The Democratic Republic of the Congo is experiencing a major outbreak of Ebola disease caused by Orthoebolavirus bundibugyoense (Bundibugyo virus), which was declared on May 15, 2026. To investigate t...

What happened in Mangala, where residents were left with little outside support, helps explain how this outbreak became the worst seen in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

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Nature Microbiology, Published online: 30 September 2026; doi:10.1038/s41564-026-02468-3This study extends the Pango lineage nomenclature system beyond SARS-CoV-2, introducing a dynamic framework for tracking and communicating viral diversity, demonstrated through its application to CHIKV.

Réunion Island experienced a massive chikungunya virus epidemic in 2024–2025, with >54,000 confirmed cases. This is the second major chikungunya ep...

With emergency funds set to run dry within weeks, front-line responders in the Democratic Republic of Congo are facing escalating violence and conspiracy theories while attempting to contain the Bundi...

Substantial progress has been made in improving global health in the past few decades. This progress has strengthened hope in reaching global development goals. However, the recent funding cuts threat...

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Note on data use This is an informal analysis and is not intended as a formal preprint or manuscript in its current form. This post focuses on the deeper evolutionary history of the lineage leading to...

The recent outbreak aboard the MV Hondius caused by Andes virus raises two key questions [1]: (i) where do the outbreak genomes cluster geographically, and (ii) how can the phylogenetic signal be reco...

A land convoy delivering humanitarian aid to Gaza has been blocked outside Sirte, in the buffer zone between eastern and western Libya, with reports emerging that eastern Libyan forces nearby are prep...

A land convoy delivering humanitarian aid to Gaza has been blocked outside Sirte, in the buffer zone between eastern and western Libya, with reports emerging that eastern Libyan forces nearby are prep...

Health officials are working to contain a new Ebola outbreak in the DRC of a virus strain with no known vaccine.

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Background: Andes virus (ANDV), part of the Orthohantavirus andesense species, is the principal etiologic agent of hantavirus cardiopulmonary syndrome (HCPS) in

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The species in which monkeypox virus naturally circulates is uncertain, but wildlife surveillance data suggest that the fire-footed rope squirrel is a likely candidate.

The species in which monkeypox virus naturally circulates is uncertain, but wildlife surveillance data suggest that the fire-footed rope squirrel is a likely candidate.

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Respiratory virus genomic surveillance output is unevenly distributed globally. Here, the authors show that addressing this imbalance could substantially reduce the time to first detection o...

$1.6m project drew outrage over ethical questions about withholding vaccines proven to prevent disease

Reunion island just experienced a massive chikungunya virus outbreak in 2024-2025, with more than 54,000 confirmed cases. This is the second major chikungunya outbreak on the island, following the fir...

Reunion island just experienced a massive chikungunya virus outbreak in 2024-2025, with more than 54,000 confirmed cases. This is the second major chikungunya outbreak on the island, following the fir...

A new H3N2 variant (named subclade K) possesses several key hemagglutinin substitutions and is circulating widely during the 2025-2026 influenza season. In this report, we completed experiments to det...

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Inter-Clade Recombinant Mpox Virus Detected in England in a Traveller Recently Returned from Asia Authors: Steven T. Pullan1, Isobel Everall1, Rebecca Doherty1, Lucy Crossman1, Emma Wise1, Hassan Ha...

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From COVID-19 to measles, scientists are showing how wastewater surveillance can expose underreported infections and strengthen national health monitoring.