A number of factors influence the way the virulence of a virus — that is, how harmful it is to its host — affects its ability to survive and spread; in some cases, higher virulence may help a virus ...

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 ...

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 ReVAMPP network will support monoclonal antibody and vaccine research on pathogens from many different groups of viruses, including those shown here: hantavirus, yellow fever virus, Nipah virus, ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. It all started when Christopher Mason’s 3-year-old daughter licked a subway pole.

Antimicrobial resistance is an urgent and growing global crisis. Erica Hartmann, Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering Northwestern Engineering researchers have successfully ...

An expert has identified three viruses which may present a significant danger to humanity in 2026. These pathogens could be ...

New research published in the journal Cell assesses the viromes of 18 different species of game animals across China to predict potential pathogens similar to severe acute respiratory syndrome ...

In a recent study posted to the medRxiv* preprint server, researchers identified a wide variety of pathogenic organisms using plasma microbial cell-free deoxyribonucleic acid (mcfDNA) sequencing.

The myxoma virus, fatal to millions of Australian rabbits, is a textbook example of the unexpected twists in the evolution of viruses and their hosts. By Carl Zimmer As the Covid death rate worldwide ...

Panshanger Park woodland. — image by © Tim Sandle. Panshanger Park woodland. — image by © Tim Sandle. Viruses, including the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 ...