by Annie De Groot | Feb 6, 2016 | News, Thinking Out Loud -Blog
The fact that we (EpiVax folk) haven’t said much about Zika probably has people scratching their heads. Well … here you have it We say: proceed with caution. Why? Zika is a Flavivirus, and that means it’s an RNA virus. That means lots of rapid...
by Annie De Groot | Sep 25, 2015 | News, Thinking Out Loud -Blog
Researchers at EpiVax and University of Rhode Island explain H7N9 influenza vaccine failure: Pathogen developed ‘Immune Camouflage’ to hide from human immune response The avian influenza A(H7N9) virus has been a major concern since the first outbreak in China in 2013....
by Annie De Groot | Feb 9, 2014 | Thinking Out Loud -Blog
Last week we asked you to think about the pork farmer, knee deep in dead piglets, when you had your bacon and eggs for breakfast. This week, we bring you poultry farmers in China who are trying to make you look the other way. Chinese poultry producers are battling...
by Annie De Groot | Jan 29, 2014 | Featured, News
Avian Flu Concerns Shutter Poultry Markets 28 January 2014 4:15 pm 0 Comments M M (Padmanaba01)/Wikimedia CommonsFlu source? A poultry market in China. WASHINGTON, D.C.—With human cases of H7N9 avian influenza piling up, Chinese authorities have ordered the closure of...
by Annie De Groot | Jan 22, 2014 | Thinking Out Loud -Blog
When you pull your chair up to bacon and grits in the morning, you are probably not thinking about the pork farmer, standing knee deep in piglets, on her farm. But you should. Because her heart is breaking right now. Her piglets are dying from a new viral disease,...