A new year might mean new viral threats. Influenza A is a perennial threat. The virus infects a wide range of animals and has ...

I research virus outbreaks around the world. Here’s what I’ll be keeping an eye on in 2026 that could cause infections in unexpected places or cases.

Nipah virus is a bat-borne, zoonotic virus that causes Nipah virus infection in humans and other animals, a disease with a ...

Nipah virus (NiV) is a virus that spreads between animals and people. It is a zoonotic illness that is transmitted to people ...

At the end of last year, an Ebola disease outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s Kasai province was officially declared over.

Ethiopia confirms first outbreak of Marburg virus, closely related to Ebola. WHO warns of its high lethality and has ...

Two suspected cases of Nipah virus disease, listed as a high-priority pathogen by the WHO, have been identified in West ...

Two suspected cases of Nipah virus disease have been detected in West Bengal, bringing renewed attention to the deadly ...

Oyewale Tomori is a virologist and fellow at the Nigerian Academy of Science. Marburg virus causes the Marburg Virus Disease, formerly known as Marburg hemorrhagic fever. The virus, which belongs to ...

This story is part of a larger series on viroids and virusoids, small infectious RNAs. It is also the seventh installment in a series on hepatitis D virus, a virusoid-like pathogen that causes serious ...