Why are leprosy cases surging in the US?
Scientists investigate how an ancient foe is making an unlikely comeback
Scientists investigate how an ancient foe is making an unlikely comeback
Dr Seth Berkley – the outgoing CEO of Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance – reflects on a career spent battling diseases
Fire Weather, John Vaillant’s terrifying study of one Canadian wildfire, shows how the threat of global inferno is greater than ever
The virus extracted from felines exhibits two mutations that facilitate better transmission in mammals, say experts
Scientists identify a modified protein which suppresses the inflammatory response in bats and could explain their incredible resilience
‘We have a lot of human serum samples in the freezers around Southeast Asia and they will provide clues,’ says EcoHealth
New branding will focus on partnership, not charity – but there will be no more cash
Why the company behind the Pfizer-BioNTech is rolling out a global network of portable vaccine factories
George Fu Gao, who was in charge of China's pandemic response, says there is no evidence which animals the virus could be traced back to
With encephalitis found in the UK for the first time, here’s what you need to know before going for a peaceful walk in the woods
Explosive preprint published late on Monday night by an international team reveals how live wild animals were present at Huanan market
Sir Jeremy Farrar said the avian H5N1 virus sweeping global bird populations posed the biggest pandemic threat to the world after Covid
Cases of bird flu being transmitted to other mammals have emerged – and some fear this kind of ‘spillover event’ may spark the next pandemic
Cordyceps is the real-life fungus at the centre of dystopian drama The Last of Us – just how dangerous are such pathogens?
Train vs plane, new-age eco vs traditional ease – which will triumph in the race to this French ski resort in the Alps?
Analysis: China tacitly admits deaths higher than reported but still predicts a soft landing. Others are not so sure