USAID leads the government's efforts to combat the spread of infectious diseases before they land on American soil. Some ...

Officials are urging San Francisco dog owners to take precautions as the city experiences a spike in a deadly dog virus.

In the early, uncertain days of the coronavirus pandemic, scientists delivered one comforting pronouncement: The virus that ...

A newly discovered bat coronavirus uses the same cell-surface protein to gain entry into human cells as the SARS-CoV-2 virus ...

"Someday I want to be rich. Some people get so rich they lose all respect for humanity. That's how rich I want to be." - Rita ...

Health experts are warning of a potential second norovirus wave in the UK, with those who have recently been infected still ...

The West Texas measles outbreak continues to see more confirmed cases and, on Wednesday, the outbreak's first death. Weather ...

First death from measles in Texas confirmed and case numbers are rising. Will measles outbreak spread to Louisiana? Here's ...

Measles usually doesn’t kill people, but it can, and it can cause permanent disabilities, especially in children.

Researchers have discovered a virus that could enter human cells in a similar way to COVID-19. But they caution it's much ...

The virus, unearthed at the Wuhan Institute of Virology, carries the risk of animal-to-human transmission, though the ...

Since WHO declared the Zika virus epidemic a public health emergency of international concern in 2016, there remain no licensed vaccines, therapeutics, or diagnostic tests for routine antenatal ...