Disease and death are back in the headlines. The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is currently outpacing ...

Let's face it—bats get a bad rap. Their links to disease outbreaks and their spooky association with vampires influence their notoriety. In reality, bats are truly remarkable. Bats support our ...

Yibin Zhu’s work highlights how microbiota from both the hosts and vectors can either promote or suppress virus transmission.

A new study led by Profs. Xu Tao and He Shunmin from the Institute of Biophysics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has revealed how human leukocyte antigen (HLA) genes, central to the immune system, ...

Detecting infectious disease threats early and responding quickly can dramatically alter the course of an infectious outbreak.

Global changes are driving the emergence of new infectious diseases and accelerating their spread. Cambridge scientists are ...

A new World Health Organization (WHO) study published in eBioMedicine names 17 pathogens that regularly cause diseases in communities as top priorities for new vaccine development. The WHO study is ...

As human cases of flea-borne murine typhus continue to occur in South Texas, researchers are working to better understand the ...

Scientists are exploring light-activated nanoparticles to kill biofilms in stored drinking water, aiming to make household ...

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