The measles vaccine uses a weakened virus that's never been shown to spread to others. Samples from the outbreak in Texas ...

Six years before the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, an Ebola outbreak in West Africa had people fearing the possibility of a global outbreak. This was the first time many had ever heard of the virus, ...

The list of 24 infectious diseases has been created to help scientists make new tests, vaccines and medication in preparation ...

The list of 24 pathogen families is the first to consider global health threats, as well as threats specific to the UK ...

A decade after the worst of the virus’ 40 outbreaks killed 11,300 people, individuals who still bear its physical and mental ...

Five years after COVID-19 reached pandemic status, public health experts reflect on what we learned—and how those lessons can ...

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In earlier epidemics, such as the 2013–16 West African Ebola outbreak, sequencing data came in too slowly to track how the virus was changing as infections spread. But it quickly became clear ...

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WHO has declared the mpox resurgence a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC) and warned that the virus is circulating in at least ten provinces. The outbreak is being fuelled by ...