The CDC has issued urgent back-to-back Health Alert Network advisories warning clinicians and public health departments in ...

A scenic wildlife excursion may have set off a deadly chain of events aboard an expedition cruise now at the center of a growing health investigation.

Dr. Peter Stafford was working with a missionary group in the Congo when he came down with the virus last month.

West Nile virus has been found in two dead crows in Southern California, officials have revealed — a week after it was ...

Andes hantavirus causes deadly lung failure, but its method of attack differs from other respiratory illnesses. The details might inform future treatments.

A new predictive model developed at Washington State University could help scientists more efficiently identify the ...

The strain of hantavirus involved in the recent outbreak on the MV Hondius ship is called Andes virus. It can cause HPS, or hantavirus pulmonary syndrome. About 38% of people who develop respiratory ...

CAPE VERDE, Africa — Three passengers from a cruise ship at the center of a deadly disease outbreak have been evacuated and flown to the Netherlands for treatment, as international health officials ...

Officials in Brazil shared they are investigating two potential Ebola cases thousands of miles away from the centre of the ...

T cells are some of the immune system's most important warriors. They can stop tumor growth and even fight off severe ...

A dangerous mosquito-borne virus has surfaced in California, prompting officials to intensify surveillance and urging ...

As Ebola spreads through conflict-hit eastern Congo, health workers, churches and aid agencies are battling not only the ...