeal NK Lymphoma - After NK attack on EBV-infected B cells, NK acquire CD21, become susceptible
Polio - New WHO director steps up global eradication effort
Polio Vaccine - Poliomyelitis caused by vaccine-derived poliovirus reported in child
Respiratory Syncytial Virus Vaccine - Potential antigen found for human respiratory syncytial virus vaccines
SARS - Company says Inactine led to inactivation of SARS virus in blood
SARS - Diagnostics assay to detect SARS introduced
SARS - GAO say U.S. hospitals not ready for outbreak
SARS - Information for antiviral drug design released by Protein Data Bank
SARS - Should SARS be made a notifiable disease?
Sexually Transmitted Diseases - Abstinence best way of preventing young people being "engulfed" by STDs
Sexually Transmitted Diseases - Sexually active young women often underestimate STD risk
Stem Cell Transplantation - Rhinovirus infections can be deadly in bone marrow graft recipients
Transplant Medicine - No new pig herpesviruses exist that might create unknown xenotransplant risk
Tumor Metastasis - Brain tumor progression may be slowed with attenuated HSV-1 or related proteins
Viral Immune Evasion - EBV's LMP-1 protein may make regulatory T cells secrete immunosuppressive IL-10
West Nile Virus - Hawaii Biotech says its West Nile vaccine shows 100% protection
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