Virus Weekly

HIV/AIDS Opportunistic Infection - Borna disease virus infection confirmed in HIV patients

Hepatitis C Treatment - Synergy of antiviral effects seen when INF-alpha and ribavirin are combined

Molecular Virology - p185/Cu17-binding-defective Tag mutants unable to transform fibroblasts

Pediatric HIV/AIDS - Children may have enhanced responses to anti-HIV immunotherapy

Virology - Research offers intriguing clues to "Trojan horse" gene in HIV infection

AIDS/HIV Vaccine - Finding epitopes of HIV-1 that induce protective antibodies remains a challenge

AIDS/HIV Vaccine - MVA-HIV-1 nef vaccine elicits T-helper cell responses in HIV patients

Angiology - Mechanical problems main cause of premature CVC removal in children

Avian Influenza - Bird infected with the West Nile virus found in Mississippi

Avian Influenza - Canada to slaughter 19 million turkeys and chickens

Cancer Therapy - Preclinical data for oncolytic virus therapy released

Collaborations - Nanotechnology company announces deal with Fort Dodge Animal Health

Cytomegalovirus - Targets identified for T cell response in cytomegalovirus infection

Dengue Fever - Policymakers' views on dengue fever and need for dengue vaccines outlined

Diagnostics - Bacteria encoding light-emitting proteins allow tumor visualization

Disease Outbreaks - Nebraska Medical Center experts warn of new, old disease threats

Drug Development - Lavendamycin analogues show promise as HIV reverse transcriptase inhibitors

Drug Development - Plant-derived liminoids exhibit potent antiretroviral activity

Gastroenteritis - Waterborne norovirus outbreak in Sweden described

HIV DNA Resarch - HIV integrase can process a 3'-end crosslinked substrate

HIV Diagnostics - Manufacturing initiative launched for rapid HIV tests

HIV Therapy - Canadian trial investigates Remune as a drug-sparing therapy in HIV

HIV/AIDS - Role of monocytes in latent HIV infection reviewed

HIV/AIDS Animal Models - M-tropic chimeric SHIV strains in CD4 cell-depleted macaques characterized

HIV/AIDS Cancer - Nadir B-cell counts correlated with Kaposi sarcoma risk

HIV/AIDS Cancer - Serum samples preferable for PCR-based Kaposi sarcoma diagnosis

HIV/AIDS Dementia - Mitochondrial glutaminase augments glutamate output by HIV-infected macrophages

HIV/AIDS Enzymology - Intracellular transport of HIV integrase elucidated

HIV/AIDS Immune Control - Role of CD40L dysregulation in HIV-induced APC dysfunction reviewed

HIV/AIDS Immune Control - Serum inactivation of SDF-1 prevents inhibition of HIV infection

HIV/AIDS Opportunistic Infection - Hemolysin production by M. avium strains determined

HIV/AIDS Opportunistic Infection - Oral CMV therapy superior to intravenous treatment