In the era when people traveled by sailing ship and steamer, illnesses usually burned themselves out before boats reached shore, a new study finds. By Gina Kolata Gina Kolata wrote a book about the ...

Scientists have warned H5N1 bird flu could make a dangerous leap to humans, triggering a global health crisis.

Seasonal influenza epidemics impose substantial burdens on healthcare systems and cause >5 million hospitalizations of adults each year. The current approach to influenza vaccine development requires ...

Even a small proportion of citizens who do not follow health measures can amplify the spread of an epidemic and make it expand faster in large cities. Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest ...

Rochester Institute of Technology scientists have developed a method they believe will help epidemiologists more efficiently predict the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. Their new study, published in ...

Bird flu, particularly H5N1, is spreading through animals, raising pandemic concerns. While human infections are rare and ...

Milan, 10 December 2025 – Even a small proportion of citizens who do not follow health measures can amplify the spread of an epidemic and make it expand faster in large cities. Such were the results ...

Saturday marks the fifth annual International Day of Epidemic Preparedness. Since 2020, this event has encouraged education and awareness about how people and organizations work to prevent, prepare ...

Mathematicians are now developing completely new statistical calculations on the world's fastest computers in order to be able to predict how epidemics of dangerous hospital bacteria spread.

Spatial epidemiology issues are outstandingly important, particularly the viral spread through populated areas is believed to be one of the major concerns. [1] The incidence and prevalence of ...

Even a small proportion of citizens who do not follow health measures can amplify the spread of an epidemic and make it expand faster in large cities. These are the results of research conducted by ...