The immunological synapse formed between a natural killer cell and its target cell facilitates the coordinated and directional delivery of lytic granules to the cell–cell interface. Jordan ...

The White House replaced the federal government’s hub for news and updates on COVID-19 with a website saying the virus leaked out of a Chinese lab.

HealthDay News — Illinois has confirmed its first human case of West Nile virus this year, health officials say. The person, who lives in southern Illinois, was hospitalized with complications ...

The Central PA Humane Society has temporarily closed the cat section of its shelter for two weeks following an outbreak of panleukopenia, a highly contagious v ...

Herpes Virus Hijacks Human DNA Within Just an Hour of Infection Billions carry herpes simplex virus 1. New research reveals it hijacks human genes with eerie precision.

The goal of this study was to map the fusogenic and lytic domains of SP-B and assess the effects of altered fusion and lysis on surface activity. Synthetic peptides were generated to predicted helices ...

Knipe and Cliffe review the mechanisms that underlie the switch from a lytic to a latent infection in the widespread pathogen herpes simplex virus (HSV). They propose a new model in which an ...

Mosquitoes are buzzing again — and some are carrying West Nile virus. Local health agencies have already found virus-positive mosquitoes in Sacramento, Kern, Tulare, and Santa Clara counties ...

Video from a national park in Uganda depicted a parade of predatory species feeding on and dispersing fruit bats that are known natural reservoirs of infectious diseases.

BAY COUNTY, MI – West Nile virus has been detected in a Bay County mosquito for the first time this year, according to Bay County Mosquito Control.

Mosquitos caught in Colton tested positive for West Nile virus, San Bernardino County officials have announced. “West Nile virus can cause a serious illness in humans; therefore, I urge ...