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Health experts warn that bird flu, mpox, rubella and Oropouche virus could trigger the next global pandemic as vaccine rates ...

A new year might mean new viral threats. Influenza A is a perennial threat. The virus infects a wide range of animals and has the ability to mutate rapidly. The most recent influenza pandemic – caused ...

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a health alert about an outbreak in Uganda of deadly Sudan virus disease, a viral hemorrhagic fever that is in the same family as Ebola. On ...

Scientists have found the clearest evidence yet that Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) – which nearly all of us carry for life – is directly responsible for hijacking our immune system's cells to cause lupus, ...

Ethiopia confirmed its first outbreak of Marburg virus disease after sending samples from a cluster of suspected cases of viral hemorrhagic fever for testing earlier this week. The virus is the same ...

Cassava is a vital staple crop for millions in tropical regions; however, its production is increasingly compromised by several viral diseases, notably Cassava Mosaic Disease (CMD) and Cassava Brown ...

Autoimmune diseases such as multiple sclerosis arise when the immune system turns against the body itself. Yet for most of ...

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Rabbit hemorrhagic disease virus type 2 has been confirmed in Dare County, North Carolina, marking the state's first cases.