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Jonathan Macartney Ball, MBE AADip RIBA FRSA Hon FRIAS is the co-founder of the Eden Project in Cornwall, UK. He was appointed MBE for services to architecture in 1992 and is an occasional public speaker.

What is monkeypox?

What is monkeypox?
May 17,2022 11:15 am

... Prof Jonathan Ball, professor of molecular virology, University of Nottingham, said: " The fact that only one of the 50 contacts of the initial monkeypox-infected patient has been infected shows how poorly infectious the virus is...

Zika virus may be one step away from explosive outbreak

Zika virus may be one step away from explosive outbreak
Apr 12,2022 6:50 pm

... " Prof Jonathan Ball, an expert in viruses at the University of Nottingham, told the BBC: " We ve heard so much lately about the rapid evolution and emergence of coronavirus variants, but this is a timely reminder that shapeshifting is a common feature shared by so many viruses...

Covid: Pfizer and Moderna jabs give best overall boost, UK trial finds

Covid: Pfizer and Moderna jabs give best overall boost, UK trial finds
Dec 3,2021 4:47 am

... Prof Jonathan Ball, professor of molecular virology at the University of Nottingham, added that it was " great to finally see the data that was no doubt pivotal in deciding the UK s vaccine booster approach"...

Coronavirus: What comes with a second shaft, and a?

Coronavirus: What comes with a second shaft, and a?
Jun 21,2020 3:19 am

... Spring, undoubtedly, Prof Jonathan Ball helped us, , a virologist at the University of Nottingham says...

Coronavirus: 'when the pandemic will end? and other questions from children

Coronavirus: 'when the pandemic will end? and other questions from children
Apr 27,2020 12:39 pm

...What is the meaning of 19 means the Covid-19? Can coronavirus survive in the Antarctic? Jonathan Ball, a professor of Virology at the University of Nottingham, the answers to science questions sent in by the children, that you probably already have questions...

Coronavirus: the hunt for the source of the UK have been infected with a case

Coronavirus: the hunt for the source of the UK have been infected with a case
Feb 29,2020 5:30 am

... Prof Jonathan Ball of Nottingham University said the Surrey case features a new Chapter for the UK and to understand that it is crucial , the infectious origin...

Coronavirus: The race to the source to find in the animal world

Coronavirus: The race to the source to find in the animal world
Feb 25,2020 4:21 am

... If you look at the way in which you live, then you are going to have a large range of viruses, says Prof Jonathan Ball from the University of Nottingham...

New Chinese virus infected hundreds of will have

New Chinese virus infected hundreds of will have
Feb 16,2020 10:13 am

... Prof Jonathan Ball of Nottingham University said: What is really important until it was the laboratory used to test, it is very difficult, a real number in the cases that there are...

Zika virus may be one step away from explosive outbreak

Feb 16,2020 6:36 am

A new outbreak of Zika virus is quite possible, warn researchers, with a single mutation potentially enough to trigger an explosive spread.

The disease caused a global Medical Emergency in 2016, with thousands of babies born brain-damaged after their mums became infected while pregnant.

US scientists say The World should be on The Lookout for new mutations.

Lab work, described in the journal Cell Reports, suggests The Virus could easily shift, creating new variants.

Recent infection studies suggest those variants may prove effective at transmitting The Virus , even in countries which have built up immunity from previous outbreaks of Zika, say The Team from the La Jolla Institute for Immunology.

Experts said the findings, although theoretical, were interesting - and a reminder that viruses other than Covid could pose a threat.

Shapeshifting virus

Zika is spread by bites from infected Aedes mosquitoes. The insects are found throughout the Americas - except for Canada and Chile, where it is too cold for them to Survive - and across Asia.

While for Most People Zika is a mild illness, with no lasting effects, it can have catastrophic consequences for babies in the womb.

If A Mother contracts The Virus during pregnancy, it can harm the developing baby, causing microcephaly (unusually small head) and damaged brain tissue.

The Zika virus

The researchers recreated what happens when Zika passes back and forth between mosquitoes and humans, using cells and living mice in their experiments.

When Zika passed between mosquito cells and mice in The Laboratory , small genetic changes occurred.

This meant it was relatively easy for Zika to mutate in a way that allowed The Virus to thrive and spread, even in animals that had some previous immunity from a similar mosquito-borne infection called dengue.

More investigation

Lead investigator Prof Sujan Shresta said: " The Zika variant that we identified had evolved to The Point where the cross-protective immunity afforded by prior dengue infection was no longer effective in mice.

" Unfortunately for us, if this variant becomes prevalent, we may have the same issues in Real Life . "

Prof Jonathan Ball , an expert in viruses at the University of Nottingham, told The Bbc : " We've heard so much lately about the rapid evolution and emergence of coronavirus variants, but this is a timely reminder that shapeshifting is a common feature shared by so many viruses.

" This work shows just how rapidly a single letter change in the genome sequence of a virus can arise, and the stark impact it can have on the disease capability of a virus. But viruses that share these changes haven't often been seen in outbreaks and, as the authors point out, these intriguing insights require more thorough investigation. "

Dr Clare Taylor , from The Society for Applied Microbiology , said: " Although these findings were seen in laboratory experiments and therefore have limitations, it does show that there is potential for variants of concern to arise during the normal Zika transmission cycle and reminds us that monitoring is important to follow viruses as they evolve. "

She Said it might be possible to predict which variants could cause significant issues in The Future and intervene early.

Prof Paul Hunter , Professor in Medicine at the University of East Anglia , said past infection with Zika might still offer some protection against new variants - as has been seen with Covid.



Source of news: bbc.com

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