Some characteristics of the pathogen resemble those of flu viruses or COVID-19, but what raised alarms last week was the high mortality rate it seemed to cause, especially among children affected by ...

A new World Health Organization (WHO) study published today in eBioMedicine names 17 pathogens that regularly cause diseases in communities as top priorities for new vaccine development. The WHO study ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) and partners announced 10 projects that will receive almost US$ 2 million in grants to improve capacities in pathogen genomic surveillance. The catalytic grant fund ...

More than four years into the COVID pandemic, on April 18, 2024, the World Health Organization (WHO) updated their terminology on airborne transmissions of pathogens in a way that finally aligns it ...

A new World Health Organization (WHO) study published in eBioMedicine names 17 pathogens that regularly cause diseases in communities as top priorities for new vaccine development. The WHO study is ...

Brian P. Lazzaro from Cornell University discusses the role of dynamic feedbacks in determining infection outcomes ...

STORY: China is grappling with a spike in respiratory illnesses as it enters its first full winter season since it lifted COVID-19 restrictions. The government is calling for vigilance, with cases ...

(CNN) — The World Health Organization is opening up the definition of airborne pathogens – such as Covid-19, influenza and measles – to include when respiratory droplets spread through the air and ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) has published a series of documents covering the relevance of a range of pathogens in water. The background documents will inform the revision of WHO guidelines for ...

The World Health Organization on Oct. 14 named 26 scientists from around the globe to serve on its new Scientific Advisory Group for the Origins of Novel Pathogens. The group will advise the ...