A new way to map the spread and evolution of pathogens, and their responses to vaccines and antibiotics, will provide key insights to help predict and prevent future outbreaks. The approach combines a ...

Scientists say climate change and globalization have driven the spread of zoonotic disease. Zoonotic diseases are spread from animals to humans, or from humans to animals. Coronaviruses, ebola, and ...

Vector-borne diseases cause roughly 700,000 deaths worldwide every year. Vectors can carry different types of pathogens, including viruses and bacteria. Tropical and subtropical regions report large ...

Scientists have made a distressing discovery on how global warming will affect known infectious diseases. Climate hazards are expected to aggravate 58% of all known human pathogens, according to a ...

Humans have been getting infected by ancient bacteria and viruses for at least 37,000 years. Now, for the first time, pathogen DNA has uncovered a pivotal disease "turning point" that happened 6,500 ...

We review the main diseases that can be transmitted from feral swine to humans, domestic animals, and livestock.

Microplastics are a pathway for pathogens on land to reach the ocean, with likely consequences for human and wildlife health, according to a new study. This study connects microplastic pollution in ...