The discovery of Hendra foreshadowed three decades of emerging infectious diseases dominated by bat-borne zoonotic viruses – ...

Human study aims to find first-ever defence to mitigate risk of zoonotic pathogen The first in-humans clinical trial of a ...

Longitudinal Secretion of Paramyxovirus RNA in the Urine of Straw-Coloured Fruit ... Unlike the acute, high morbidity infections typical in spillover hosts, infected reservoir hosts often exhibit low ...

A recent study reveals a sharp rise in neuroinvasive Toscana virus infections in Italy from 2022 to 2023, driven by climate factors and expanding geographic spread. Scientists at Harvard Medical ...

Two-thirds of people with post-COVID-19 syndrome have persistent, objective symptoms—including reduced physical exercise capacity and reduced cognitive test performances—for a year or more ...

Many diseases can be spread through saliva alone, including viral and bacterial infections. Our saliva is naturally protective against disease spread. However, this protection can be compromised by ...

Parasitic infections can invade practically any part of the body. Brain parasites, those that infect the central nervous system which includes the brain, are potentially the most damaging and the most ...

Jan. 20, 2025 — Researchers have profiled the molecular structure and features of a key part of the deadly Nipah virus. Experiments in cells showe how changes in the viral polymerase -- a ...

A booklet on the BC Environment website providing text and pictures to help inform and protect readers from potential infection with disease agents that sometimes occur in western Canada's wildlife.