Travel advisories have been issued for the Seychelles, Bolivia, Cuba, Suriname and Sri Lanka due to chikungunya outbreaks.

Most people have the Epstein-Barr (EBV) virus. Sometimes people are unaware of this virus in their body; it settles into immune cells and remains for the duration.

Colorectal cancer is one of the most common types of cancer in the Western world and a leading cause of cancer-related deaths ...

No cases of the Nipah virus infection have been reported in Singapore to date in connection with the outbreak in West Bengal ...

A new review tracks expanding chikungunya transmission, chronic sequelae, diagnostics, and prevention advances through 2025.

Because measles is so contagious, experts say that vaccination rates need to be above about 95 percent to stem the spread of ...

Researchers from the University of Southern Denmark have identified a new virus that appears to be linked to colon cancer. The virus appears more frequently in people with colon cancer than in those ...

Chikungunya virus, a debilitating tropical disease caused by infected mosquito bites, poses a greater health threat in Europe ...

The Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) can cause certain types of cancer or autoimmune diseases, but how the body controls this common viral infection is largely unknown. Researchers at the University Hospital ...

A giant virus discovered in Japan is adding fuel to the provocative idea that viruses helped create complex life. Named ushikuvirus, it infects amoebae and shows unique traits that connect different ...

Researchers at the University of Hawaii at Manoa are looking into a type of virus to control and eradicate the coconut rhinoceros beetle, and preliminary findings are promising.