The United States may be heading into its second severe flu season in a row, driven by a mutated strain called subclade K ...

A seasonal flu virus suddenly mutated in the summer. It appears to evade some of our immunity, has kick-started a flu season ...

Scientists have discovered a new bat virus in Brazil that shares a key genetic feature with COVID-19, raising concerns about its potential to infect humans.

As COVID-19 continues to evolve, a new strain is spiking case numbers worldwide. The XFG variant, also known as Stratus, has been gaining momentum after first being detected in Southeast Asia in ...

Ethiopia has confirmed three deaths from the Marburg hemorrhagic virus that has been detected in an area neighboring South Sudan.

The United States may be headed for a rough flu season, with a virus that causes more severe symptoms than the one last year ...

The New York Department of Health has confirmed the first locally acquired case of chikungunya in the state. The case was confirmed in Nassau County. It's the first locally acquired case reported in ...

A possible locally-transmitted case of chikungunya virus, a mosquito-borne illness linked to tropical regions, is being investigated by New York state health officials. A New York woman said she ...

As of 2024, over 40 million people in the world are diagnosed with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-a chronic, life-threatening infection that remains one of the leading global causes of death.

The Epstein-Barr virus, one of the most common in the world, could be the cause of lupus, an autoimmune disease with ...