Hantavirus has been all over the news lately due to a shocking outbreak on the MV Hondius cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean.

A shrimp virus called CMNV has jumped into humans, causing a new eye disease linked to handling and eating raw seafood. The virus is already global.

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There’s an entire world of microbiomes living just under our noses. Although we can’t see them, bacteria, viruses, and other microorganisms are as much a part of our daily lives as the air we breathe.

The CDC advised pet owners not to feed raw animal products to cats and for vets to use protective equipment ...

Explore how zoonotic diseases, from the Neolithic era to modern hantavirus outbreaks, have shaped humanity. Virologist ...

A virus that typically infects marine animals, such as shrimp and fish, has jumped to humans and is causing chronic eye disease in some people, according to a study published in the journal Nature ...

A new University of California San Diego study published in Cell challenges a long-standing assumption about how animal viruses become capable of sparking human epidemics and pandemics. Using a ...

A Washington resident has been hospitalized with bird flu, according to the Washington State Health Department, and they’re infected with a strain of the virus that hasn’t been seen in humans before.