All 27 scientists at this CDC lab were told their duties were "unnecessary," and now viral outbreak investigations have been ...

On April 1, all 27 scientists part of an Atlanta-based CDC lab investigating hepatitis outbreaks received an email from the U ...

The highly contagious, vaccine-preventable disease inflames the liver and has seen rising outbreaks among men who have sex ...

More information: Lilli Pottkämper et al, Stability and inactivation of hepatitis A virus on inanimate surfaces, Journal of Hospital Infection (2025). DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2025.02.020 ...

Without the lab, public health officials working to stop transmission of hepatitis viruses are like police officers trying to solve a crime without the capacity to analyze fingerprints or test for ...

The greatest distributors of hepatitis A virus are children. When they become infected with the virus, they do not get very sick — usually not sick enough to exhibit jaundice — but they ...

The diagnosis of hepatitis A virus (HAV) infection is based on the detection of anti-HAV IgM. Shortcomings of this serological approach include the persistence of IgM after normalization of liver ...

The hepatitis A virus (HAV) is one of the main causes of viral hepatitis and is responsible for an estimated 159,000 infections and 39,000 deaths each year. To prevent infection, it is recommended to ...

People who dined at Sushi Bay Japanese Cuisine between March 8 and March 28 are being advised to monitor for symptoms.

The Picornaviridae includes virsues including the rhinovirus which is the main cause of the common cold, and enterovirus which causes polio, as well as the virus behind hepatitis A. The UKHSA report ...

Our lead program and current focus is on the development of the regimen of bemnifosbuvir, a nucleotide analog polymerase inhibitor, and ruzasvir, an NS5A inhibitor, to treat hepatitis C virus.