I research virus outbreaks around the world. Here’s what I’ll be keeping an eye on in 2026 that could cause infections in unexpected places or cases.

AI can now create genome viruses in laboratories and redesign toxins to evade controls, raising biosafety alert and rise of ...

The discovery of a hybrid mpox virus and growing clade Ib infections reveal how mpox continues to evolve and spread in ...

Researchers studying Caribbean whales and orcas have discovered two new viruses not previously observed in these animals. The ...

Australia’s 2025 flu season lasted weeks longer than it normally does. Hong Kong’s hit so early that the rollout of seasonal ...

A systematic review of more than 200 studies published in BMC Infectious Diseases on human viruses over more than a century ...

Infectious disease researchers have identified Pteropine orthoreoviruses (PRVs), a group of newly emergent bat-borne viruses, ...

Lurking in the vast expanse of the ocean and buried deep in the Siberian permafrost, there are giants—not blue whales and ...

El Paso saw an increase in respiratory illnesses spread over the holidays as the city distributed fewer vaccines last year.

A “mystery throat virus” is going around, leaving people down and out for the count — and offering no real treatment.

The benchmark S&P 500 hit its latest record, setting up Wall Street to ride into the Christmas holiday on a high note. The ...