The Cicada COVID variant has been making headlines lately, though it isn’t the virus’s official scientific name. This newer strain has shown a knack for being more transmissible, which explains why so ...

A COVID variant that went dormant after its initial appearance is making a comeback, and this time it has spread to 25 states in the United States. Health officials are raising fresh concerns about BA ...

The World Health Organization and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have both designated beta as a “variant of ...

It may be spring, but virus season isn't over yet. Flu and Covid, including a new variant called BA.3.2, nicknamed "cicada," are still circulating, along with several other respiratory illnesses and a ...

A variant strain of the COVID-19 virus, first reported in the United Kingdom, has been reported in four states but experts say it's possible the variant has been in the U.S. for longer than reported. ...

As genomic surveillance is key to detecting novel respiratory viruses or variants, the highly unequal global distribution of respiratory virus sequencing infrastructure raises concerns about ...