Virology

The viruses of genus  Ilarvirus are of agronomic importance causing worldwide economic losses in yield and fruit quality affecting mainly Prunus spp. Ilarvirus genus is a member of the family of the Bromoviridae.

Harald zur Hausen a German cancerologist writes that colorectal cancer has a high increasing incidence worldwide, notably in countries with the highest consumption of red meat such as China, Japan and Korea. In Japan and in Korea undercooked beef is consumed frequently, which correlates with the high incidence of the disease. [1]

According to Ottman et al. 2012 meta-omics studies the intestinal microbiota. Met-omics comprises: Metagenomics which  is DNA-based, metatranscriptomics which  studies the total transcribed RNA, metaproteomics focuses on protein levels and metabolomics describes metabolic profiles.

Rinderpest (cattle plage) is an ancient viral infection of cattle and other large ruminants, It is caused by a member of the genus morbillivirus, of the Paramyxovirus family  closely related to human measles virus and canine distemper virus. The disease is characterized by fever, oral erosions, diarrhea, lymphoid necrosis, and high mortality. [1]

The dengue vaccine CYD-TDV  of the French drugmaker Sanofi SA, in Phase IIa proved only 30 per cent effective instead of the predicted 70 per cent. Thailand is heavily affected by the mosquito-borne disease, also known as "breakbone fever" which is also spreading in the Dominican Republic. [1]

The CDC reports a total of 296 infections with influenza A (H3N2) variant (H3N2v) viruses July 12 through September 6, 2012 in U.S.A. The first death caused by the virus occurred in the last week of August.  [1]

Dao et al. 2012 describes the imunological differenciation of  the acute HBV infection (AHBV-ALF) and the exacerbation of chronic HBV infection (CHBV-ALF) , both processes may end in Hepatitis B virus (HBV)-related acute liver failure (HBV-ALF). [1]