Encephalitis News

Feb. 1, 2023 — The quail could be the unknown reservoir of the Toscana virus (TOSV) and the Sandfly Fever Sicilian virus (SFSV), mosquito-borne pathogens that can infect domestic animals and also cause disease in ...

Dec. 7, 2022 — The Alongshan virus was discovered in China only five years ago. Now researchers have found the novel virus for the first time in Swiss ticks. It appears to be at least as widespread as the tickborne ...

Nov. 30, 2022 — Medical researchers found a new way genetics influences the body's antiviral response by studying a life-threatening disease caused by a common ...

Oct. 19, 2022 — Using bacteria of the Bartonella henselae species, researchers have demonstrated that antibodies can prevent certain surface proteins of bacterial pathogens from entering host cells. The findings are ...

Sep. 28, 2022 — Hitherto, scientists have not fully understood why ticks are such dangerous disease vectors. A research team now shows that tick saliva inhibits the skin's defense function, thereby increasing the ...

Sep. 8, 2022 — Monkeypox can sometimes lead to neurological complications such as encephalitis (brain inflammation), confusion or seizures, finds a new review of ...

July 14, 2022 — A new mouse model might revolutionize development of therapies targeting brain inflammation caused by Rift Valley Fever ...

July 11, 2022 — Researchers have captured images of an auto-antibody bound to a nerve cell surface receptor, revealing the physical mechanism behind a neurological autoimmune disease. The findings could lead to new ...