New research shows how small shifts in the molecular makeup of a virus can profoundly alter its fate. These shifts could turn ...

Concern is growing among public health experts that anti-vaccine sentiments within federal and state governments may derail ...

So far, Alabama is the only place it's been discovered, although short-tailed shrews can be found across North America. However, according to the Economic Times, virologists warn that it's only a ...

A large measles outbreak that spread through parts of New York State for nearly 12 months nearly cost the country its ...

One of the last things people expected was that a little-known virus named Hantavirus was involved in their demise. Apparently, Arakawa had contracted the virus and had quickly deteriorated and ...

These viruses typically originate in animals such ... and the threat posed by new pathogens emerging from animal reservoirs such as bats and pangolins. The study, published in the Nature journal ...

Hantavirus recently made news headlines as the cause of death for Betsy Arakawa, the wife of actor Gene Hackman, but little ...

Climate change is creating new pathways for the spread of infectious diseases like brucellosis, tularemia, or E. coli in the ...

Over the last few years, viral diagnostics have made tremendous progress, pushed by the demands of fast and precise detection ...

The emerging technology offers an alternative to conventional UVC light, which is used to sanitize surfaces but can harm the ...