Pathogens can create sticky situations. When microbes invade the body to cause an infection, often one of their first lines ...

I research virus outbreaks around the world. Here’s what I’ll be keeping an eye on in 2026 that could cause infections in unexpected places or cases.

A deadly pathogen known as cetacean morbillivirus has been detected in Arctic waters for the first time. Researchers found it ...

A systematic review of more than 200 studies published in BMC Infectious Diseases on human viruses over more than a century ...

Many pathogenic viruses are endemic among human populations and can cause a broad variety of diseases, some potentially leading to devastating pandemics. How virus populations maintain diversity and ...

A new study by researchers at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) offers insights into cell death regulation by viruses like SARS-CoV-2, and how bats and humans respond differently to tricks that ...

The new strain was found in Noxubee County, Miss. All of the roughly 46,000 birds either died or were euthanized after the infection spread. In another development, researchers reported that exposure ...

As cases of H5N1 bird flu rise across the U.S., some of us may be more immune to the virus than others. Many people may have immune cells called "T cells" primed and ready to fight the "highly ...

England is expanding wastewater surveillance to detect virus outbreaks early, giving hospitals more time to respond before ...

These infections tend to peak in winter because people spend more time indoors, making transmission easier. But they can also ...