When the first reports of a new COVID-19 variant emerge, scientists worldwide scramble to answer a critical question: Will ...

Scientists have known that major outbreaks often originate in wildlife – swine flu, avian flu and even SARS-CoV-2 all started ...

CSL Behring Germany today announced that the first haemophilia B patient in Germany was treated with the gene therapy HEMGENIX® (etranacogene dezaparvovec) at the Hemophilia Treatment Center at ...

In August 2024, the World Health Organization declared a second "Public Health Emergency of International Concern" for mpox.

Imagine a virus so lethal that up to 90% of those infected don’t survive. That’s Marburg - a rare but extremely dangerous disease with no known cure. In this video, we explore its history, how it ...

An analysis of mpox virus genomes from individuals infected between 2018 and 2023 has provided insights into how the virus ...

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

Scientists have discovered 20 new bat viruses in China, including strains related to Nipah and Hendra, raising global health ...

Deadly viruses throughout history From the Ebola to COVID-19, diseases caused by viruses have killed humans throughout history. Viruses are much older than human beings, possibly even older than ...

New viruses that are genetically similar to known fatal viruses have been discovered near food sources in a concerning new ...