The COVID-19 pandemic yielded important advances in testing for respiratory viruses, but it also exposed important unmet needs in screening to prevent the spread of infections in high-risk settings.

New research shows how surface material and temperature change how long viruses survive and whether they can still spread.

COVID and flu tests aren't designed to tell you how sick you are, but if you use them to monitor your infection, they can ...

The COVID-19 pandemic yielded important advances in testing for respiratory viruses, but it also exposed important unmet needs in screening to prevent the spread of infections in high-risk settings.

Two viruses emerging from animals could be the next ‘major’ public health threats to American families, scientists warn - One has already spread in humans in Arkansas and across Asia ...

Inherently vulnerable to viral contamination, biologics rely on animal- or human-derived starting materials and complex manufacturing processes. Albeit rare, viral contamination incidents are ...

Scientists in Bangladesh discovered a new bat-borne virus called PRV in five patients who initially appeared to have Nipah ...

Last year, at least one million people in the U.S. were hospitalized for respiratory virus illnesses like the flu or COVID-19, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Many of ...

Researchers in Bangladesh have identified a bat-borne virus, Pteropine orthoreovirus, in patients who were initially suspected of having Nipah virus but tested negative. All had recently consumed raw ...

The governing body of world sailing says it will start doing its own independent testing for viruses in Rio's Olympic waters after an Associated Press investigation showed a serious health risk to ...

Annual efforts have begun in Connecticut to trap and test mosquitoes for viruses that can cause humans to become ill. The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, or CAES, announced Monday that ...