infectious diseases

About three dozen people in China are suffering from a newly identified virus from the same family as the deadly Nipah and Hendra viruses, according to Bloomberg.  The virus, named Langya henipavirus or LayV, was found in feverish people, although there is no evidence the pathogen can be...

Novavax, Inc. (NASDAQ: NVAX) said Tuesday afternoon it has initiated development of a vaccine candidate for the Wuhan-version of the coronavirus that has spread from China to other Asian nations and on Tuesday was confirmed to have infected at least one person in the United States. Novavax shares...

Clinical-stage biopharma Arsanis, Inc. (NASDAQ: ASNS) conducts research and develops applications for monoclonal antibody immunotherapies. These developments address an array of serious infectious diseases and types of cancer.  What Happened Arsanis announced its entrance into a...