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digitally colorized transmission electron microscopic (TEM) image reveals ultrastructural details exhibited by a number of spherical shaped, Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) virions.

New effort to track coronavirus in region launched

UW’s Seattle Flu Study will partner with Public Health — Seattle & King County to launch the greater Seattle Coronavirus Assessment Network—or SCAN for short.

March 16, 2020 Coronavirus / University of Washington

How Intrepid Seattle Lab Sleuths Ramped Up Tests As Coronavirus Closed In

While officials in Washington, D.C., grappled with delays and red tape, two Univeristy of Washington virus hunters raced to make thousands of tests available.

January 17, 2020 Infectious Disease / University of Washington

Sepsis associated with 1 in 5 deaths worldwide, UW researchers say

Twice as many people as previously believed are dying of sepsis worldwide.

January 3, 2020 Nurses / University of Washington

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