At least 15,000 new cross-species viral transmissions could happen by 2070. The number of ways in which climate change is predicted to affect human life and vitality continues to increase. Scientists ...

Fomites are droplet-contaminated surfaces that may play a role in the transmission of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Early during the pandemic, washing items entering the house became popular to ...

A recent study published in the journal Engineering delves into the complex world of assessing the transmission risk of infectious diseases in indoor spaces. With the ongoing impact of the COVID-19 ...

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health has launched a free virtual course on infectious disease transmission models for public health officials and practitioners who make policy decisions.

For some infectious diseases, this may be true. Climate change appears to be changing where and when some infectious diseases occur. However, this is not the case for all infectious diseases. Several ...

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Pakistani authorities on Monday launched the final nationwide anti-polio vaccination campaign of the year, aiming to protect 45 million children after more than two dozen cases of the potentially ...

Human activity continues to expand ever further into wild areas, throwing ecology out of balance. But what begins as an ...

Thanks to decades of successful vector control strategies, vector-borne transmission of Chagas disease has significantly decreased in many regions. Oral ingestion of Trypanosoma cruzi through ...