In simple terms: a virus is a tiny package of genetic instructions with a delivery system. Outside a cell it is metabolically inert. Once inside a susceptible cell, it redirects the cell's machinery ...

The types of Ebola and hantavirus worrying officials are very different from the species identified decades ago, raising new ...

Giant viruses are so named because of the size of their genome. (Tumeggy/Science Photo Library/Getty Images) Researchers have ...

This month, a pair of viruses seized the headlines. First came a hantavirus outbreak aboard a cruise ship, which caused as ...

Three travellers from Ebola-affected African nations have been quarantined in Chhattisgarh's Durg district as a precaution.

On May 15, 2026, the Ministry of Public Health, Hygiene and Social Welfare of the Democratic Republic of the Congo declared a new Ebola virus disease outbreak in Ituri Province, affecting three health ...

Three asymptomatic returnees from Ebola-hit African nations have been placed under 21-day home isolation in Chhattisgarh's ...

A "level 3" designation is standard at this stage and is the lowest CDC emergency activation level, with the agency actively monitoring the virus's progress.

The NCDC says the classification followed a fresh dynamic risk assessment it conducted in response to rising Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Uganda.The federal government has ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has activated its 24/7 emergency center and classified hantavirus at the lowest activation level, according to a report Thursday evening.  The ...