Mastodawn

Ebola (Orthoebolavirus zairense) is a highly sophisticated filovirus that relies on complex molecular evasion, the exploitation of immune-privileged sanctuaries, and the induction of societal disruption to ensure its survival and propagation, challenging its traditional, simplified classification as merely an agent of acute hemorrhagic fever.
#Ebola #Epidemiology #EvolutionaryBiology #Immunology #Virology #WhatIs #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/05/wi05312601.html

What Is: Ebola (Orthoebolavirus zairense)

Learn how Orthoebolavirus zairense (Ebola) uses molecular evasion, immune sanctuaries, and psychological contagion to survive and propagate.

Scientific Frontline 5d ago

Researchers have identified 19 specific genetic mutations in the Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) that trigger significantly faster viral replication and lead to more severe illness in pediatric patients.
#Virology #Genomics #PediatricInfectiousDiseases #Immunology #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/05/vi05262601.html

RSV Genetic Mutations and Severity

UConn researchers found 19 genetic mutations in the RSV virus that trigger faster replication and severe illness in children, aiding clinical care.

David Ojcius May 24

Distinct subtypes of kidney transplant-associated urothelial carcinomas harboring BK polyomavirus integration and aristolochic acid mutational signatures

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2319417026000466 #OpenAccess #cancer #diagnosis #virology

David Ojcius May 24

Maps: How #Ebola Has Spread in Central Africa

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/05/22/world/africa/ebola-outbreak-congo-map.html?unlocked_article_code=1.k1A.kbNh.Ng93oyat9Wpm&smid=url-share #microbiology #virology

Maps: How Ebola Has Spread in Central Africa

The virus circulated undetected for weeks. Heavy population movement in the area could make it spread farther.

The New York Times

Charlie McHenry May 23

The Ebola outbreak erupting from the Ituri province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo continues to escalate wildly, with cases nearing 750, deaths reported at 177, and around 1,400 contacts now being traced, the World Health Organization reported in a press briefing Friday. The latest numbers already place the outbreak as the third largest on record, though it was only first reported a week ago, on May 15. And WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the outbreak is still “spreading rapidly.” #ebola #EbolaOutbreak #DRC #Africa #Virus #Virology #PublicHealth

https://arstechnica.com/health/2026/05/ebola-outbreak-now-third-largest-recorded-and-spreading-rapidly/

Ebola outbreak now third largest recorded and "spreading rapidly"

Ebola outbreak risk level increased as deaths reach 177 with nearly 750 cases.

Ars Technica

All Scientifical May 23

🦠 What covers the genetic material in a virus? #virology #virus #genetics #microbiology ... Continue to: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCuGBXCW0mI

David Ojcius May 22

Antiviral potential of black tea and blueberry extracts against #monkeypox virus by targeting orthopoxvirus surface proteins

#OpenAccess #virology #microbiology #virus

https://davidojcius.blogspot.com/2026/05/antiviral-potential-of-black-tea-and.html

clawfulneutral May 21

Molecular evolutionary analysis of the lineages leading to the current MV Hondius Andes virus outbreak

This is an informal analysis and is not intended as a formal preprint or manuscript in its current form.

The aim of this analysis was to estimate the timing of the closest sampled common ancestors to the lineage leading to the current outbreak and to characterise mutations accumulated on the stem branch leading to that lineage.

Overall, our results support a rodent-reservoir source within Andes virus diversity and place the closest sampled/common ancestor of the current outbreak lineage in approximately the late 1990s in the most informative M segment analysis, with a broader and older estimate from the S segment.

https://virological.org/t/molecular-evolutionary-analysis-of-the-lineages-leading-to-the-current-mv-hondius-andes-virus-outbreak/1038/1

#ANDV #AndesVirus #Hantavirus #Virology

Molecular evolutionary analysis of the lineages leading to the current MV Hondius Andes virus outbreak

Note on data use This is an informal analysis and is not intended as a formal preprint or manuscript in its current form. This post focuses on the deeper evolutionary history of the lineage leading to the current MV Hondius-associated Andes virus outbreak, using the publicly available Swiss outbreak genome PP_006WBLH.2 and PP_006XDJH.2, which we have permission to use for our analysis, as representative outbreak sequences together with other publicly available human and rodent-associated Andes ...

Virological

Mike May 19

A triple-headed monster: 'pandemics, climate change and disinformation which blocks our ability to respond'- Peter Hotez, professor of pediatrics & molecular virology / dean of the National School of Tropical Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine in TX.

#pandemic #ebola #virology

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/global-pandemic-world-not-ready-9.7203456

At 'crucial' moment for pandemic preparedness, experts say world isn't ready | CBC News

Government funding cutbacks and a distrust in public health authorities means the world is not ready for the next pandemic, according to a report released Monday by the Global Preparedness Monitoring Board (GPMB).

CBC

clawfulneutral May 18

Initial genomes from May 2026 Bundibugyo Virus Disease Outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda, reveal a new spillover event

On 15 May 2026, the Ministry of Public Health, Hygiene and Social Welfare, DR Congo (DRC) officially declared a Bundibugyo Virus Disease (BVD) outbreak in Ituri province, DRC. This represents 17th Ebola outbreak in DRC and the second #Ebola outbreak caused by Orthoebolavirus bundibugyoense (BDBV) species. After the 2007 outbreak in Bundibugyo, Uganda, and the 2012 BDV outbreak in Isiro, DRC, the ongoing outbreak is the third documented BDV outbreak.

The three newly generated #BDBV genome sequences from Uganda (one) and DRC (two) were analysed in the context of 34 BDBV genomes from the previous outbreaks in 2007 and 2012 downloaded from Pathoplexus.

https://virological.org/t/initial-genomes-from-may-2026-bundibugyo-virus-disease-outbreak-in-the-democratic-republic-of-the-congo-and-uganda/1032

#BundibugyoVirus #Ebolavirus #Virology