This is an updated version of a story first published on Oct. 30, 2022. The original video can be viewed here. In January, Uganda declared an end to the outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus that alarmed ...

Colourised scanning electron micrograph of a cell (green) infected with the Omicron strain of SARS-CoV-2 virus particles (gold) (Getty) Health officials in Britain have published a first-of-its-kind ...

Chikungunya virus is one of several viruses spread by Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus mosquitos. Like Chikungunya virus, pathogens such as dengue virus and Zika virus continue to spread as climate ...

Scientists in Siberia have brought back to life a virus that stayed frozen in permafrost for 48,500 years. They pulled it ...

Like the dengue and Zika viruses, Oropouche virus causes a febrile illness. There are recent indications that infections during pregnancy can cause damage to unborn babies. Researchers at Charité – ...

Experts are sounding the alarm about the discovery of a never-before-seen virus in the US which belongs to a deadly family of pathogens. Researchers from the University of Queensland in Australia ...

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Sébastien Calvignac-Spencer searches museum jars for genetic traces of flu, measles and other viruses. Their evolutionary stories can help treat modern outbreaks and prepare for future ones. Like many ...

The COVID pandemic is ongoing, but scientists are on alert for any pathogen that might lead to another global outbreak of disease. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...