Bats are not only very special animals because they are the only flying mammals. They also have a unique defense against viruses, which can be traced back to genetic changes in their immune system.

The Marburg virus, a highly infectious and often fatal disease, is similar to Ebola and is transmitted ... assistance to strengthen detection and genome sequencing for better characterization ...

The genome contains complex information regarding the evolution ... Using GRU networks to dissect and compare Ebola virus genomes from their sources in human patients and the wildlife reservoir, ...

As Elon Musk moves to shutter the U.S. Agency for International Development, the agency’s support for the discovery of novel viruses in collaboration with the Wuhan Institute of Virology has come ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. promised to let the Senate health committee review proposed National Institutes of Health studies during his confirmation hearing Thursday to lead the Department of Health and ...

Uganda has confirmed an outbreak of Sudan virus disease, with the first case linked to a 32-year-old nurse in Kampala.

There are no approved vaccines or treatments for Sudan virus disease, which has a 40–70% fatality rate. To curb the ongoing outbreak, Uganda has deployed—under a clinical trial setting—a vaccine ...

KAMPALA, Uganda — Ebola cases in Uganda have risen to nine, while 265 other people were being monitored under quarantine, ...

Ugandan officials are preparing to deploy a trial vaccine as part of efforts to stem an outbreak of Ebola in the capital, ...

World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said he was releasing an additional $2 million to ...

Scientists don’t know the natural reservoir of Ebola, but they suspect the first person infected in an outbreak acquired the virus through contact with an infected animal or eating its raw meat.