Virus Shedding in Rhesus Macaques Innoculated with SARS-CoV-2
Certain aspects of the pathogenesis of SARS-CoV-2 can only be studied in detail in animal models, where repeated sampling and ...
Tag: Animal Models
Tulane National Primate Research Center Launches Coronavirus Research Program
From working to develop one of the first nonhuman primate models for the 2019 novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) to designing ...
Study Shows Virulence of B. pseudomallei Strain in Aerosol Model
Burkholderia pseudomallei, the aetiological agent of melioidosis, causes a serious and often fatal disease in humans and animals. Novel medical ...
Submit Your Suggestions for the NIAID Tuberculosis Strategic Framework
The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) is developing a strategic framework to advance tuberculosis (TB) research and ...
Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever: New NHP Model Developed
Researchers have developed a new non-human primate (NHP) animal model to study Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF), a viral disease spread ...
Medical Countermeasure Nonclinical Studies Network Contract Awards
The Nonclinical Studies Network is a key element in the successful development of U.S. medical countermeasures for biological threats, particularly ...
Studying the Early Impact of Ebola Virus on the Immune System
Scientists from NIH's National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, working with colleagues from the University of Washington and Columbia ...
RFI – Development of Animal Models for Antibacterial Drug Development
The FDA’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research is seeking input from the public and private sectors on research ideas ...
NHLBI Updates Research Topics of Special Interest
The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) this week provided an update to its research topics of special interest ...
U.S. Army Partners with Sanofi Pasteur to Develop Zika Vaccine
A WRAIR scientist examines vero cells for the Zika virus. Credit: U.S. Army The U.S. Army’s ...
Researchers Discover 2009 Swine Flu Pandemic Originated in Mexico
The 2009 swine H1N1 flu pandemic -- responsible for more than 17,000 deaths worldwide -- originated in pigs from a ...
UVA Researchers Identify Potential Countermeasures for Radiation Exposure
University of Virginia School of Medicine researchers have identified promising drugs that could lead to the first antidote for radiation ...
DARPA Brings Down the HAMMER on Malaria
Illustration credit: Alexa F. Volpe The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and the Army Research ...
Zika Snapshot: Virus Clone, Rapid Response Grants, DoD Biosurveillance
The Global Biodefense Zika Snapshot is a quick update on the latest news and research related to the Zika virus ...
IITRI’s New Zika Model Supports Countermeasure Development
IIT Research Institute (IITRI) scientists have developed a novel mouse model for Zika infections using the current viral strain responsible ...
NIAID’s Pre-Clinical Models of Infectious Diseases Program
The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) Division of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (DMID) has a requirement to ...
Global Health Impacts of Vector-Borne Diseases
Pathogens transmitted among humans, animals, or plants by insects and arthropod vectors have been responsible for significant morbidity and mortality ...
New Zika Model Enables Screening of Potential Countermeasures
The first new Zika animal model in decades, developed at the University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston (UTMB), will greatly ...
Phase 1 Trial Begins for IV Version of Smallpox Drug
Backed by funding from the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA), SIGA Technologies is initiating a Phase I single ...
FDA Approves New Injection for Inhalational Anthrax
Anthrax Bacteria - Bacillus Anthracis Elusys Therapeutics, Inc. today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug ...
