An epidemiologist's roster of worrisome pathogens remind us how important it is to stay vigilant and proactive when it comes ...

The Nipah virus was spotted in India where it infected two people. No cases of the potentially lethal virus have been ...

Infectious disease experts are sounding the alarm about two pathogens in animals that have the potential to trigger the next ...

Nipah virus is a zoonotic virus, usually transmitted from animals such as fruit bats to humans or through contaminated food.

UVA infectious disease expert Dr. William Petri explains how the virus spreads and why health officials are on high alert.

In 2003, Jean-Michel Claverie made a discovery in bacterial genomics that would change his career trajectory and begin a new era in microbiology. “One day, we found a very strange beast that nobody ...

A new year might mean new viral threats. Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest sci-tech news updates. Old viruses are constantly evolving. A warming and increasingly populated planet puts humans ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It’s the time of year when it’s hard to go anywhere without coming into contact with someone who is sneezing or coughing. Right ...

Some countries are on alert after two cases of a deadly, incurable virus were reported in India this week. Here's what to ...

A petri dish full of dead bacteria isn’t usually cause for celebration. But for Stanford’s Brian Hie it was a game-changer in his efforts to create synthetic life. The perpetrator was a type of virus ...

Viruses in wetland soil play a more important role than previously understood and could even be indicators of ecosystem health, according to a new study by researchers from the University of Wisconsin ...

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