This colourized electron microscope image provided by the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases in 2024 shows the red and yellow particles of avian influenza A virus ...

The new year is certain to bring the spread of infectious diseases – both new and old. And several factors make 2025 ripe for transmission in the U.S., including declining childhood vaccination ...

The Briefing Room. What we know (and don't know) about the new Mpox outbreak. Audio, 28 minutesThe Briefing Room What we know (and don't know) about the new Mpox outbreak David Aaronovitch and ...

Jessica Wrubel is an accomplished writer, copy editor, and fact checker, working for over 15 years for various publications owned by Tribune Publishing, The Arena Group, and Hearst Communications ...

COVID emerged suddenly, spread rapidly and killed millions of people around the world. Since then, I think it’s fair to say that most people have been nervous about the emergence of the next big ...

Since then, I think it's fair to say that most people have been nervous about the emergence of the next big infectious disease—be that a virus, bacterium, fungus or parasite. With COVID in ...

There are very few systems in place to keep watch for emerging variants of infectious diseases, apart from the established COVID and influenza surveillance programmes. The technique is a major ...

The US National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases has taken this a step further, preparing vaccines and therapies for a list of prototype pathogens from key virus families. The goal is ...

When the news first broke in the DRC, Michael Osterholm — director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota — told NPR that this type of ...

The basic claim at the heart of the suit involves a mind-bending bid to create a discourse around the film’s flawed treatment of the sensitive themes of domestic violence and coercive control of ...

Since new Emerging Infectious Diseases ( EIDs) are a threat that targets not just human beings, but animals and the environment, the problems must be solved applying the “One Health” concept.

Dr Head stated: "A permanent member of any 'possible infectious disease threat' list, avian influenza evolves its shape and style a little like the Covid variants, and has the potential to cause a ...