The chikungunya virus, which is spread by mosquitoes, is rarely fatal but has seen a surge in cases in China after an ...

You’ve heard of HIV. You’ve definitely heard of COVID-19 – probably more often than you want to, let’s face it. You know ...

The chikungunya virus has rapidly spread to about 8,000 patients in just four weeks, mainly across China’s Guangdong province to the south, with the city of Foshan being hit the hardest, according to ...

Chinese health officials are responding to an outbreak of a mosquito-borne disease that can cause severe joint pain. More ...

To speed up screening and provide access to innovative treatments, the World Health Organization–International Agency for ...

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), 5.6 billion people are at risk of arboviral diseases such as chikungunya. Other widespread arboviruses impacting humans include dengue, Zika and ...

Scientists at The Pirbright Institute have taken a major step forward in tackling one of the world's most dangerous viruses, ...

HIV antivirals may be the key to stopping HTLV-1, a deadly virus with no cure. In a decade-long study, researchers successfully suppressed the virus in mice and discovered a way to kill infected cells ...

The United States’ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is considering issuing a travel notice for visitors to ...

On July 12, a new deadly Nipah virus infection was confirmed in a 52-year-old man in the Palakkad district of Kerala, marking ...

LONDON -- The second-largest, second-deadliest Ebola outbreak in history was declared over Thursday, almost two years after the first case was confirmed. An outbreak of the Ebola virus, which ...

They are considered to be one of the deadliest animals in the world, according to the Centers for Disease ... which is why they say Florida has to be vigilant about the Zika virus spreading here.