Orthohantaviruses, such as the Puumala virus, are widespread in Europe, causing flu-like illnesses and severe kidney damage in those infected. It is increasingly considered a zoonotic threat.

A strain of bird flu never seen before in the United States has been detected among poultry at a California farm. The virus, called highly pathogenic H5N9, is a type of avian influenza, otherwise ...

Scientists at Duke-NUS Medical School have found that viruses circulating in live poultry markets can be detected more ...

When we shift from understanding disease to preventing it, the same framework applies. The infectious disease triad can be thought of as a three-legged stool. Remove any one leg, whether pathogen, ...

A new study from the Cary Institute found 10% of ticks sampled carried multiple pathogens, including those that cause Lyme and babesiosis.

The new strain was found in Noxubee County, Miss. All of the roughly 46,000 birds either died or were euthanized after the infection spread. In another development, researchers reported that exposure ...

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As cases of H5N1 bird flu rise across the U.S., some of us may be more immune to the virus than others. Many people may have immune cells called "T cells" primed and ready to fight the "highly ...

Study shows many ticks carry several infections, increasing health risks and making diagnosis harder after bites.