Science news articles about 'viral epidemic'

  • Global warming linked to European viral epidemic

    An epidemic of the viral disease nephropathia epidemica (NE) has been linked to increases in the vole population caused by hotter summers, milder winters and increased seedcrop production by broadleaf ...
  • Global warming linked to European viral epidemic

    An epidemic of the viral disease nephropathia epidemica (NE) has been linked to increases in the vole population caused by hotter summers, milder winters and increased seedcrop production by broadleaf ...
  • Viral epidemics poised to go mobile

    ... been no major outbreaks of mobile phone viral infection, despite the fact that over 80 percent ... becomes common, we could potentially see outbreaks of epidemic proportion because a mobile phone virus ...
  • Taking On A Chickungunya Virus Vaccine

    In recent decades, viral epidemics have risen in ferocity and quantity in continents around the globe. More and more people in not only places like Africa and South America, but also in Asia and parts ...
  • New contraceptive device is designed to prevent sexual transmission of HIV

    ... the possibility to prevent unintended pregnancy and HIV transmission." "No one has ever conquered a viral epidemic with treatment, so prevention is the most effective option. Ideally, an HIV vaccine ...
  • Modified crops reveal hidden cost of resistance

    ... plants, the beetles become increasingly concentrated on the healthy -- mostly transgenic -- plants." During a viral epidemic, the transgene provides modified plants with a fitness advantage over ...

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