The agency has published a list of 24 high-risk infectious diseases as a reference tool for funders and researchers.

The recent deaths of a Hollywood couple and three California residents have brought attention to a rare rodent-borne virus ...

For years scientists have puzzled over why the intracellular pathogen Salmonella is able to survive—and thrive—in human and ...

Microbial infections are a major global health concern, causing worldwide millions of deaths per year. These infections, ...

Health bosses have revealed the most dangerous viruses and diseases ... and Editor in Chief, Journal of Infection, said: "Unfortunately, pathogens emerge or change constantly, and it is difficult ...

Like the dengue and Zika viruses, Oropouche virus causes a febrile illness. There are recent indications that infections during pregnancy can cause damage to unborn babies. Researchers have now ...

However, diabetes can impair a person’s immune system, increasing their risk of infection. Diabetes can also make it easier for yeast and other pathogens to cling to skin cells and mucous glands.

chair of infectious diseases at the University of Edinburgh, warned that the priority list could be a “double-edged sword,” raising attention to high-risk pathogens but potentially ...

The UK Health and Security Agency (UKHSA) has released a new watch list of 24 infectious diseases that could pose the greatest future risk to public ... the high-priority pathogens are Nipah ...