An epidemic of a novel coronavirus emerged from Wuhan, China, in late December 2019
and has since spread to several large Chinese cities. Should a scenario arise where this …

There is currently an outbreak of pneumonia of unknown aetiology in Wuhan, China.
Although there are still several unanswered questions about this infection, we evaluate the …

The United Kingdom’s COVID-19 epidemic during early 2020 was one of world’s largest
and was unusually well represented by virus genomic sampling. We determined the fine-scale …

In May, 2015, locally acquired cases of Zika virus—an arbovirus found in Africa and Asia-Pacific
and transmitted via Aedes mosquitoes—were confirmed in Brazil. The presence of …

10.7554/eLife.04395.001 Ebola virus disease (EVD) is a complex zoonosis that is highly
virulent in humans. The largest recorded outbreak of EVD is ongoing in West Africa, outside of …

Background The WHO declared the 2014 west African Ebola epidemic a public health
emergency of international concern in view of its potential for further international spread. …

Background This study examines perceptions of rock concert attendees about risk of noise-induced
hearing loss (NIHL) and use of hearing protection at a busy Toronto rock concert …

The novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 was first detected in the Pacific Northwest region of the
United States in January 2020, with subsequent COVID-19 outbreaks detected in all 50 …

Importance The major North American professional sports leagues were among the first to
return to full-scale sport activity during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. …

Scientists across disciplines, policymakers, and journalists have voiced frustration at the
unprecedented polarization and misinformation around coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) …