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RESEARCH HIGHLIGHT 13 February 2026 A virus that became integrated into the wasp genome long ago is useful for subduing moth larvae.

The World Health Organization said on Friday that a woman had died in northern Bangladesh in January after contracting the deadly Nipah virus infection.The case in…

Nyeo, S. S. et al. Nature https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-025-10020-2 (2026).Article  Google Scholar  Meirhaeghe, M. R. & Balfour, H. H. Jr. J. Clin. Virol. 180, 105854 (2025).Article  PubMed  Google…

Airports across Asia have been put on high alert after India confirmed two cases of the deadly Nipah virus in the state of West Bengal over…

new video loaded: Drones Detect Virus in Whale Blow in the ArcticScientists flew drones with petri dishes above several species of whales in northern seas to…

Emergency hospital wards were set up during the 1918 flu pandemic.Credit: NATIONAL MUSEUM OF HEALTH AND MEDICINE/SPLOf all the pathogens that have plagued humanity, few are…

November 12, 20253 min read’Mono’ Virus May Also Cause LupusEarly findings indicate that Epstein-Barr Virus may also cause the autoimmune disease lupusBy Humberto Basilio edited by…

A common childhood virus appears to be the trigger for the autoimmune disease lupus, according to groundbreaking research.The study suggests that Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), which for…

Pierson, T. C. & Diamond, M. S. The continued threat of emerging flaviviruses. Nat. Microbiol. 5, 796–812 (2020).Article  PubMed  PubMed Central  Google Scholar  Fishburn, A. T.,…

October 29, 20253 min readThis Overlooked Bird Flu Strain Might Be the Next Pandemic RiskExperiments suggests H9N2 has adapted to human cells, but cases of person-to-person…