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COVID-19: Coughing without masks, distancing alone is not enough

Published: 5 October 2021

To prevent the spread of COVID-19 indoors, the two metres physical distancing guideline is not enough without masks, according to researchers from Quebec, Illinois, and Texas. However, wearing a...

Mouse Model Could Shed New Light on Immune System Response to Zika Virus

Published: 23 February 2017

A new mouse model with a working immune system could be used in laboratory research to improve understanding of Zika virus infection and aid development of new treatments, according to a study...

Experts: Viruses in Rio 2016

Published: 2 August 2016

“Just days ahead of the Olympic Games the waterways of Rio de Janeiro are as filthy as ever, contaminated with raw human sewage teeming with dangerous viruses and bacteria, according to a 16-month...

Brazil 2016: Politics, Olympics Games, and Zika

Published: 1 August 2016

Philip Oxhorn, Political Science, Founding Director of the Institute for the Study of International Development, Â鶹AV...

Zika Virus

Published: 27 January 2016

"A new virus invading parts of Central and South America and now the Caribbean is causing concern among people living in and travelling to infected countries. Transmitted by the aggressive Aedes...

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