When the first reports of a new COVID-19 variant emerge, scientists worldwide scramble to answer a critical question: Will ...

In August 2024, the World Health Organization declared a second "Public Health Emergency of International Concern" for mpox.

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CSL Behring Germany today announced that the first haemophilia B patient in Germany was treated with the gene therapy HEMGENIX® (etranacogene dezaparvovec) at the Hemophilia Treatment Center at ...

Imagine a virus so lethal that up to 90% of those infected don’t survive. That’s Marburg - a rare but extremely dangerous disease with no known cure. In this video, we explore its history, how it ...

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

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

Govt needs to strengthen the health sector to confront the malady …it should also step up effort like it’s already doing in terms of awareness, says Enabulele Nigeria is currently experiencing a Lassa ...

Gilead Sciences has blamed the low rate of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infections last season for ending two midstage ...

Deadly viruses throughout history From the Ebola to COVID-19, diseases caused by viruses have killed humans throughout history. Viruses are much older than human beings, possibly even older than ...