The VRBPAC meeting comes the week after the World Health Organization (WHO) recommended that members consider using ...

A new PEARLS article in PLoS Pathogens reviews the rapid evolution and pandemic potential of emerging influenza A viruses, ...

Scientists in Blacksburg have discovered a large, previously unseen virus inside algae. The virus poses no risk to human ...

The idea is biologically plausible and historically grounded — and it reframes how we think about the origin of pandemics.

Millions of "long COVID" patients coping with debilitating "brain fog" and chronic fatigue, who are looking for answers to ...

Under the control of anti-vaccine advocate Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the Food and Drug Administration is unilaterally terminating universal access to seasonal COVID-19 vaccines; instead, only people who ...

COVID cases resurface with mild symptoms, but scientist reassures public to stay cautious and vigilant for potential spikes.

Giant viruses, like the ones found in Yellowstone's hot springs, have been turning up in many odd corners of the planet.

Did you know that more than 75% of new infectious diseases affecting humans originally come from animals? Bats, in particular, are natural hosts to some of the world's most dangerous viruses, ...

Every living creature on Earth needs to protect itself from things that would do it harm. Bacteria are no different. And ...

A virus largely unknown outside scientific circles is spreading rapidly across parts of Latin America, drawing comparisons to ...