There have been several media reports of an undiagnosed pneumonia outbreak in Argentina. Dr Jake Dunning, Senior Research Fellow … read more
The University of Oxford’s Pandemic Sciences Institute (PSI) will formally launch this week. It will draw together academics and experts … read more
A study, published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases, looked at 54 patients with monkeypox in London, describing demographic and clinical … read more
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) have confirmed 3 cases Lassa fever following travel to West Africa, one of whom has died. … read more
A preprint, an unpublished non peer reviewed study posted on Research Square, has looked at the course of SARS-CoV-2 infection … read more
A study, published in the Virology Journal, looked at how long the SARS-CoV-2 virus can last on surfaces in the … read more
A study, published in Nature Microbiology, looked at he evolutionary origins of the SARS-CoV-2 virus lineage responsible for the COVID-19 … read more
There have been reports of a case of bubonic plague in Inner Mongolia. Prof Jimmy Whitworth, Professor of International … read more
A study, published in PNAS, reports the identification of an influenza virus in pigs in China with the potential for pandemic … read more
A new study has identified seven routes by which deadly human pandemics could occur and 161 options for reducing the … read more
There has been a confirmed case of the rare disease Monkey Pox in the UK, it was reportedly contracted in … read more
Research, published in JAMA Network Open, reports on an association between exposure to disinfectants and cleaning products at work and risk … read more
Research, published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases, reports the discovery of a new strain of bacteria linked to scarlet fever. … read more
Expert reactions to news that a British national has died after contracting rabies following a cat bite in Morocco. read more
Expert reaction to the third reported case of monkeypox in the UK as confirmed by Public Health England. read more
Expert reaction to the first reported case of monkeypox in the UK as confirmed by Public Health England. read more
Using samples from patients previously infected with the Zika virus, a group of scientists writing in the journal Nature have reported the identification of antibodies which were able to mitigate the effect of infection in pregnant and non-pregnant mice. read more
Two papers published in the journal Cell have examined how the Ebola virus adapted during the outbreak in West Africa. read more
Researchers publishing in the journal Nature have looked at the effects of Zika virus infection in mice and report that infection with certain strains was associated with damage to the testes of male mice, cell death and lower testosterone levels. read more
A group of researchers publishing in the Lancet Infectious Diseases journal have applied modelling methods to examine the potential areas for future Zika virus outbreaks, based on air travel patterns from virus-affected areas and locations of the mosquito vector. They reported which countries in Africa and the Asia-Pacific region are vulnerable to the virus. read more
