Scientists discover new viruses every year. A catalogue of the riskiest ones could help us spot the next pandemic before it ...

Experts argue the hantavirus outbreak was quickly contained but revealed growing challenges in pandemic preparedness and ...

A new virus catalogue reveals the terrifying pathogens most likely to spark the next global health emergency.

The question of when, not if, the world will face another global health crisis remains a top priority for scientists. In an ...

Healthcare workers (HCWs) played a critical role in the global response to the COVID-19 pandemic, providing essential ...

A new study has identified an influenza virus circulating in pigs that shows multiple traits associated with pandemic potential. Known as H1N2, the virus belongs to a lineage of flu viruses that ...

Michael Osterholm, University of Minnesota Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy director, was driving to the airport the morning of Dec. 30, 2019, when his cellphone rang. A colleague was ...

The world is full of animal viruses, and we're pretty sure that one of them will cause the next pandemic. To prevent pandemics, we need to predict which of the vast number of animal viruses are most ...

The deadly H5 bird flu has finally hit Australia. Here's how other nations have coped with the virus.

Most animal viruses never become pandemics because they must overcome multiple barriers, including receptor mismatch, immune ...

Nineteen-year-old U.S. Army Pvt. David Lewis set out from Fort Dix on a 50-mile hike with his unit on Feb. 5, 1976. On that bitter cold day, he collapsed and died. Autopsy specimens unexpectedly ...