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

Sierra Leoneans are worried by the increasing number of mpox cases and deaths that have been recorded in 2025.

Introduction There has been no systematic comparison of how the policy response to past infectious disease outbreaks and epidemics was funded. This study aims to collate and analyse funding for the ...

By Gift BritonScientists are developing a single vaccine to protect against three deadly viruses that regularly strike Africa: Ebola Zaire, Sudan Ebola virus, and Marburg virus.These viruses cause ...

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

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%.

More information: Herpes simplex virus type 1 reshapes host chromatin architecture via transcription machinery hijacking, Nature Communications (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-60534-6 ...

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.

Expert speaks on West Nile Virus prevention after first case is detected Summer is still a few days away, but the first case of the West Nile Virus in Massachusetts has already been detected.

Eggers C, Martel L, Dismer A, et al. Implementing a DHIS2 Ebola virus disease module during the 2021 Guinea Ebola outbreak. BMJ Global Health 2022;7:e009240. doi:10.1136/bmjgh-2022-00924 This article ...

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.