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.

Infectious disease researchers have identified Pteropine orthoreoviruses (PRVs), a group of newly emergent bat-borne viruses, ...

Oyewale Tomori is a virologist and fellow at the Nigerian Academy of Science. Marburg virus causes the Marburg Virus Disease, formerly known as Marburg hemorrhagic fever. The virus, which belongs to ...

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

Scientists have found the clearest evidence yet that Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) – which nearly all of us carry for life – is directly responsible for hijacking our immune system's cells to cause lupus, ...

The World Health Organization is reporting an outbreak of the Marburg virus in both Equatorial Guinea and Tanzania. The CDC is now warning travelers to take precautions if they visit countries where ...

Equine herpesvirus can spread easily and debilitate an animal. A recent outbreak canceled several events across the country, but animal health authorities say cases seem to be easing.

“Bleeding eye” virus, also known as the Marburg virus, is circulating in Rwanda. The U.S. State Department and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are warning about traveling to certain regions ...

Veterinary team develops molecular test to find hidden equine herpesvirus infections before they spread to other animals.

A disease which can kill cats, both domestic and wild, has been discovered for the first time in the US. A variant of the rustrela virus-- related to the wider-known rubella virus which causes a skin ...

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Ghana has confirmed the first two fatal cases of Marburg virus disease, a deadly infliction in the same family as the Ebola virus. The two patients died in the same hospital in late June and their ...