Zika virus and dengue virus are very close relatives. Both are mosquito-borne flaviviruses, and both specialize in infecting ...

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has identified 24 infectious diseases that pose the greatest future threats to public health. Some, like COVID-19, have pandemic ...

Liverpool is now bidding for funding for a new Pandemic Preparedness and Response Facility - to be based on the site of the ...

Five years ago the country's first national lockdown began. Now, as Ebola, Mpox and bird flu are deemed 'high risk', experts ...

While other viruses can produce similar effects, this is the first time this specific behavior has been spotted. Researchers ...

ICMR-NIV Pune to study impact of Zika virus on pregnancy and birth outcomes in Zika-positive mothers post the virus outbreak ...

The Oropouche virus has been linked to Zika-like outcomes in pregnant people, with cases more than doubling in 2024 ...

After recovering from Oropouche infection, symptoms recur in about 60% of patients within a few days up to several weeks.

Health experts are warning about a tropical disease spread by midges and mosquitoes, recently detected in US travelers ...

Researchers discovered that Zika virus constructs nanotubes to transport infection across the placental barrier undetected.

Heading south for the winter? Oropouche virus, a new infectious disease, has been reported in travellers from Canada and the United States who visited ...