A cheap new test using origami paper sensors can help detect infectious diseases much earlier than current methods, say ...

South Africa gets "PRET[1]". As part of South Africa's ongoing efforts to prepare for future respiratory pathogen pandemics, ...

The Wuhan Institute has faced scrutiny due to claims that COVID-19 may have accidentally leaked from its facilities.

Give two examples of viruses that are currently causing concern and have the potential to spread globally Outline the ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has provided a major update on the first human case of bird flu in the US with ...

The convergence of multiple flu strains in one animal can allow new virus strains to form—just as they did in past pandemics.

Gita Gopinath, IMF First Deputy Managing Director, delivers the Whitaker Lecture at the Central Bank of Ireland, addressing ...

Researchers at Cranfield University have developed an innovative new method for identifying biomarkers in wastewater using ...

Kenya will in 2025 host the East Africa Region Global Health Security Summit, a high-level event designed to tackle global health security challenges in the region.

Covid-19 underlined the critical importance of vaccines. The pandemic caused 16 million global deaths, and the current scare ...

AI is increasingly being used to follow and prepare for new variants of coronavirus It's been dubbed "Disease X" - the next ...

A new survey of epidemiology and infectious diseases experts evaluate how prepared we are for disease outbreaks and overall ...