A cutting-edge genetic test can rapidly detect and identify almost any kind of disease-causing microorganism in the h ...

Study reveals how viruses invade cells by exploiting host proteins, with findings that may help in pre-pandemic preparedness.

Researchers working to understand the prevalence of a virus that can severely damage the immune system of chickens have said ...

“We know that viruses evolve — we have seen it with Ebola ... More by Max Kozlov First published in 1869, Nature is the world ...

Doctors are seeing more patients with respiratory virus symptoms, and the situation isn't likely to improve with the holidays ...

Researchers at CU Anschutz offer new insights into the long-term effects of HSV-1 infection. Herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1), the cause of the common cold sore, can spread into the central nervous ...

Shi and a team of Chinese, US and Swiss researchers have developed a customised virus receptor that could pave way for new ...

McMaster researchers found that bacteriophages treated under specific conditions form flower-like structures that are highly ...

A B.C. teenager who tested positive for bird flu — caused by the H5N1 strain of avian influenza — is now in critical ...

Federal health officials on Thursday called for more testing of employees on farms with bird flu after a new study showed ...

If you missed the early fall push for flu and COVID-19 vaccines, it’s not too late. Health officials say it’s important to ...

Researchers at the LKS Faculty of Medicine of the University of Hong Kong (HKUMed) have discovered a significant association between specific Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) variants and nasopharyngeal ...