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Illinois has reported its first human case of West Nile virus as county health departments across the Chicago area issue warnings for residents.

Infections that could trigger severe brain inflammation and respiratory disease have been discovered in bats in China. And ...

A dangerous mpox outbreak is unfolding in Sierra Leone. In just the first week of May, cases rose by 61%, and suspected cases ...

The Chicago hospitals will serve as "Elite Special Pathogen Treatment Centers" with the $1.5 million from IDPH.

The CDC said Uganda is experiencing an outbreak of Sudan virus disease (SVD) in Kampala, Mbale and Wakiso. SVD is a type of Ebola disease caused by infection with the Sudan virus.

Ebola virus disease (EVD) — named after the river — is the deadliest form of the virus. It has a survival rate of 10% of cases. Sudan virus disease (SVD) causes death in about 50% of cases.

What causes Marburg virus? Like Ebola, the Marburg virus originates in fruit bats.It can spread between people through close contact with the bodily fluids of infected individuals or with surfaces ...

Chinese Scientists Create Mutant Ebola Virus In Lab That Causes Horrific Symptoms When they harvested the organs of the dead animal, they found the virus had accumulated in the heart, liver ...

Ebola is an often-fatal virus that causes severe inflammation and tissue damage throughout the body. Of four species of Ebola viruses that can infect humans, ...

Amid two outbreaks of the Marburg virus, a cousin of Ebola which causes a severe and often fatal disease, here's what you need to know about symptoms, transmission, and prognosis.