A new study has found that leprosy was circulating in Chile some 4,000 years ago, meaning the disease arrived in the Americas ...

Well-preserved genomes show a “rare” leprosy strain thriving in ancient Chile, rewriting when and where Hansen’s Disease ...

Insects possess a remarkable ability to develop innate immune memory, and the mechanisms underlying this process are becoming a central topic in innate immunity research.

Tick bites are are on the rise this and they can carry some nasty illnesses. Which are most common depends where you live.

A global study uncovers the hidden role of viruses in driving bacterial evolution and highlights a surprising bacterial gene that helps fight back.

A research team at the University of Münster has investigated for the first time how the confrontation of bacteria with hosts ...

One result: after some time of evolution, the pathogen’s virulence differed significantly between the different bacterial lines. This greater diversity could accelerate the adaptation of pathogens to ...

A change to a single gene in the bacterium Yersinia pestis has enabled one of the world’s most notorious pathogens to survive for centuries.

“These findings highlight museum collections as valuable reservoirs of genetic data, offering historical insights into the evolution and spread of human pathogens,” the researchers wrote.

At the viral chatter stage of an outbreak, pathogens are just starting to infect people in sporadic bursts. It’s a sign that a pandemic may be on the horizon.

Emerging pathogens of significance In its latest R&D Blueprint for Epidemics, WHO prioritises 34 priority pathogens across 16 families that have the potential to cause epidemics or pandemics.