Experts are sounding the alarm over the spread of a rare, deadly rodent virus that killed Gene Hackman's wife Betsy Arakawa.

Humans have been getting infected by ancient bacteria and viruses for at least 37,000 years. Now, for the first time, ...

A research team led by Eske Willerslev, professor at the University of Copenhagen and the University of Cambridge, has recovered ancient DNA from 214 known human pathogens in prehistoric humans from ...

In a major win for the nation's biosecurity efforts, Australia has been officially declared free from high pathogenicity ...

First identified in Malaysia in 1999, the Nipah virus has triggered several deadly outbreaks across South and Southeast Asia.

This is not the first time the rare hantavirus has been traced to a National Park, as there were cases in people who had visited Yosemite National Park in 2012.

Vaccines are one of, if not THE most significant public health achievements. They played a pivotal role in reducing mortality from infectious diseases, once the leading causes of death. Routine ...

In Australia, low pathogenicity avian influenza viruses are naturally carried by wild birds, particularly ducks, often ...

A park employee at the Grand Canyon was exposed to hantavirus, and a separate case of exposure to rabies in the park has also been confirmed.

Advocates say the code of conduct for the hospitality industry can make Niagara a national and international leader in protecting vulnerable groups, such as women and girls, who are disproportionately ...

Researchers have discovered a strategy to neutralize two highly lethal viruses for which there is currently no approved ...