The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has provided a major update on the first human case of bird flu in the US with ...

Covid-19 underlined the critical importance of vaccines. The pandemic caused 16 million global deaths, and the current scare ...

Scientists are racing to understand how a person in Missouri who had no contact with animals became infected with H5 bird flu ...

A new survey of epidemiology and infectious diseases experts evaluate how prepared we are for disease outbreaks and overall ...

AI is increasingly being used to follow and prepare for new variants of coronavirus It's been dubbed "Disease X" - the next ...

The convergence of multiple flu strains in one animal can allow new virus strains to form—just as they did in past pandemics.

A cheap new test using origami paper sensors can detect infectious diseases like COVID-19, much more quickly than current PCR ...

While this is unlikely, Dr Kruitka Kuppali, a spokesperson for the Infectious Disease Society of American and former World Health Organization officer, warned this week: 'This is how pandemics start.' ...

The Wuhan Institute has faced scrutiny due to claims that COVID-19 may have accidentally leaked from its facilities.

More aggressive actions and better co-ordinated responses needed to contain viruses, say public health experts ...

Give two examples of viruses that are currently causing concern and have the potential to spread globally Outline the ...

Researchers at Cranfield University have developed an innovative new method for identifying biomarkers in wastewater using ...