Influenza surveillance is essential to accurately measure disease burden, guide policy, and strengthen preparedness for ...

A visual representation of Artificial Intelligence applications in pandemic response, highlighting key areas like epidemiological modelling, vaccine development, healthcare optimization and challenges ...

Bird flu has the “potential to become a pandemic”, a health chief has warned. Richard Pebody, director of epidemic and emerging infections at the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), said that the virus ...

The U.K. is establishing a new biosecurity center designed to improve research into potentially pandemic-causing pathogens and protect against emerging public health threats. The U.K. government is ...

The CBRNE@Changi lab is designed to better deal with future pandemics. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at ...

Helen Branswell covers issues broadly related to infectious diseases, including outbreaks, preparedness, research, and vaccine development. Follow her on Mastodon and Bluesky. You can reach Helen on ...

Both H1N1 and COVID-19 spread across the U.S. faster and more unpredictably than early detection systems could keep up.

Researchers are not just worried about the virus popping up on American farms. Other types are causing trouble around the ...

As Europe enters a new phase of preparedness, crises are becoming more frequent as it becomes more interconnected and ...

Bill Gates said the world is not prepared for another pandemic despite going through COVID-19. In a recent video interview with The Wall Street Journal's Editor in Chief Emma Tucker, the Microsoft ...

The Massachusetts state auditor has released audits of the state’s soldiers’ homes in Holyoke and Chelsea, examining care ...