Scientists believe that the Bundibugyo virus persists in an animal species, occasionally spilling over into humans. But they ...

Scientists racing to develop potential vaccines and treatments against a deadly Ebola outbreak are having to do so without a ...

Severe influenza is frequently associated with bacterial or viral co-infections. Although immune-mediated mechanisms have been extensively investigated, the cell-intrinsic responses of respiratory ...

Infection of backyard and poultry with low pathogenicity avian influenza LPAI A(H5N2) viruses has occurred in Mexico since 1994, and the first human infection caused by this influenza virus was ...

A Eurosurveillance report describes a multi-country response to an Andes virus outbreak linked to the Dutch-flagged ...

Definition: A pathogen is a biological agent – such as a bacterium, virus, fungus, parasite or prion – that can cause disease in a host organism. In simple terms: a pathogen is an infectious microbe ...

Like the dengue and Zika viruses, Oropouche virus causes a febrile illness. There are recent indications that infections during pregnancy can cause damage to unborn babies. Researchers have now ...

A research team at the University of Greifswald's Research Training Group RTG-PRO "Proteases in pathogen and host: importance ...

AMSTERDAM — At the European Respiratory Society (ERS) Congress 2025, respiratory experts debated whether to consider viral sepsis a distinct clinical threat that demands specific recognition or a ...

The body defends itself against pathogens by depriving them of vital iron. However, this strategy doesn't always succeed against Salmonella. Researchers have discovered that these bacteria ...