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

Because they rely on hosts for a majority of functions, viruses aren’t considered alive. But entities like ‘Sukunaarchaeum ...

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

More than £1billion has been poured into developing the site at Weybridge in Surrey in order to protect the UK from serious ...

Scientists have discovered 20 new viruses in bats from China, including two henipaviruses similar to deadly strains. This ...

Twenty new viruses have been discovered within bats in China, "raising urgent concerns" that these diseases might spill over ...

The estimated cumulative Ebola Virus Disease incidence rate for health workers was reported to range from about 30 to 44 per 1000 persons depending on job title, compared with the non-health worker ...

Zombie lovers are in for a treat as Danny Boyle’s new post-apocalyptic horror movie 28 Years Later has finally hit the big ...

As of 17 June 2025, there have been over 4,000 confirmed cases of mpox and 25 deaths in Sierra Leone, raising the possibility ...

If Ebola is to be controlled, it will be because of old-fashioned public health measures aimed at the prevention of transmission, such as isolating those affected, tracing and following up with the ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) Ebola situation report declares (1) the Zaire Ebolavirus (hereafter referred to as EBOV) belonging to the Ebolavirus genera of the Filoviridae family (2) as one of ...