A fatal outbreak of a rare strain of hantavirus that started on a cruise ship traveling around South America in April, ...

The acting director of the U.S. NIH's infectious disease institute has stepped down, two Democratic senators said on Thursday ...

When South African infectious disease specialist Lucille Blumberg checked her email on the morning of May 1, while the ...

The hantavirus outbreak aboard the cruise ship MV Hondius has made headlines for weeks, and while U.S. health officials say the risk to the American population is low, news about a virus can be ...

Infectious disease experts have sought to reassure people that the hantavirus cruise ship outbreak poses very low risks to ...

A hantavirus outbreak on the MV Hondius cruise ship has brought some health and safety questions about cruises back into the public eye. Here's what doctors say.

The virus that has caused an outbreak in Congo suspected of killing more than 130 people is less common than others that ...

This fall, multiple states including Maryland, Virginia, Tennessee and Wisconsin have reported outbreaks of hand, foot and mouth disease, a contagious virus that commonly infects children under 5 but ...

The U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) is facing leadership uncertainty after acting director ...

Handwashing is our first line of defence against germs. It removes bacteria, viruses, and other pathogens that can cause ...

The rise in infectious disease outbreaks globally is being driven by several factors, including increased global travel and urbanisation.

Schlesinger is a physician-scientist and professor, president, and CEO of Texas Biomedical Research Institute, a nonprofit research organization in San Antonio, Texas. The connection between infection ...