Only 300 individual birds in New Zealand have any sort of protection from H5N1, which has devastated wild birds and domestic poultry across the world. The virus has also killed tens of thousands of se...

Author summary Hantaviruses are ubiquitous rodent viruses and contain some of the most lethal known zoonotic viruses, including Andes virus (ANDV) and Hantaan virus (HTNV), with no FDA- or EMA-approve...

Author summary Hantaviruses are ubiquitous rodent viruses and contain some of the most lethal known zoonotic viruses, including Andes virus (ANDV) and Hantaan virus (HTNV), with no FDA- or EMA-approve...

Questions about the culprit virus and its route of spread remain as health officials make plans for stranded passengers

The World Health Organization said one case of hantavirus infection has been confirmed, with five more suspected cases under investigation.

Three specimens discovered in what was previously one of the only places in the world without the insects Mosquitoes have been found in Iceland for the first time as global heating makes the country more hospitable for insects. The country was until this month one of the only places in the world that did not have a mosquito population. The other is Antarctica. Continue reading...

Hantaviruses are responsible for thousands of infections globally. In the absence of vaccines or targeted treatments for severe diseases such as haemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) and hanta...

Author summary Hantaviruses are widely distributed viruses that can undergo zoonosis where they cause severe disease in humans. Old World hantaviruses, found predominantly in Asia and Europe, can caus...