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China conducts animal tests with Ebola-like virus that causes horrific symptoms
6 months, 3 weeks ago

China conducts animal tests with Ebola-like virus that causes horrific symptoms

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Researchers at the Hebei Medical University in China genetically engineered the less-threatening virus vesicular stomatitis …

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Gay hamsters. A litigious elf. A cowgirl toilet. Welcome to Julio Torres' 'Fantasmas'
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Gay hamsters. A litigious elf. A cowgirl toilet. Welcome to Julio Torres' 'Fantasmas'

NPR  

Welcome to Julio Torres' 'Fantasmas' toggle caption Monica Lek/HBO The Greek hero Jason famously sought the fabled Golden Fleece. But instead of sirens and harpies, Torres' encounters, in no particular order: Gay cokehead hamsters, grasping social media influencers, a homewrecking alien puppet who in no way repeat in no way resembles ALF, a hilariously self-aware school bully, a toilet dressed …

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Rabbits, guinea pigs and hamsters face neglect at L.A. city shelters, volunteers say
2 years, 3 months ago

Rabbits, guinea pigs and hamsters face neglect at L.A. city shelters, volunteers say

LA Times  

Jan Bunker, a volunteer at the Harbor Animal Care Center, said there is no system to oversee the feeding and care of small mammals such as rabbits and guinea pigs. Volunteers do most of the work of feeding and cleaning the cages of the thousands of rabbits, guinea pigs and hamsters that come through L.A.’s shelter system, several said. “We’re …

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Experimental COVID-19 vaccine could outsmart future coronavirus variants
2 years, 3 months ago

Experimental COVID-19 vaccine could outsmart future coronavirus variants

LA Times  

A nurse prepares a syringe of COVID-19 vaccine. “We think of it as a one-time solution for all the COVID variants,” said Haitao Hu, an immunologist at the University of Texas Medical Branch and senior author of a study describing the vaccine in Wednesday’s edition of the journal Science Translational Medicine. The situation has forced scientists to play catch-up with …

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Revealed: Why hamsters die
2 years, 6 months ago

Revealed: Why hamsters die

The Independent  

Hamsters are among the most popular pets around the world, commonly given to children because they are cute, easy to care for, never outstay their welcome and offer valuable lessons in commitment and responsibility that prepare a family for taking on a larger, more demanding animal like a puppy or kitten. The new VetCompass study from the Royal Veterinary College, …

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Why pangolins may not be the intermediate host
2 years, 7 months ago

Why pangolins may not be the intermediate host

The Hindu  

The origin debate on novel coronavirus is yet to be settled. However, the scientists were not able to find infectious pangolin coronavirus in organs other than the respiratory system and brain, which is different from hamsters infected by SARS-CoV-2 virus. Viral shedding by hamsters infected with pangolin coronavirus lasted for three days, while hamsters infected with SARS-CoV-2 shed virus for …

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New oral Covid vaccine can decrease severity, transmission: Study
2 years, 7 months ago

New oral Covid vaccine can decrease severity, transmission: Study

India Today  

An investigational Covid vaccine designed to be administered orally has not only limited the degree of the disease but also decreased its airborne spread during its trial on animals, revealed a study published in the journal, Science Translational Medicine, earlier this week. The research team led by Duke University researcher Stephanie N Langel, a medical instructor in the Department of …

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Pet hamsters can pass on Covid to humans, study suggests
2 years, 9 months ago

Pet hamsters can pass on Covid to humans, study suggests

The Independent  

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Google Doodle celebrates Valentine's Day with cute interactive puzzle game featuring two hamsters
2 years, 10 months ago

Google Doodle celebrates Valentine's Day with cute interactive puzzle game featuring two hamsters

India Today  

Google Doodle celebrated Valentine’s Day 2022 with an adorable interactive game. The interactive puzzle game features two cute hamsters so much in love but the only thing separating them is the treacherous maze. Just look at the two smitten hamsters featured in today’s interactive 3-D Doodle. It began as a Christian feast day honouring one or two early Christian martyrs …

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Valentine’s Day 2022 Google Doodle: You Can Help Hamsters Reunite in Google's Interactive 3D Puzzle
2 years, 10 months ago

Valentine’s Day 2022 Google Doodle: You Can Help Hamsters Reunite in Google's Interactive 3D Puzzle

News 18  

VALENTINE’S DAY 2022 GOOGLE DOODLE: It’s a interactive 3D doodle on the Google home page this Valentine’s Day. The Valentine’s Day Google Doodle is in the form of a short animated love story of two hamsters expressing affection for each other in outer space. Valentine’s Day is celebrated around the world in various forms to mark the celebration of romantic …

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Valentine's Day 2022: Google shares interactive doodle for lovers around the world
2 years, 10 months ago

Valentine's Day 2022: Google shares interactive doodle for lovers around the world

India TV News  

Highlights On the occasion of Valentine's Day, Google shared a special doodle Lovers can indulge in fun activity together and reunite separated hamsters on the interactive doodle Two smitten hamsters feature in today’s interactive 3-D Google Doodle On the occasion of Valentine's Day 2022, search engine Google shared a special 3-D doodle marking the day of lovers. "Just look at …

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The hamsters of Hong Kong offer a cautionary COVID tale
2 years, 10 months ago

The hamsters of Hong Kong offer a cautionary COVID tale

NPR  

The hamsters of Hong Kong offer a cautionary COVID tale Enlarge this image toggle caption Bertha Wang/AFP via Getty Images Bertha Wang/AFP via Getty Images Hamsters can infect people with the coronavirus, which then goes on to spread among the human population — that's the assertion in a new study about the events of mid-January, when Hong Kong announced that …

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‘I understand that pet owners are unhappy’: Carrie Lam defends Hong Kong hamster cull
2 years, 11 months ago

‘I understand that pet owners are unhappy’: Carrie Lam defends Hong Kong hamster cull

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Hong Kong chief executive Carrie …

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Explained: Hong Kong’s hamster cull and why animal lovers are up in arms
2 years, 11 months ago

Explained: Hong Kong’s hamster cull and why animal lovers are up in arms

Firstpost  

Authorities have said they will kill about 2,000 small animals, including hamsters, after several tested positive for coronavirus at a pet store where an employee was also infected Hong Kong authorities have been doing all they can to in their pursuit of the zero-COVID strategy including what some are calling ‘Great Hamster Massacre’. On 18 January, authorities announced that they …

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One surrendered Hong Kong hamster tests Covid positive as city lockdown grows
2 years, 11 months ago

One surrendered Hong Kong hamster tests Covid positive as city lockdown grows

India Today  

Hong Kong authorities said on Sunday one hamster surrendered to authorities by pet-owners had tested positive for the Covid-19 virus and that over 2,200 hamsters had been culled as the city grappled to contain an outbreak. Hong Kong's leader Carrie Lam earlier told reporters that she understood "pet owners are unhappy" with the killings, but said the biggest priority was …

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COVID: Hong Kong leader defends hamster cull
2 years, 11 months ago

COVID: Hong Kong leader defends hamster cull

Al Jazeera  

Carrie Lam says an outbreak in hamsters has led to a rise in COVID infections and urges residents to avoid New Year events. Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam has warned that COVID-19 infections could be growing exponentially in a congested residential area of the city and said the number of overall cases had increased due to an outbreak in pet …

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Hong Kong to kill 2,000 animals after hamsters get COVID-19
2 years, 11 months ago

Hong Kong to kill 2,000 animals after hamsters get COVID-19

Associated Press  

HONG KONG — Hong Kong authorities said Tuesday that they will kill about 2,000 small animals, including hamsters, after several tested positive for the coronavirus at a pet store where an employee was also infected. They said all pet stores in Hong Kong must stop selling hamsters and that about 2,000 small mammals, including hamsters and chinchillas, will be killed …

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Hong Kong to cull 2,000 animals after hamsters contract COVID
2 years, 11 months ago

Hong Kong to cull 2,000 animals after hamsters contract COVID

Al Jazeera  

Hong Kong authorities say they are not ruling out transmission between animals and humans. Hong Kong authorities have said that they will kill about 2,000 small animals, including hamsters, after several tested positive for the coronavirus at a pet store where an employee was also infected. They said all pet stores in Hong Kong must stop selling hamsters and that …

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PetSmart accused of throwing alive hamsters and a bird into the trash
3 years, 1 month ago

PetSmart accused of throwing alive hamsters and a bird into the trash

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A pet superstore chain …

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Intranasal Vaccine Blocks Covid-19, Stops Transmission in Pre-clinical Animal Trials
3 years, 4 months ago

Intranasal Vaccine Blocks Covid-19, Stops Transmission in Pre-clinical Animal Trials

News 18  

A COVID-19 vaccine candidate which can be administered through the nose showed a reduction in both the impact of the disease and transmission of the virus in pre-clinical animal trials, scientists say. “Our studies demonstrate that induction of a local immune response at the point of entry of SARS-CoV-2 has the potential to not only limit clinical disease, but also …

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New DNA-Based Vaccine for COVID-19 Effective in Mice, Hamsters: Study
3 years, 6 months ago

New DNA-Based Vaccine for COVID-19 Effective in Mice, Hamsters: Study

News 18  

Scientists in Taiwan have developed a new DNA-based COVID-19 vaccine that successfully induced long-lasting antibodies against the novel coronavirus in mice and hamsters. In the latest study, researchers from the National Health Research Institutes, Taiwan, developed a vaccine that uses DNA encoding the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein. The researchers showed that mice and hamsters immunised with the new DNA vaccine developed …

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Asthma-style inhaler with tiny nanobodies cleared Covid infection in hamsters
3 years, 6 months ago

Asthma-style inhaler with tiny nanobodies cleared Covid infection in hamsters

Daily Mail  

An asthma-style inhaler with tiny nanobodies could be a more effective treatment for COVID-19, a new study suggests. Researchers found that that low doses of a specific nanobody reduced the number of virus particles in the nasal cavities, lungs and throats of hamsters by a million-fold. In a new study from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, researchers selected …

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Rats, mice, rabbits, hamsters and monkeys - The true heroes in Covid-19 battle
3 years, 9 months ago

Rats, mice, rabbits, hamsters and monkeys - The true heroes in Covid-19 battle

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: First there were the mice, and some rats. Not just because these animals were the first ones to receive the jabs of the three vaccine candidates developed by scientists at the Bharat Biotech, along with Indian Council for Medical Research. All these animals, unknown to anyone outside of the NIV lab or the scientists involved in the vaccine development …

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Chronicles of 'Hamish the Hamster' Has Twitter on the Edge, Here's What the Saga is about
4 years, 2 months ago

Chronicles of 'Hamish the Hamster' Has Twitter on the Edge, Here's What the Saga is about

News 18  

The curious case of a missing Hamster has engaged netizens for quite some time now after a tweet went viral. The owner describes that their mature male hamster named Hamish went missing last month in September and promised a modest cash reward for whoever gives substantial information on him. It was revealed that while Hamish was on a three week …

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