Vienna published a letter in this week's edition of the journal Science on the threat of the virus peste des petits ruminants (PPR) to conservation. PPR is a viral disease of sheep and goats ...

A group of monkeys in India swiped blood samples from coronavirus patients from a local medical college, stoking fears they could further the virus' spread in nearby regions, Reuters reported on ...

In the new study, researchers used Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification to detect the virus in the blood samples using an approach suitable for point-of-care clinics. While PCR requires 20-40 ...

Authorities said they were not clear if the monkeys had spilled the blood samples, but people living near the leafy campus feared further spread of the virus if the monkeys carried the samples ...

In the one minipool that could be tested for infectivity, the virus material was noninfectious, the researchers said. "Other studies have shown that in rare cases where a blood sample tested ...

But that's a challenge researchers undertook this winter in northern Wisconsin, in order to see if the virus may have spread ... the USDA biologist, and a blood sample taken to test for antibodies ...