Nipah virus is a zoonotic virus harbored by fruit bats. It can be transmitted to pigs and humans, infect people through contaminated food, and can travel directly from person to person via droplets.

Researchers have profiled the molecular structure and features of a key part of the deadly Nipah virus. Experiments in cells showe how changes in the viral polymerase -- a protein involved in viral ...

Chikungunya is a disease transmitted to humans by mosquitoes in Africa, Asia, and the Americas, with sporadic cases reported in other locations. Its symptoms often resemble those of dengue and Zika, ...

As summer kicks into full gear and people are spending more time outside, there's one thing on many people's minds - ticks. Tick season is starting earlier and lasting longer, and ticks are popping up ...

Researchers used computational modeling to reveal finer details surrounding the outer shell of the COVID-19 virus. The work expands the scientific community's understanding of SARS-COV-2, and could ...

Lisa Eshun-Wilson receives funding from the National Science Foundation. Alba Torrents de la Peña receives funding from Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO) Rubicon Grant 45219118.