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  1. Researchers evaluated two experimental Zika virus vaccines to understand the roles of antibodies and T cells, discovering that long-term viral protection requires a coordinated immune response from both components rather than relying on T cells alone.
    #Immunology #Virology #Epidemiology #sflorg
    sflorg.com/2026/08/imgy0826260

  2. The Bourbon virus is an emerging, rare viral pathogen transmitted by the lone star tick (Amblyomma americanum) that causes severe, influenza-like illness in humans.
    #Epidemiology #InfectiousDiseases #Virology #Entomology #Immunology #sflorg
    sflorg.com/2026/07/epi07212601