Jimmy Carter, Who Has Died at Age 100, Spared Millions of People from Guinea Worm
Former president Jimmy Carter’s charity has helped transform Guinea worm from a disease that used to infect millions to one that infects fewer than a dozen
Concerning Bird Flu Virus Mutations Found in Severely Ill Patient
Samples from a hospitalized patient in Louisiana show changes that could make the H5N1 virus spread more easily between humans
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U.S. Has First Case of Severe Bird Flu, CDC Confirms in H5N1 Update
Louisiana reported a person hospitalized with a severe case of H5N1, and the USDA has begun bulk milk testing
Mysterious ‘Disease X’ Outbreak Might Be Malaria. What We Know
Authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo are racing to identify a deadly illness that is affecting malnourished children
Wuhan Virologist Says Lab Has No Close Relatives to COVID Virus
Shi Zhengli, the virologist at the center of COVID lab-leak theory, reveals coronavirus sequences from the Wuhan institute
Bird Flu Virus Is One Mutation Away from Binding More Efficiently to Human Cells
A new study finds tweaking part of the H5N1 virus infecting dairy cows in a single spot could allow it to better attach to human cell receptors, raising concerns it could transmit more easily between people
What to Know about Walking Pneumonia in Kids
Milder cases of pneumonia, dubbed “walking pneumonia,” are on the rise in young children this year
Confronting the Dangers of Silent Spread Is Necessary to Prevent Future Pandemics
We need targeted public health interventions to reduce transmission from asymptomatically infected individuals. Like COVID, silently spreading pathogens can lead to far more infections and fatalities
New Bird Flu Cases in Young People Are Raising Concerns about Mutating Virus
Canada’s first human case of bird flu has left a teenager in critical condition as human infections continue to emerge in the western U.S.
New Bird Flu Spread Patterns Are Revealed in Wastewater
Wastewater in several Californian cities, including San Francisco and Los Angeles, recently tested positive for bird flu. But understanding disease risk and exposure to humans isn’t so straightforward
Misinformation Really Does Spread like a Virus, Epidemiology Shows
“Going viral” appears to be more than just a catchphrase when it comes to the rampant spread of misinformation
The Virus That Causes Mpox Keeps Getting Better at Spreading in People
Analysis of a strain of the virus circulating in Central Africa shows genetic mutations indicative of sustained human-to-human spread