Epidemiology

The greyhound racing industry has been implicated in the rise of drug resistance in hookworms—which can infect dogs and humans

The newest SARS-CoV-2 strain may cause red, watery eyes. But the symptom can have other causes, too

Unregulated wild animal markets increase the risk of more epidemics

Influenza D is only known to sicken cattle and pigs, but it “has everything it needs” to jump into people

Recently released data from samples of the COVID-causing virus SARS-CoV-2 at the market where many early cases of the disease occurred suggest animals were present but stop short of proving that they were infected and transmitted the virus to humans

Mathematician Abba Gumel uses calculations and models to prepare for future disease outbreaks

A mutant human influenza found in two dogs shows the importance of viral surveillance in companion animals

Stress on health care facilities might have accelerated outbreaks of the hard-to-treat yeast Candida auris

Decades of failed attempts have given way to several successful vaccines and treatments for the respiratory disease RSV

Genetic sequences show evidence of raccoon dogs and other animals at the Wuhan market sites where SARS-CoV-2 was found in early 2020, adding to evidence of a natural spillover event

The World Health Organization declared the COVID outbreak a pandemic three years ago. Here’s what’s changed since then

House Republicans have kicked off an investigation into how the pandemic began with witnesses who largely favor a lab origin