Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine report in Science Advances a breakthrough in human norovirus (HuNoV) research.

Ten years after a devastating Zika outbreak in Brazil, new research has revealed another concerning side effect of the mosquito-borne virus, The Independent reported. The study was a collaboration ...

Emergence of a New Virus in Bangladesh In Bangladesh, the ongoing political turmoil is compounded by the emergence of a new virus that poses a significant health threat. Researchers have identified ...

In a quiet freshwater pond in Ibaraki Prefecture near Tokyo, researchers have pulled from the water a microscopic giant that ...

The H5N1 bird flu, spreading across all 50 U.S. states, raises concerns about a potential pandemic. The virus has impacted dairy farms, poultry flocks, and humans, with one confirmed human death in ...

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Because measles is so contagious, experts say that vaccination rates need to be above about 95 percent to stem the spread of ...

A scientist harvests H7N9 virus growing in bird eggs. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention received samples of the virus from China. — James Gathany/CDC/Douglas E. Jordan / (CC0 1.0) A ...