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Grup de Recerca en Virologia de la Universitat de Barcelona
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Our latest issue is out, featuring

➡️ an Irish #leprosy case study, marking #WorldLeprosyDay

➡️ a rapid communication on the detection of #poliovirus in wastewater samples across Europe

🗞️ Read it here: www.eurosurveillance.org/content/euro...
January 27, 2025 at 8:59 AM
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It took four days from submission to publication, and nearly five years from publication to retraction. After campaigning by many, many scientists, and an investigation by Elsevier, an infamous paper on hydroxychloroquine as a COVID-19 treatment has been retracted. 🧪
www.science.org/content/arti...
Infamous paper that popularized unproven COVID-19 treatment finally retracted
Study on hydroxychloroquine by Didier Raoult and colleagues gets pulled on ethical and scientific grounds
www.science.org
December 17, 2024 at 5:31 PM
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La #SEV ya tiene perfil en esta red, os animo a seguirla!
La Sociedad Española de Virología (SEV) comunica su inicio de actividad en esta red social. Gracias por seguirnos a todos los socios y a los demás interesados en la investigación sobre los virus.
December 14, 2024 at 5:36 PM
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"‘Silly and pompous’: Official new names for viruses rile up researchers", via @science.org

www.science.org/content/arti...
‘Silly and pompous’: Official new names for viruses rile up researchers
An overhaul of viruses’ scientific naming system has incensed some virologists, but others are more accepting
www.science.org
December 16, 2024 at 7:33 PM