Transmission occurs through direct contact with bodily fluids of infected individuals or contaminated surfaces. As there is no specific vaccine or treatment, supportive care remains the primary form ...

AI’s potential to detect and prevent disease is limitless, and allows us to address public health in a manner that is ...

Scientists worldwide say fears of the next pandemic may come true, with many new viruses mutating and spreading slowly, ...

Health experts say there ought to be no outbreaks in the United States. “Each outbreak signifies a lapse in our public health ...

Officials have ruled out Ebola or Marburg virus, but say those infected are presenting symptoms of a ‘hemorrhagic fever’ ...

A mysterious illness in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has resulted in over 400 cases and 53 deaths since January 21.

Scientists comment to an unknown disease breakout in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Prof Paul Hunter, Professor in Medicine, University of East Anglia (UEA), said: ...

Lenacapavir, a twice yearly injection that prevents HIV transmission, was named the breakthrough medicine of 2024. But without US foreign aid dollars, its delivery to millions worldwide is under ...

Infection with Zika virus in pregnancy can lead to neurological disorders, fetal abnormalities and fetal death. Until now, ...

The WHO has orchestrated two mass vaccination campaigns during pauses of fighting in the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas.

In the first of the 2 outbreaks, affected children had contact with bats. Further investigations are under way for both ...