The species of virus at the heart of the outbreak, Zaire ebolavirus has historically been thought to have the highest fatality rate of all Ebola species, up to 90%.

Researchers at Wageningen University & Research (WUR) are contributing to the development of a new vaccine designed to provide broad protection ...

In the shadows of Python Cave, Uganda, a leopard leaps from a guano mound—formed by bat excrement—and sinks its teeth into a ...

The Ministry of Health established the National Ebola Survivors Programme in 2022 with support from Baylor-Uganda and funding from Usaid to provide medical care, mental health support, and ...

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The virus that commonly causes cold sores starts reshaping our genome within an hour of infection to boost its own growth, which scientists could take advantage of to treat severe cases.

Mosquitos in McHenry and DuPage counties have tested positive for West Nile virus, public health officials announced. A mosquito pool collected from Lake in the Hills on June 2 tested positive for ...

Local health agencies have already found virus-positive mosquitoes in Sacramento, Kern, Tulare, and Santa Clara counties, according to the California West Nile Virus program.

Symptoms of Zika virus can include fever, rash, headache, joint pain, and pink eye. However, about 80 percent of Zika cases are asymptomatic, according to the Hawaii Department of Health.

Lithgow’s team found out that infected bacteria typically carried about 30 copies of the viral DNA. “That’s quite a load,” said Lithgow. So, he realized that the virus must confer some competitive ...

The deadly Ebola virus normally spreads among animals but occasionally spills over to humans, to dire effect. To understand how such diseases make that jump, scientists must find the animal host.

The largest outbreak of Ebola virus disease began in Guinea in December 2013. 19 This outbreak was marked by gastrointestinal clinical presentation, although the most common symptoms for Ebola virus ...