This year, he’s watching out for viruses like avian flu, mpox, and oropouche, among other continuing threats like measles, ...

Public health alerts about bird flu often repeat that the “risk to the general public is low,” which can sound reassuring but ...

Researchers are not just worried about the virus popping up on American farms. Other types are causing trouble around the ...

While vaccines may not fully protect everyone, public health experts say they’re still proven to help prevent serious illness ...

Public health updates should be highlighting progress that includes improving communicable disease rates, new research, ...

Barely more than a week into the new year, the California Department of Public Health confirmed its first measles case of ...

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. flu infections showed signs of a slight decline last week, but health officials say it’s not clear that ...

The CDC estimates at least 11 million illnesses so far this season:120,000 people have been hospitalized and 5,000 have died ...

While influenza remains the top concern for Maine public health experts, other viruses are also currently circulating, ...

Viruses occupy a central place in ecology and health, influencing the dynamics of terrestrial, aquatic, and managed ...

The origin of life on Earth becomes even more fascinating and complex as we peer into the mysterious world of viruses.

Members of a new class of antivirals are being tested in U.S. clinical trials, and one has gained approval in Japan, but how ...