Five years removed from the COVID-19 outbreak, scientists around the world are still studying its effects and, more importantly, ways those effects can be mitigated in the future.

The study revealed that a gene common in some bats can reduce the production of the SARS-CoV-2 virus by up to 90%, which could help lead to new medical approaches to combating viral diseases.

While Zika has been reported in more than 90 countries, surprisingly little is known about what exactly drives Zika ...

Marketing authorization for the first EU vaccine to protect adolescents against chikungunya has been expedited for its public ...

Recent viral outbreaks such as hMPV highlight the need for routine surveillance effective risk communication and boosting healthcare infrastructure Acute respiratory infections are a serious public he ...

Like other alphaviruses, CHIKV contains an RNA genome of approximately 11.8 kB ... utilized in the production of this manuscript. Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) causes an acute febrile disease ...

But the coronavirus causes COVID, while the influenza virus causes the flu. COVID also spreads faster than the flu and remains contagious for longer periods. Both illnesses cause symptoms such ...

Valneva has announced positive outcomes from its Phase III VLA1553-321 trial of the single-shot IXCHIQ chikungunya virus (CHIKV) vaccine in adolescents. The trial demonstrated a ‘sustained ...

The president of Tanzania has confirmed a case of the Marburg virus in the country. Marburg belongs to the same family of illnesses as Ebola and can cause death in up to 88% of cases. President ...

Credit: Valneva SE. Valneva has announced positive outcomes from its Phase III VLA1553-321 trial of the single-shot IXCHIQ chikungunya virus (CHIKV) vaccine in adolescents. The trial demonstrated a ...

Scientists have already identified that the virus mutated inside the Louisiana patient who died, raising concerns that bird flu may mutate, evolve and change in future. Currently, the symptoms of ...

The advance, described Jan. 20 in Cell, brings scientists a step closer to developing much-needed medicines.Currently, there are no vaccines to prevent or mitigate infection with the Nipah virus ...