Hantaviruses have long incubation periods, meaning the time between when a person is exposed and starts showing symptoms can ...

At least six passengers from the MV Hondius cruise ship have tested positive for the Andes strain of hantavirus.

As global temperatures rise, the spread of infectious diseases is rapidly evolving in unexpected ways. That’s something that Dr. Angelle Desiree LaBeaud thinks about a lot. A physician-scientist, ...

In December 2022, China lifted the stringent COVID-19 restrictions it had imposed early in the pandemic, and infections throughout the country rapidly increased. In response, some countries restricted ...

When the COVID pandemic hit, many people turned to the eerily prescient film "Contagion" (2011) for answers—or at least for catharsis. Suddenly, its hypothetical plot felt all too real. Applauded for ...

A mouse running across a garden wall or hiding behind old cardboard boxes may seem like a routine household problem. But in ...

Researchers have developed a powerful new tool that can track how microbes spread between people with unprecedented precision, offering new ways to prevent infections and improve treatments in the ...