virus
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The reason was that the project was for research into the highly contagious virus known as chikungunya.
From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2026
The scientific research in those cases involved work around the mosquito-born chikungunya virus, a "highly-pathogenic" strain of the bird flu, a family of viruses that include smallpox and mpox, venoms and other toxins.
From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026
The virus has spread to six provinces and is ravaging areas where the presence of the Congolese state is weak and insecurity is widespread due to the presence of armed groups.
From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026
In 2020, she contributed $1 million to Vanderbilt University for virus research, which helped kick-start Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
“We have no idea if or how the stolen virus fits in with all of this.”
From "City Spies" by James Ponti
The scientific research in those cases involved work around the mosquito-born chikungunya virus, a "highly-pathogenic" strain of the bird flu, a family of viruses that include smallpox and mpox, venoms and other toxins.
From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026
So-called gain-of-function research can theoretically make viruses more transmissible or more deadly.
From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2026
The NHS says those returning from certain parts of France between May and November should wait four weeks before donating due to the risk of mosquito-borne viruses.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
Nor will media literacy programs, stronger education about viruses, centralized hubs for medical information, “prebunking” campaigns, or community engagement programs—all good ideas from experts that still cannot meet the sheer force of our paranoia.
From Slate ● Aug. 26, 2026
The rain forests are also its largest reservoirs of viruses, since all living things carry viruses.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
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