What's a more dangerous infectious disease threat than Ebola?

"We don't need a Zika czar, and I should be the last 'disease czar' appointed to the executive branch." ... Related: Gaps Found in U.S. Biothreat Protections. Imagine that ... "The scenario we are facing in the future is a much more dangerous and threatening scenario than the Ebola scenario," he added. read more

Here are five viruses that are just as dangerous (if not more so) than Ebola: Rabies Over the past 100 years, rabies has declined significantly as a public health threat in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. read more

Marburg hemorrhagic fever is rare yet among the most severe diseases affecting humans, with case fatality ratio even higher than 80%. By analyzing the largest documented Marburg hemorrhagic fever epidemic, which occurred in Angola in 2005 and caused 329 deaths, and data on viral load over time in non-human primates, we make an assessment of transmissibility and severity of the disease. read more