Health officials have warned people in recently flooded areas of the country to protect against mosquito-borne diseases after a new case of Japanese encephalitis was detected in NSW.

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With deaths and hospitalizations down, experts say vaccines and immunity from infection have helped turn the page on the Covid pandemic ...

Five years after the global Covid pandemic was declared, there is widespread agreement that closing classrooms was ...

Gene Hackman's wife, Betsy Arakawa, died of hantavirus. What is it? What are the symptoms? Are there any cases of Georgia?

Vaccines could be a way to suppress bird flu in the U.S. and avoid the slaughter of millions of chickens amid the rising price of eggs. But there are some concerns, too. Here's what to know.

Hantavirus comes from contact with rodents, especially after exposure to their urine, droppings and saliva. Read about how common it is in Washington.

Measles is unlike other childhood viruses. In severe cases, it can cause pneumonia. About 1 in 1,000 patients develops ...

So to your point about H5N1, with the mortality being so high, it's possible that the traditional presentation was the ...

Influenza virus is an infectious agent belonging to the virus family Orthomyxoviridae that causes a respiratory tract infection (influenza or 'flu') in vertebrates. There are three main species ...