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World’s first RSV vaccine approved in the US for older adults

An RSV vaccine has been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration and should be available to people 60 years and older later this year

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Bird flu may be making foxes and other animals behave in unusual ways

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Norovirus outbreak: Why is the number of cases in England so high?

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Electron microscope image of SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus particles

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Genetic tracking scheme for viruses could warn of dangerous outbreaks

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Aedes aegypti mosquito

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Many mosquitoes are now insecticide-resistant in Vietnam and Cambodia

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Respiratory syncytial virus - viral vaccine under research

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When will a vaccine for RSV be available in the US?

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Image of Aspergillus, a black mould that can cause pulmonary infection

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Dangerous fungal lung infections could be treated with CAR T-cells

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A child with symptoms of hand, foot and mouth disease

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A common childhood illness could be behind 'tomato flu' outbreak

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Climate change impacts are making most infectious diseases worse

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Vaccine may protect against the virus behind multiple sclerosis

The jab could ward off Epstein-Barr virus, which causes glandular fever and is increasingly being linked to multiple sclerosis, lymphoma and stomach cancer

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Epstein-Barr virus causes glandular fever and is increasingly being linked to multiple sclerosis

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Hepatitis: Adenovirus is prime suspect in mystery outbreak in children

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Learning to live with covid-19 means covering up coughs and sneezes

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