infectious disease

The US Has Bird Flu Vaccines. Here’s Why You Can’t Get One

The US Has Bird Flu Vaccines. Here’s Why You Can’t Get One

Micheal

As avian influenza rages through birds and dairy cattle across the United States, Georgia has become the latest state to ...

Human Metapneumovirus Is Finally Being Taken Seriously

Human Metapneumovirus Is Finally Being Taken Seriously

Micheal

Like many other respiratory viruses, Williams says that hMPV tends to impact those with chronic lung diseases or existing conditions ...

This Tropical Virus Is Spreading Out of the Amazon to the US and Europe

This Tropical Virus Is Spreading Out of the Amazon to the US and Europe

Micheal

outbreaks of Oropouche virus have flared up in the Amazon for decades, but historically the pathogen has little troubled the ...

CDC Confirms First US Case of Severe Bird Flu

CDC Confirms First US Case of Severe Bird Flu

Micheal

The United States has now seen dozens of human bird flu cases this year, all of them mild—until now. The ...

Mega-Farms Are Driving the Threat of Bird Flu

Mega-Farms Are Driving the Threat of Bird Flu

Micheal

In the West, where herds of thousands of cattle are common, researchers are seeing cases rise at poultry and dairy ...