Because measles is so contagious, experts say that vaccination rates need to be above about 95 percent to stem the spread of the virus. In recent years, the rate has fallen well below that critical ...

Introduction As winter approaches, the incidence of norovirus infections tends to rise, and many might not realize that oysters are a primary food source for this virus. In this article, we will ...

When HHS overhauled the CDC’s childhood immunization schedule in January, it significantly reduced the number of vaccines ...

Scientists discover how yellow fever and encephalitis viruses enter human cells, and block them with decoy molecules.

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

A vaccine with University of Washington roots that fights a suite of coronaviruses including COVID-19 and related, deadly ...

A large-scale population metagenomic study has shed new light on the spatial heterogeneity of viral communities across the ...

Massachusetts can expect the wintertime chorus of hacking coughs and sniffling to continue as Respiratory Syncytial Virus and ...

The oncolytic virus therapy landscape has expanded steadily over the past decade, with over 100 companies worldwide pursuing clinical or preclinical programs. A few leaders, such as Candel ...

Kazakhstanis have been asked to refrain from travelling to India amid an outbreak of the Nipah virus. This concerns one of ...

Post-2020, highly pathogenic avian influenza H5 circulation is characterised by spatially expanded ecological suitability, changes in key environmental predictors, and a wider range of avian species ...

When scientists sent bacteria-infecting viruses to the International Space Station, the microbes did not behave the same way they do on Earth. In microgravity, infections still occurred, but both ...