In a recent study posted to the medRxiv* preprint server, researchers assessed whether loss-of-function (pLOF) variants of type I interferon (IFN) immunity genes are associated with life-threatening ...
The newest Covid variant LP.8.1 now accounts for more than 30% of cases 🤧 There have been many different Covid variants since the Covid pandemic in 2020. LP.8.1 was first detected in July 2024 and ...
A variant of H5N1 bird flu that has circulated widely in wild birds — and in several instances led to severe illness in humans — has turned up in dairy cattle for the first time. The findings were ...