Two Chicago hospitals will serve as "Elite Special Pathogen Treatment Centers" with state funding to upgrade their ability to care for patients with high-consequence pathogens such as Ebola virus ...

Among the viral pathogen families classed as high risk for both epidemics and pandemics are coronaviridae, which includes Covid-19, and the orthomyxoviridae family, which includes avian influenza.

Scientists have discovered 20 new bat viruses in China, including strains related to Nipah and Hendra, raising global health ...

The Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response June 25 announced it conducted an exercise transporting simulated ...

Two molecules found in various plants, including one extracted from birch, could prevent viruses as formidable as HIV, Ebola, ...

This raises fresh concerns about the risk of animal pathogens infecting people.  Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at ...

Future pandemics will likely emerge from animals. Strengthening animal health systems, improving surveillance, and embedding ...

From mosquito monitoring to sewage surveillance, EU-funded researchers are combining diverse data techniques to spot early signs of emerging infections before they strike. By Andrew Dunne As the world ...

In the shadows of Python Cave, Uganda, a leopard leaps from a guano mound—formed by bat excrement—and sinks its teeth into a ...

Chinese scientists have raised concerns over 20 never-seen-before viruses found in the kidneys of bats mostly found in the Yunnan province of the country. According to researchers, the viruses—closely ...

If we are serious about taking the necessary measures to prevent the next pandemic, we must learn from past failures and act decisively. This starts with better prioritising animal health for the ...

China’s Yunnan. Two of them are genetically similar to lethal Nipah and Hendra, raising fears of spillover via contaminated ...