Infectious Disease

Dr. Matt Hitchings talks with WMFE, Orlando's NPR station

Dr. Cindy Prins answers common questions about RSV and the new vaccine.

The longer the virus is circulating before cases reach a point when authorities act, the greater the opportunity the virus has to acquire mutations, the authors write.

The team will develop a rigorous outbreak surveillance and detection system that could help public health officials contain outbreaks at their source.

An interdisciplinary team has developed a game-changing diagnostic test for SARS-CoV-2 that is fast, reliable, low-cost and capable of differentiating between COVID-19 and influenza.

Reconstructing the early unnoticed spread of COVID-19 offers important insights to help countries prepare for future outbreaks.

UF researchers identify first known instances of two different types of viruses in Haitian children.

Unless MRSA carriers develop an infection or are tested for the bacteria, they may not even know they carry it, yet they are at significant risk for premature death.

The WHO Solidarity Trial will test multiple vaccines at possibly hundreds of sites in tens of thousands of participants to find vaccines with at least 50% efficacy.

A new study adds to the body of research demonstrating that DEET is safe for humans when used according to manufacturer instructions.