UVA Health has been awarded a $500,000 federal grant aimed at strengthening its ability to respond to major infectious ...

There are two licensed vaccines for Ebola virus, but no vaccines are licensed for Sudan virus or Marburg virus.

An unprecedented avian flu outbreak in Argentine Patagonia devastated a stable elephant seal colony, highlighting the rising threat of infectious disease to wildlife in a warming world.

Since 2011, 188 countries have experienced over 1200 disease outbreaks including Ebola Virus Disease (EVD), cholera, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS), and ...

There are different kinds of vaccines, and each requires different processes to move from the laboratory to your physician's ...

Ethiopia confirms first outbreak of Marburg virus, closely related to Ebola. WHO warns of its high lethality and has ...

Delhi is set to declare human rabies a notifiable disease under the Epidemic Diseases Act. What is a notifiable disease and ...

Norovirus, the infamous "winter vomiting disease," is surging again across the United States. Norovirus is a highly contagious stomach bug that causes sudden, often violent bouts of diarrhea and ...

Researchers test low-cost methylene blue and blood biomarkers to detect cerebral malaria early and reduce brain injury, ...

Is there a vaccine for the Nipah virus? Early human trials show a new vaccine is safe and triggers strong immune responses.

Jinka, the central city of the Omo region in southwestern Ethiopia, lies on the border between civilization and nature. Once ...

Last December, while visiting Nairobi for a global health workshop, I met a group of community health workers, the frontline professionals who play a vital ...