International research: Brazilian COVID-19 variant much more transmissible than other strains
An international team of researchers has found evidence suggesting that the P.1 coronavirus variant that was first seen in parts
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What’s the difference between mutations, variants and strains? A guide to COVID terminology
Living through a global pandemic over the past year has seen all of us expanding our vocabularies. We now understand
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Signs of hope in Germany, France but virus strains hospitals
The surge of new coronavirus cases appears to be slowing in Germany and France, generating hopes that the two European
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Researchers find four new strains of adenovirus
Human adenovirus infections in Singapore and Malaysia have caused severe respiratory disease among children and adults in recent years, but
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Genetic differences between strains of Epstein-Barr virus can alter its activity
Researchers at the University of Sussex have identified how differences in the genetic sequence of the two main strains of
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New study reveals hypervirulent Listeria strains and emerging clones
Listeria monocytogenes is a major cause of severe foodborne illness in the United States. But recent research at NC State
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