Researchers review the ever-growing list of human viruses, examining their diversity, transmission pathways, and the urgent need for prevention and global surveillance.

Changes in the environment, human demographics, globalization and immunosuppressive therapies allow for the introduction of new viruses into the human population. Many chronic diseases may have an ...

New research from the University of Sydney sheds light on how coronaviruses emerge in bat populations, focusing on young bats as hotspots for infections and co-infections that may drive viral ...

With the 2025 influenza season starting earlier than usual, the NICD urges South Africans to stay vigilant against seasonal viruses like flu and RSV. Learn about the symptoms, preventive measures, and ...

The viruses that infect human cells have turned out to be unexpectedly diverse. In 1997, researchers in Japan inspecting the blood of a patient discovered an entirely new virus family that came ...

They found that viruses from the same family shared mimicked epitopes and that viruses that cause chronic infections demonstrated more mimicry compared to viruses that cause acute infections. Two ...