The World Health Organization had declared mpox a global health threat in 2022 and 2024. While most mpox infections are mild, some can be fatal, and cases are spreading in Africa.

Proper hygiene, vaccinations and healthy habits can all reduce the spread of diseases in school.

"This study highlights the potentially large host range SARS-CoV-2 can have in nature and really how widespread it might be."

Most flu viruses enter human or animal cells through specific pathways on their surface. Researchers have now found a second entry pathway.

Enhancing influenza vaccine cross-protection is essential to alleviate the public health burden of epidemics and pandemics, researchers say.

New findings underscore the heightened risk of bird flu exposure for dairy farm workers.

Frequent viral and bacterial infections in kids boost nasal immune defenses. That may have protected them from severe COVID, a study finds.

The risk of avian flu to humans is low, for now. An expert weighs in on what you need to know—and how a universal influenza vaccine could help.

Detecting infectious agents in sewage is only the first step. Researchers are working on developing reliable ways to translate surveillance measurements to case numbers and infection predictions.

Researchers investigated a massive avian flu outbreak among elephant seals and found clear mammal-to-mammal transmission of the virus.