Virus

Promising hantavirus vaccine research stalled by funding gap before outbreak

Promising early results have been put on the back burner despite renewed global concern following a deadly cruise ship outbreak.

Medics work outside of the cruise ship MV Hondius, which was affected by a hantavirus outbreak, after it arrived at the Port of Rotterdam, where Dutch authorities are preparing quarantine arrangements, in Rotterdam, Netherlands, May 18, 2026.
Ambulances parked at Bunia General Referral Hospital following confirmation of an Ebola outbreak involving the Bundibugyo strain in Bunia, Ituri province, Democratic Republic of Congo, May 16, 2026.

WHO declares Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda an international emergency

It is possible to completely get rid of the virus

All 26 people under observation for hantavirus in France tested negative, health minister says

The viruses hitting Israel now

The flu is gone, but the danger is not: The viruses hitting Israel now


Dairy cows in US sickened by bird flu for first time

Unlike poultry, the cattle do not need to be culled and are expected to make a full recovery.

 Illustrative image of a dairy cow.

Goat infected with bird flu in the US for first time

The Minnesota Board of Animal Health noted that the risk to the public is “extremely low.”

 Baby goat (illustrative)

Bird flu found on mainland Antarctica for first time ever

Scientists have warned that the impact of the bird flu on Antarctic wildlife could be "immense."

 Penguins are seen in Curverville Island, Antarctica, February 15, 2018.

Dozens of cranes killed by bird flu in northern Israel

Avian influenza has affected tens of millions of birds and thousands of mammals worldwide in recent years.

Workers from the Agriculture Ministry in protective gear retrieving dead cranes who were infected with the Avian Influenza (bird flu) from the Hula Lake in the Hula Valley Nature Reserve, northern Israel, January 2, 2022.

Elderly man first person to die from Alaskapox virus

Symptoms of Alaskapox include lesions - an abnormal or damaged tissue caused by injury, infection, or disease.

An aerial view of Anchorage, Alaska.

Breakthrough CMV vaccine offers hope to pregnant women

The vaccine, known as mRNA-1647, utilizes the same technology as Moderna's COVID-19 vaccines.

 A pregnant woman gets vaccinated (illustrative).

Global warming could release viruses millions of years old entrapped in ice

A man walks through a tunnel formed from crystals of permafrost outside the village of Tomtor in the Oymyakon valley in northeast Russia, January 28, 2013.

Bird flu spotted in Israel again as outbreaks intensify globally

Since 2021, Europe and the Americas have been suffering from a nearly continuous outbreak of H5N1 avian influenza.

 Workers in protective gear seen in Moshav Givat Yoav, in northern Israel, December 29, 2021, following an outbreak of avian influenza

West Nile virus found to be connected with agriculture and migratory bird routes

West Nile fever is caused by a virus primarily present in birds and transferred to humans through mosquito bites. Those infected typically experience flu-like symptoms.

 Bird receiving oral swab for West Nile virus testing.

Israeli-Palestinian cooperation vital to preventing spread of disease in cattle - Hebrew U study

"The high transmission rate between the Palestinian Authority and Israel suggests that preventing Foot and Mouth Disease in both areas is of high interest for both of them.”

A cow opens its mouth during feeding at the Johann Dairy farm in Fresno, California, U.S. September 10, 2020. Picture taken September 10, 2020.