England is expanding wastewater surveillance to detect virus outbreaks early, giving hospitals more time to respond before ...

Scientists in Siberia have brought back to life a virus that stayed frozen in permafrost for 48,500 years. They pulled it ...

A systematic review of more than 200 studies published in BMC Infectious Diseases on human viruses over more than a century ...

I research virus outbreaks around the world. Here’s what I’ll be keeping an eye on in 2026 that could cause infections in unexpected places or cases.

Researchers at Utah State University revealed new details about CRISPR immune system defenses, such as Cas12a3 systems, that ...

Scientists took samples from whale blow, identifying possible disease risks for marine mammals in northern seas.

COVID-19 took the world by storm in early 2020, being declared a pandemic in March of that year. While it was the most recent emerging infectious disease, experts anticipate it won’t be the last. Well ...

Humans have been getting infected by ancient bacteria and viruses for at least 37,000 years. Now, for the first time, pathogen DNA has uncovered a pivotal disease "turning point" that happened 6,500 ...

A hypothetical virus dubbed Disease X has world leaders convening at the World Economic Forum in Switzerland this week to discuss how to prevent the threat of another cataclysmic pandemic. Tedros ...

The number of pathogens that could trigger the next pandemic has grown to more than 30, and now includes influenza A virus, dengue virus and monkeypox virus, according to an updated list published by ...