New research from UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center has uncovered an evolutionary change that may explain why certain ...

In the shadows of Python Cave, Uganda, a leopard leaps from a guano mound—formed by bat excrement—and sinks its teeth into a ...

Analysis - In the shadows of Python Cave, Uganda, a leopard leaps from a guano mound - formed by bat excrement - and sinks its teeth into a bat. But this is no ordinary bat colony. The thousands of ...

The totality of bacteria, viruses and fungi that exist in and on a multicellular organism forms its natural microbiome. The ...

Deadly viruses throughout history From the Ebola to COVID-19, diseases caused by viruses have killed humans throughout history. Viruses are much older than human beings, possibly even older than ...

(Web Desk) - Researchers have identified 20 new viruses, 2 of which are closely related to deadly Nipah and Hendra viruses, in the kidneys of bats in southwestern China. Nipah and Hendra circulate in ...

SINGAPORE] Scientists have discovered 20 previously unknown viruses in bats from China’s Yunnan province, including two ...

Infections that could trigger severe brain inflammation and respiratory disease have been discovered in bats in China. And ...

New network launched to establish best practices for wastewater surveillance of pathogens with potential to cause a pandemic.The network ...

The Marburg virus is transmitted to humans through prolonged exposure to fruit bats (Rousettus aegyptiacus), which are natural reservoirs of the virus. Human-to-human transmission occurs through: ...

The Marburg outbreak in Rwanda is officially over, health authorities said, putting an end to the Central African country’s first bout with the highly lethal Ebola-like virus.

This virus originated by spending time in mines or caves inhabited by Rousettus fruit bat colonies. Once a human is infected, transmissions can occur via bodily fluids, such as urine, saliva ...