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Among US adults with West Nile virus infection, risk factors for West Nile neuroinvasive disease and mortality include older ...

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A daily preventive pill can be invaluable for people at risk for HIV. But some doctors don't know much about prescribing them. And billing headaches are common. Here's how to overcome those hurdles.

In an article published in Nature Microbiology, scientists reveal the existence of numerous new lineages of mirusviruses, ...