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Deadly MERS virus could hold the key to its own cure

Recreating a small part of the MERS virus, which has killed 76 people so far, could block it from infecting cells and spreading disease

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Black Death may have scuppered Roman Empire

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Black Death may have scuppered Roman Empire

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Flu vaccine helps unravel complex causes of narcolepsy

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Flu vaccine helps unravel complex causes of narcolepsy

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Threatwatch: Chikungunya virus spreads in the Americas

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Threatwatch: Chikungunya virus spreads in the Americas

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Toxic fog fills Nicaraguan streets to battle disease

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Toxic fog fills Nicaraguan streets to battle disease

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Target hub markets to halt new H7N9 flu wave in China

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Target hub markets to halt new H7N9 flu wave in China

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Threatwatch: Disease may run amok while the CDC sleeps

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Threatwatch: Disease may run amok while the CDC sleeps

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The doctor treating the US gun epidemic

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The doctor treating the US gun epidemic

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UK farmers start shooting badgers to prevent TB spread

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UK farmers start shooting badgers to prevent TB spread

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Silence isn't golden when it comes to vaccines

Vaccine researchers must speak openly about their work if they are to retain the public's trust

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MERS is worrying – but not an emergency for now

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WHO to decide whether MERS is global health emergency

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Ethnic background influences immune response to TB

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Brazil uprising points to rise of leaderless networks

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