Genomic surveillance of the evolving SARS-CoV-2 virus has been essential for managing the COVID-19 pandemic, helping researchers identify new variants, track their circulation, and create new vaccines ...

A new dashboard from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention aims to help track the spread of bird flu as the federal government looks to monitor and contain the virus. So far, the virus has ...

Oropouche virus (OROV) is transmitted by tiny flies called midges and a few types of Culex quinquefasciatus mosquitoes. Infections with OROV cause Oropouche virus disease, which has circulated in the ...

A global network of doctors and laboratories is working to pinpoint emerging viral threats, including many driven by climate change, in a bid to head off the world's next pandemic. The coalition of ...

The CDC on Oct. 4 released a new “community snapshot” feature to track respiratory virus activity across the country. On the page, users can see how virus activity levels are trending by state or by ...

South Carolina students have been quarantined after being exposed to the measles virus. This as the measles outbreak ...

Ahead of the return of University of Virginia students, Central Virginia is on track for another record month of coronavirus cases as health officials say residents continue to flout social distancing ...