Influenza surveillance is essential to accurately measure disease burden, guide policy, and strengthen preparedness for ...

Researchers are not just worried about the virus popping up on American farms. Other types are causing trouble around the ...

As leaders gather in Davos, it can feel like a lifetime since three feet of distance defined daily life. Yet it was only six ...

India strengthens pandemic preparedness with a new BSL-4 biocontainment facility in Gandhinagar for advanced virology ...

India strengthens pandemic preparedness with a new BSL-4 biocontainment facility in Gandhinagar for advanced virology ...

Jennifer Nuzzo has been worrying about the bird flu — since 2004. After all, it’s her job to worry. An epidemiologist, Nuzzo heads the Pandemic Center at Brown University’s School of Public Health, ...

April 17 (UPI) --World Health Organization member states have reached consensus on a draft agreement that aims to strengthen global preparedness for future pandemics. Negotiations began more than ...

The Global Virus Network (GVN) is highly concerned that the world is unprepared for the next pandemic and has not incorporated the lessons learned from COVID-19. The GVN, comprised of 80+ Virology ...

A health worker takes a nasal swab sample at a COVID-19 testing site in Los Angeles in July 2020. (Valerie Macon/AFP via Getty Images) It's been five years this week since the World Health ...

Helen Branswell covers issues broadly related to infectious diseases, including outbreaks, preparedness, research, and vaccine development. Follow her on Mastodon and Bluesky. You can reach Helen on ...

WHO Member States have agreed on a legally binding pandemic preparedness pact, emphasizing global collaboration and multilateralism. The agreement focuses on pandemic prevention, preparedness, and ...

As someone who has spent many years studying and responding to viral threats, I’m deeply concerned that we face an unprepared future again. Significant cutbacks in medical science funding, especially ...