In a research published in the PLOS Journal, the scientists in China have revealed about some never-before-seen viruses in the bats that live close to humans. These viruses are quite closely related ...

A contagious new COVID-19 variant called NB.1.8.1, aka "Nimbus," is now dominant in the United States, CDC data show. What to know about symptoms and vaccines.

When the first reports of a new COVID-19 variant emerge, scientists worldwide scramble to answer a critical question: Will ...

Just as the world began to feel a sense of stability after years of pandemic turbulence, the virus continued to evolve, producing new variants over time. Alarmingly, scientists have recently ...

Scientists in China's Yunnan province have discovered 20 new viruses in bats, including two closely related to the deadly ...

If we want to prevent viral infections or develop drugs that can effectively treat them, those infections have to be ...

Infections that could trigger severe brain inflammation and respiratory disease have been discovered in bats in China. And there is currently no medication or vaccine to treat them.

"Just a lot of mosquitoes around, we're receiving about 15-20 calls a day,” said Barry Christensen, operations manager at Thunder Pest Control. The Oklahoma City County Health Department confirmed the ...

The department issued a news release on Wednesday, saying the virus is the leading cause of mosquito-borne illness in the U.S. "Most people who get WNV do not develop symptoms, though one in five ...

Without routine screening, many SARS-CoV-2 infections still slip under the radar, says Ellie Murray, assistant professor of epidemiology at Boston University School of Public Health in Massachusetts.

"These viruses are so closely related to MERS, so we have to be concerned if they ever infect humans," said virologist Michael Letko.

New coronavirus HKU5-CoV-2 only ‘one small step from spilling over into humans’ say scientists A new coronavirus may only be “a small step away from spilling over into humans”, scientists ...