Kosovo shows how surveillance can uncover hidden circulation—and help countries prepare before human cases appear

Ancient pathogen DNA from animals elucidates the origin and evolution of infectious diseases

Quick identification of viruses holds the key to minimizing their spread.

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Can we predict which pathogen will be responsible for the next pandemic? Emergence risk is a hotly debated topic and a new study in PLOS Biology challenges the idea that pathogens that frequently spil...

In advance of the general election on 24 March, the board chairs of Denmark’s eight universities called on the government to recognise the “signif...

Author summary As a globally distributed intestinal parasite, Giardia lamblia causes 300 million cases of water-borne diarrheal disease per year, a scourge of underserved and neglected populations, an...

Author summary Recent data demonstrate that vector-borne diseases (VBDs) are expanding into new regions across the globe. This trend is intensified by the interconnected world characterized by rapid u...

In den Niederlande, Portugal und Spanien ist laut WHO zum ersten Mal seit dem letzten Bericht Mpox Klade Ib aufgetaucht

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Chikungunya cases break records in France; West Nile virus appears near Rome

Single-celled species that often stick together in colonies have researchers rethinking the origin of animals.

Despite identification of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza viruses nearly 75 years ago, the transmission pathways among wild animals remain incompletely described. We propose the use of social networ...

Microorganisms, materials and movement inspire high-fashion dress designs.

For one mid-career academic scientist, precarity is becoming unbearable. But they are too experienced for entry-level industry jobs and not experienced enough for senior ones. They’ve stayed too long,...

Nuclei define eukaryotes, enabling macromolecular compartmentalization and cellular regulation. Each nucleus is believed to contain one or more haploid sets of chromosomes (1N). However, we discovered...

Bats are important reservoirs of zoonotic pathogens, but suitable model systems for comprehensively exploring host-pathogen interactions and assessing spillover risks remain limited. To address this g...

Europe needs effective responses to attacks on science in the US and elsewhere, says Jan Palmowski

The University of Bern presented their Initiative Afrique in Brussels, showing their engagement in the Clusters of Research Excellence from The Guild and ARUA.

The use of vaccine platform technologies greatly reduces the time and money required to develop a novel vaccine against an infectious disease. However, there is much still to do; this Perspective outl...

A new research commissioner will help to build the European Union’s next massive science scheme — with a renewed focus on innovation.