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Disease X, a hypothetical illness with the potential for 20 times more fatalities than the COVID-19 pandemic, will be the focal point of a panel discussion in Davos on Wednesday.

Billions in company and government funding sped up vaccine development, experts said.

Respiratory syncytial virus is common, is quite contagious and infects most kids before their second birthday — that is, it did before the COVID-19 pandemic happened.

Pediatric doses of the Pfizer vaccine have already started arriving in New Brunswick and beginning Tuesday, parents can begin booking appointments for their children.

Canadian artists, activists, actors and athletes will share their stories of hope and inspiration in a national salute to front-line workers combatting COVID-19 during the show.

The plan approved this week by the Florida Keys Mosquito Control District calls for a pilot project in 2021 involving the striped-legged Aedes aegypti mosquito, which is not native to Florida.

Where could the next big outbreak come from, and how can Canada prepare? Researchers and virus control experts outline ongoing efforts to stay ahead of potential new pandemics.

A virus spread by mosquitoes has been linked by Brazilian officials to 2,400 recent cases of the birth defect microcephaly, and women in some regions are being told now might not be the best time to conceive.

The BC Centre for Disease Control says a B.C. resident who recently travelled to El Salvador has contracted the Zika virus.

Canadian infectious disease experts are warning that the Summer Olympics hosted in Brazil may be a catalyst for spreading the Zika virus abroad.

With five months to go before the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazilian organizers have sold less than half the available tickets for South America's first games.

Researchers in Hawaii are using data to figure out where the Zika Virus might spread next.

The government urged health officials around the country Friday to get ready now in case there are outbreaks of the mosquito-borne Zika virus in the U.S. this summer.

Google has announced a new initiative to help fight the spread of the Zika virus, as international health agencies continue to issue warnings about the mosquito-borne virus.

Vomiting, diarrhea and a trip to the hospital were probably not on your itinerary. But Canadians heading to warm vacation destinations to escape the frigid winter can risk serious illness if they don’t take the proper precautions.

The mayor of Hawaii Island, commonly referred to as the Big Island, has declared a state of emergency after more than 250 confirmed cases of dengue fever on the island since late October.

China's first case of the Zika virus has been found in a 34-year-old man who recently travelled to Venezuela and is now making a speedy recovery, the government said Wednesday.

The WHO is raising the level of alert about the Zika virus, B.C. Centre for Disease Control (BCDC) says testing for pregnant women is readily available, but the reliability of the procedure should be taken into consideration.

Experts in Saskatoon warn prospective travellers about the Zika virus as new blood donation rules are put in place to protect the country's blood supply.

The acting chief medical officer of health at Alberta Health says "the risk in Alberta is zero" when it comes to the Zika virus.