New report by WHO states that mystery disease affecting Kwango Province in the Congo probably caused by respiratory viruses ...

Disease X, a hypothetical yet plausible pathogen, could lead to a global health crisis. Experts stress the urgency of ...

Four weeks after a puzzling outbreak was reported in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the World Health Organization has identified the cause.

Cases of human metapneumovirus (HMPV) and other seasonal viruses are on the rise across the northern hemisphere in early 2025 ...

Covid, measles and Disease X continue to worry scientists and doctors, and they've been named among the 11 most dangerous ...

This unsettling event has reignited discussions about “Disease X.” Disease X is not an actual but a hypothetical disease. The World Health Organization (WHO) coined the term in 2018 to ...

Disease X is an as-yet-unknown infection that has the potential to cause large outbreaks or even a pandemic - and it's among ...

The agency, in its latest update released Thursday, said the mutations were not found in samples taken from wild birds, ...

Amid speculation that the outbreak could represent 'Disease X', the term refers to a previously unknown pathogen with the potential to cause a pandemic. The WHO clarified that it is “an ...

The disease has infected mainly women and children, resulting in 143 deaths. A deadly flu-like disease that has claimed the lives of more than 143 people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo ...