As winter settles over Australia, it's not just the drop in temperature we notice—there's also a sharp rise in respiratory ...

MPV tends to hit hardest in young children, older adults and people with weakened immune systems. A virologist explains.

"You can also get them by touching a contaminated ... Since no particular antiviral exists for these viruses, treatment for hMPV and RSV is supportive. That means the focus is more on hydration ...

Human metapneumovirus (HMPV) is a virus that can cause flu-like illness in people of all ages, although some people are more at risk, including young children, older adults and people with ...

Tracking measles through wastewater is giving health officials a new window into where the virus is spreading.

RSV is responsible for around 1 lakh deaths, over 3.6 million hospitalisations in children under age of 5 every year, ...

Health Minister Dr Frank Anthony on Saturday said there was no increase in the number of COVID-19 cases but publicly-owned ...

Wastewater monitoring helps communities spot rising outbreaks of influenza, COVID, RSV, and more. Our writer gets her feet ...

Face masks, hand sanitizer, and quarantine reduced chimpanzee respiratory illness by up to 95%, proving that basic protocols ...

An Auckland high school closed early today after sickness left it unable to staff all classes, and as a top GP warns that the ...

Searching for new viruses and tracking down the source of pandemics, scientists are laying the groundwork to defeat “spillover” diseases. Before being released, a fruit bat gets a sip of ...