The bat version of the STING protein helps dampen the mammals' immune response to infection, researchers have found.

A step-by-step study of diseases that jump species gives subtle clues about future epidemics.

Scientists have discovered a mechanism by which the Rift Valley fever virus infects the cells of its hosts.

Researchers aim to predict new infectious disease outbreaks that spread from animals to humans.

Researchers find that the potentially deadly virus uses cholesterol to gain access to cells.

Macaque trainers in Bangladesh are often bitten by their monkeys, but rarely infected by a particular simian retrovirus.

The midwestern U.S. and central Asia are at high risk for new disease outbreaks from pathogen-bearing rodents, according to a study.

Chinese farmers’ efforts at rearing wild animals may benefit conservation and reduce human health risks.