Feb 1 (Reuters) - The H5N1 avian influenza virus has flared up again in recent months, spreading through poultry flocks in Japan, Vietnam and Thailand, killing people in Indonesia and claiming its ...

Seasonal rain on California grasslands kicks off a rapid expansion and turnover of viruses in the soil, according to a new study by UC Davis and Lawrence Livermore National Lab. These viruses may ...

A groundbreaking Tel Aviv University study has discovered about 100,000 new types of previously unknown viruses - a ninefold increase in the number of RNA viruses known to science until now. These ...

The dreaded tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) virus infects different types of brain cells in different parts of the brain, depending on whether the affected person's immune system is activated or not.

Viruses share a common ancestor that existed over 3 billion years ago and may even have preceded cellular forms of life, according to a report in the May 3 PNAS by George Rice and colleagues at ...

Herpes meningitis is a type of viral meningitis that results from infection with a herpes virus. It causes swelling in areas of the head, such as the membranes surrounding the brain and spinal cord.

Viruses in soil may not be as destructive to bacteria as once thought and could instead act like lawnmowers, culling older cells and giving space for new growth, according to research. Viruses in soil ...