Orthohantaviruses, such as the Puumala virus, are widespread in Europe, causing flu-like illnesses and severe kidney damage ...

The Maryland Department of Agriculture has announced a presumptive positive case of H5 Avian Influenza on a commercial ...

Seven weaned northern elephant seal pups at University of California–Davis’s long-monitored Año Nuevo colony in California have tested positive for highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1, ...

The results of a large biobank study by Mount Sinai researchers could one day help clinicians better assess the true risk of disease associated with pathogenic variants. The study, headed by Ron Do, ...

In today’s interconnected world, the spread of pathogenic microorganisms poses a significant challenge to global public health, economic stability, and ...

A lack of diversity in large genomic studies presents a major challenge in understanding how pathogenic variants impact different populations. To address this problem and advance precision medicine ...

Researchers discovered that the chance a pathogenic genetic variant may actually cause a disease is relatively low - about 7 percent. They also found that some variants, such as those associated with ...

Genome sequencing of the discovery cohort (n = 273) and exome sequencing of the secondary cohort (n = 121) were conducted on germline DNA. Analyses were performed on 130 cancer susceptibility genes ...

A comprehensive assessment of scientific literature has uncovered empirical evidence that more than 58% of human diseases caused by pathogens, such as dengue, hepatitis, pneumonia, malaria, Zika and ...

Seven weaned elephant seal pups in California's Año Nuevo State Park tested positive for highly pathogenic avian influenza ...