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Researchers have tracked how the COVID-19 virus mutates long term, revealing patterns that could help predict the emergence of future variants.
Searching for new viruses and tracking down the source of pandemics, scientists are laying the groundwork to defeat “spillover” diseases. Before being released, a fruit bat gets a sip of ...
INTERVIEW: As the zombie franchise keeps regenerating, Danny Boyle sits down with IndieWire for a dive into '28 Years Later.' ...
Caillou spends his summer doing many new things. While the family is on vacation, they go to the beach and camping in the woods. The cold water takes some getting used to but once he's in, it's ...
West Nile virus has been found in mosquitoes collected in the UK for the first time, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has said. The virus, which mostly spreads to people through mosquito ...
Over the past three years, bird flu — caused by the avian influenza A (H5N1) virus — has extended its reach around the U.S. and across many species. The virus arrived in wild birds, but it has now ...
West Nile Virus has been found in the UK for the first time - as health experts look to try and "enhance surveillance." The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) and the Animal and Plant Health Agency ...
COVID-19 is a reminder of their destructive power, but they’re crucial to humans’ development and survival. Although feared as agents of disease, viruses also work wonders, shaping evolution ...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's airport screening program has detected multiple cases of the new COVID-19 variant NB.1.8.1, which has been linked to a large surge of the virus in ...
There’s a new virus wiping out Minnesota turkey flocks, and unlike with bird flu the federal government doesn’t cover producers for losses. Last year, Minnesota growers lost an estimated 2.2 ...