Lassa virus is a potentially deadly virus causing hemorrhagic fever - similar to Ebola virus. It is endemic in parts of ... nearly 10,000 possible single amino acid mutations. Each viral genome was ...

A new combo of climate and habitat crises, along with immune system stress, is driving more bat-borne viruses to afflict us ...

Experiments that make viruses more virulent or contagious present significant risks. Are those risks worth the rewards?

WGS=whole-genome sequencing. All studies are individually referenced ... adeno-associated virus, Chapare virus, dengue virus, Ebola virus, hepatitis E virus, Lassa virus, Marburg virus, monkeypox ...

Ebola virus had the longest viral persistence ... Dutch researchers yesterday reported the detection of Oropouche virus genome in semen and other body fluids in a traveler. Oropouche-specific ...

In this case, the team used explants that spanned the surface layer (epidermis) of skin through to the middle layer (dermis) ...

Study findings spotlight a highly potent source of Ebola virus shedding with the potential for person-to-person transmission.

The Ebola virus devastated west Africa in 2014, claiming over 11,000 lives in Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea.

While transmission of Ebola virus through contact with bodily fluids from an infected person is well known, more recent Ebola outbreaks have demonstrated that the infectious virus is also found on ...

The findings of a new study suggest that the virus behind Ebola – a rare but severe and often fatal illness – may be spread by skin contact, by providing a comprehensive cellular map of its ...

The content is produced solely by The Conversation. Ebola is a terrifying virus which, if left untreated, causes bleeding inside the body and through the eyes, nose, mouth and rectum. Case ...

Ebola is a deadly hemorrhagic disease caused by a virus that is endemic in parts of East-Central and West Africa. Most people are aware that a primary route for person-to-person transmission is ...