Chinese researchers have unveiled a crucial mutation in the Ebola virus that significantly enhanced its infectivity during a major outbreak, providing new insights for epidemic surveillance and drug ...

With $30 million in funding from the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI), Merck & Co. is bringing together several global vaccine makers to develop an updated Ebola vaccine to ...

In 2012, artist Matthew Inman published two comics on his popular comedy website The Oatmeal. One was a personal piece called "My Dog: The Paradox" about the weird habits of his pet canine, Rambo. The ...

About 1 in 10 people carry genetic variants that make them particularly vulnerable to the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), a ubiquitous pathogen that is increasingly being linked to conditions like multiple ...

An outbreak of the Nipah virus in the Indian state of West Bengal is raising concern in parts of Asia, leading some airports to implement precautionary health screenings. So far, five confirmed ...

NEW DELHI — Indian authorities said they had contained a Nipah virus outbreak after confirming two cases in the eastern state of West Bengal, as several Asian countries tightened health screenings and ...

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