Epidemic-causing viruses are linked to a small number of bat families, not bats as a whole, improving outbreak prevention ...

We are entering peak flu season, and a new variant known as subclade k is spreading quickly across the country, driving a ...

Serious infections with influenza A viruses are characterized by an excessive immune response, known as cytokine storm. It was previously unclear why some virus strains trigger these storms, while ...

Alabama’s first 2025 case of West Nile virus has been reported by the state department of public health as mosquito season ramps up. The ADPH has also reported a case of Dengue Fever and a case of ...

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, ...

Constant sneezing paired with body chills might be trying to tell you something important. Medical experts have identified five dangerous viruses that often begin with these seemingly innocent ...

A case of measles was detected at Newark airport in New Jersey during holiday travel — and at Logan in Boston. Health ...

Lurking in the vast expanse of the ocean and buried deep in the Siberian permafrost, there are giants—not blue whales and ...

Researchers have identified the first henipavirus in North America. Researchers at the University of Queensland have identified the first henipavirus in North America. Dr Rhys Parry from the School of ...

Researchers created 3D “mini-organs” from the trachea, lungs, kidneys, and intestines of five insect-eating bat species commonly found in Korea and Europe. The platform includes both organoids and lab ...

It all started one day in June 2007, with a sudden fever and severe vomiting, said David Hancock. He should have gone to hospital, immediately. But he didn't — he thought: If this is a common ...

Until now, most research has used either generalized cell samples or organoids made from just one type of tropical fruit bat, and only from a single organ. But a breakthrough has arrived: a research ...