The public discourse around the origin of the pandemic has increasingly been shaped by political agendas and conspiratorial ...

Scientists from Washington State University are using and AI model to identify animal populations most likely to spread diseases to humans.

The H5N1 avian flu is circulating in cows and other mammals. Whether it will make a permanent leap to humans is another ...

By analyzing ancient DNA, scientists determined when, where and how our ancestors got sick from infectious diseases.

H5N1 avian influenza virus was first found infecting cattle in 2024, though its risk of adapting to infect and spread through ...

Common respiratory infections, including Covid-19 and influenza, can awaken dormant breast cancer cells that have spread to ...

A t least 320,000 previously unknown viruses could be circulating in animals and identifying which might spread to humans is vital to prevent future pandemics, says a new study. Prof. Ian Lipkin ...

The H5N1 bird flu virus has historically extracted a heavy toll when it infects humans, with nearly half of confirmed cases ending in death over the past three decades. But of the 70 cases reported in ...

On July 12, a new deadly Nipah virus infection was confirmed in a 52-year-old man in the Palakkad district of Kerala, marking ...