Shafaq News- BaghdadIraq has stepped up measures to curb diseases threatening livestock, including Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) and foot-and-mouth disease (FMD), while seeking to boost domes

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Through this call, researchers will be able to access free of charge research infrastructure services, facilities and expertise supporting Andes virus (ANDV) and ANDV-relevant hantavirus research.

The world’s pandemic early-warning system is weakest in places affected by armed conflict, where the risk of outbreaks is often greatest.

Benin has reported relatively few Lassa fever outbreaks since its first documented outbreak in 2014. However, the limited

The World Health Organization (WHO) is inviting qualified institutions to submit an Expression of Interest (EOI) to become a designated WHO BioHub System Facility.The WHO BioHub System is a WHO-coordi...

Researchers filmed 10 species eating or scavenging bats at known Marburg-virus hotspot — and caught hundreds of humans visiting.

The outbreak of the deadly Bundibugyo species of Ebola in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is expanding, while the push to accelerate testing and identify effective treatment options continues, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday.

The French doctor had been working in DR Congo, where more than 260 people are known to have died.

The six-month plan, covering June to November 2026, aims to raise US$ 518 million to support African countries together with partners to prepare for, rapidly detect and respond to the outbreak.

Officials responsible for leading US research on infectious disease threats have been barred from speaking directly with the World Health Organization – effectively shutting them out of global discussions on virus outbreaks, according to documents and multiple sources who spoke to CNN.

The latest Ebola outbreak shouldn't have been a surprise. The world needs sustained financing for pandemic preparedness and response.

Public-health researcher James Baguma has studied the interactions between bats, which can carry the virus, and people in the region near the latest epidemic.

“Preparedness is not built during a crisis press conference or after a pathogen has already crossed borders,” writes Krutika Kuppalli.

ERINHA is pleased to welcome the Biomedical Primate Research Centre (BPRC) as the newest member of its growing community. This integration marks a significant step forward in expanding ERINHA’s scient...

The first workshop dedicated to Lassa virus–specific correlates of protection (CoP) was held in 2024 and was convened by the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI). Experts from multiple disciplines reviewed existing knowledge and identified gaps in understanding Lassa virus- and vaccine-induced immune responses. Discussions covered key areas including epidemiology, immunogenicity, preclinical and clinical research, data science, and regulatory considerations, with the goal of pinpointing opportunities to discover CoP.