The CDC played an instrumental, if imperfect, role in the response to COVID-19. JHDT Stock Images LLC/iStock via Getty Images ...

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Americans flocked to a new trend: raising chickens. An estimated 12 million people now own ...

Few Minnesotans sought COVID-19 vaccine to reduce their infection risks this winter, but at least the shots offered some protection for those who did. The current vaccine was 33% effective at ...

HKU5-CoV-2 is a form of coronavirus that was just detected in bats. The recent study picked up the virus after analyzing anal ...

Fact checked by Nick BlackmerRespiratory viruses—such as COVID-19, RSV, and the flu—are still circulating at high rates in ...

A government advisory committee has canceled a meeting on flu shot recommendations, raising concerns amid shifts in ...

Ever watched the movie Contagion? Produced in 2011, this thriller tells the story of how a virus, brought to the U.S. by a ...

Scientists at the Wuhan Institute of Virology in China have discovered a new lineage of coronavirus in bats that can enter human cells in a similar way to SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for ...

An unknown illness killed over 50 people in northwestern Congo, with just 48 hours between symptom onset and death. (AP) ...

Staff and observers worry that the agency may not be prepared for emerging threats including bird flu and insect-borne ...

HKU5-CoV-2 has sparked concerns because it can spread to humans in a similar way to the one that caused the COVID-19 pandemic ...