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  • 08 Jan

    UofG to co-lead major new project on mosquitoes

    A major new project on mosquitoes, their viruses, and associated disease risks in Northern Ireland will be co-led by a multi-institutional team which includes the University of Glasgow, Queen’s University, Belfast and the UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology.
  • 16 Dec

    Scientists Track Adaptation of H5N1 in Dairy Cattle

    The H5N1 avian influenza virus – commonly known as bird flu – has been causing outbreaks in dairy cows in the United States since March 2024. Now, scientists studying the adaptation of the avian H5N1 viruses to cows, have found that some of the more recent variants are more able to infect cow cells and tissues than some older variants.
  • 02 Dec

    RSV vaccination during pregnancy reduces the risk of infant hospitalisation

    New research shows that infants under three months old, whose mothers received the RSV vaccination during pregnancy, had around 80% reduced risk of hospitalisation due to an RSV infection, compared to infants whose mothers were unvaccinated.
  • 28 Nov

    Bird flu viruses are resistant to fever, making them a major threat to humans

    Bird flu viruses are a particular threat to humans because they can replicate at temperatures higher than a typical fever, one of the body’s ways of stopping viruses in their tracks.
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