Epidemiology

Understanding how avian influenza jumped into cows can help shape the path to stopping the virus’s spread

WHO now admits the COVID virus and other germs spread “through the air.” This plain language may help improve research and action to fight disease

A Dutch man with lymphoma and other blood disorders was infected with the COVID-causing virus for nearly two years, during which time the pathogen evolved numerous mutations

Four years after a mysterious respiratory virus jumped from animals into humans and launched the COVID pandemic, wary epidemiologists are keeping a close eye on a strain of avian influenza that is spreading among U.S. dairy cows

Genomic analysis suggests that the outbreak probably began in December or January, but a shortage of data is hampering efforts to pin down the source

Dodgy studies and fantastic claims have long powered a belief in devious Russian brain weapons, from mind control to microwave devices   

Two people have tested positive for avian influenza after being exposed to cows thought to be infected with the virus

Molecular biology could have changed the mpox epidemic—and could stop future outbreaks

The largest and most comprehensive studies of ‘Havana Syndrome’ point to stress or group psychology as likely explanations for most “anomalous health incidents”

In states with high rates of Lyme disease, new reporting guidelines have revealed tens of thousands of previously overlooked cases--giving scientists a better understanding of the public health threat

Plague infections in humans are rare, but a case in Oregon reminds us that the disease is not gone

In babies, the right combo of gut bacteria might stave off later allergies, so scientists are testing “cocktails” of helpful microbes as therapy