Monkeypox Transmission: Virus Detected in Saliva, Bodily Fluids
A new study, conducted on more than 140 samples from 12 infected patients, contributes to a better understanding of the ...
Tag: Poxviruses
Does the Current Monkeypox Outbreak Qualify as an Epidemic, PHEIC, or Pandemic?
Monkeypox is the latest global public health threat to make headlines. Most people who contract the monkeypox virus experience flu-like ...
Poxvirus Proteins Enable Early Strike on Immune Defences
Pox viruses are able to get a head start on infecting a host by delivering a package of proteins that ...
Targeting Poxviruses with Messenger RNA Technology
Scientists at the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID) working with industry partners are among the first ...
Monkeypox Diagnostics: CDC Authorizes Five Commercial Lab Companies
US Expanding Monkeypox Testing Capacity as Cases Rise As the official count of monkeypox cases in the U.S. hit 156 ...
UK Health Security Agency Widens Monkeypox Vaccine Umbrella for Outbreak Control
New guidance on offering the Imvanex vaccine to men considered to be at higher risk of exposure. A strategy published today by ...
Monkeypox Cases Prompt Additional Contracts for Bavarian Nordic Vaccine
Bavarian Nordic's smallpox vaccine is approved for use against monkeypox by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and Health Canada. ...
New Research on Building Blocks of Poxviruses Could Lead to Antiviral Drugs
Scientists uncover how poxviruses form their protein scaffold from a building block called D13, which could lead to the development ...
BioFactura Funded $13M Contract Option for Smallpox Biodefense Therapeutic
BioFactura, Inc. today announced a contract option activation of over $13 million by the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority ...
Lessons for COVID-19 Pandemic from the Massive Public Health Effort to Eradicate Smallpox
Smallpox was a terrible scourge on humanity, killing hundreds of millions of people over the centuries. But its origin remains ...
Bioxy Decontaminant Agent Tested by DoD Shown Effective Against COVID-19
A decontamination solution originally under development for use against chemical and biological threat agents has been identified by the Defense ...
Why Is a U.S. Biotech Making Synthetic Vaccinia Virus?
When the American biotech company Tonix Pharmaceuticals announced this January that it had successfully synthesized vaccinia, no one seemed to ...
CDC Updates Monkeypox Travel Alert for Nigeria
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updates an existing Level 1 Travel Alert for Monkeypox in the ...
51 FDA Approved Medical Countermeasures Backed by BARDA
Many health security threats involve bacteria or chemicals for which clinical trials cannot be performed in humans. To overcome this ...
It’s An Exciting Time to Be a Microbiologist
The team at Nature Microbiology takes stock of the past year, highlighting coverage of vector biology research such as the global distribution ...
Global Virome Project, Japan Preps for Olympics, Smallpox Slideshow
A selection of news and research updates from the team at Global Biodefense. POLICY + POLITICS UN Investigates Alleged Use ...
USAMRIID Study Leads to Approval of New Smallpox Vaccine
A new vaccine approved in the U.S. on Sept. 24 prevents both smallpox and the related disease monkeypox in adults. ...
Why Do We Need a New Smallpox Vaccine?
The FDA approved the Jynneos Smallpox and Monkeypox Vaccine last week. The live, non-replicating vaccine is made from a vaccinia ...
BioFactura’s Smallpox Biodefense Therapeutic Awarded $67M BARDA Contract
BioFactura, Inc. today announced a contract awarded by the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) valued at up to ...
FDA Approves Jynneos to Prevent Smallpox and Monkeypox
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced today the approval of Jynneos Smallpox and Monkeypox Vaccine, Live, Non-Replicating, for the ...
