Virus

Uganda declares end to latest Ebola outbreak short of WHO waiting period guidelines

The last Ebola patient in Uganda, a Congolese national, was discharged on June 22, short of the 42-day waiting period required by the World Health Organization to declare the end of an outbreak.

A Ugandan worker collects a rubber glove from the airing line during a visit by the Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus at the Mulago National Referral Hospital Isolation Unit, as aid agencies intensify efforts to contain a new Ebola outbreak.
Employees work during a visit by South African President Cyril Ramaphosa and Democratic Republic of the Congo President Felix Tshisekedi at the National Institute of Biomedical Research in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, July 2, 2026.

Oxford begins first human trial of Bundibugyo Ebola vaccine, Germany treats infected US citizen

A health worker takes the temperature of a woman passing through the Kanyaruchinya checkpoint, as authorities and aid agencies intensify efforts to contain a new Ebola outbreak involving the Bundibugyo strain, in the northern entry into the city of Goma, North Kivu province, the Democratic Republic

WHO: Ebola outbreak in Congo still in 'expansion phase,' transmission fulled by population movement

Medical teams with protective equipment against the Ebola virus, Congo, May 2026

Ebola alert: The Ministry of Health established an isolation tent at a cost of NIS 0.5M


Rare case of co-infection: Avian flu and COVID can lead to pneumonia

This case highlights the significance of accurate diagnosis and timely treatment for co-infections involving respiratory viruses.

 SARS-CoV-2, the novel coronavirus behind COVID-19 (Illustrative).

Revolutionizing infectious disease treatment: A breakthrough in personalized medicine

A Tel Aviv University ‘breakthrough’ discovery could lead to personalized medicine for infectious diseases.

The secret to healing what ails you lies within your own DNA

Source of Poland bird flu outbreak among cats remains elusive

While traces of the virus were later found on raw meat eaten by one of the cats, it remains unclear if that is how the cat was infected.

 A cat in a basket (Illustrative)

Can a kiss on the lips be fatal for babies?

An expert and mother from Tiny Hearts Education, a company that provides infant care education, explained kisses can cause babies to die thanks to neonatal herpes.

 Mother and baby

Is your child suffering from stomach pain? Here’s what could be causing it

Kids often complain about stomach pain. In most cases, it's caused by a virus but sometimes, recurrent attacks are symptomatic of other diseases.

Baby eating food. (illustrative)

'Zombie viruses': Ancient diseases climate change will bring back - explainer

A look at four "zombie" viruses from ancient times set to come out of the permafrost, and one other hidden disease proven to be deadly for humans.

 Bacteria. Ancient diseases, like the bacteria-sized Pandoravirus, could threaten the world after thawing out of permafrost (Illustrative).

Scientists find evidence of the bubonic plague in Bronze Age England - study

Researchers were able to demonstrate that the plague was present in England well before the widely-known Black Plague outbreak of the Middle Ages.

  This plague patient is displaying a swollen, ruptured inguinal lymph node, or buboe.

Bird flu outbreak more virulent than ever recorded - study

While the viruses' risk to humans remains low, the researchers noted only a few amino acid changes are needed for that to change.

  Chickens await vaccination against bird flu at the settlement Peredovoi 100 km (62 miles) from the Russia's southern city of Stavropol, March 11, 2006.

Did climate change cause this year's early West Nile Virus outbreak?

Climate change is likely the culprit for mosquitoes arriving earlier, as warming temperatures were seen to impact diseases transmitted by mosquitoes in other places.

 A Culex quinquefasciatus mosquito is seen on the skin of a human host in this 2014 picture from the Center for Disease Control. C. quinquefasciatus is known as one of the many arthropodal vectors responsible for spreading the arboviral encephalitis, West Nile virus (WNV) to human beings through the

Bird flu may change eye color in some birds that survive infection - study

Black irises could be used as a likely indicator of prior infection with avian influenza.

 Northern Gannets Morus bassanus on Bass Rock