Looming funding cuts for one of America's major disease surveillance programs could threaten public health responses experts ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) is keeping an eye on a new COVID-19 variant called NB.1.8.1, or "Nimbus," that has spread ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Public health officials are monitoring a new strain of COVID-19, now called the cicada, because of its long incubation period.

Wastewater signals show BA.3.2 across 25 states, while NWSS funding reductions threaten program continuity after FY2025, diminishing national situational awareness for emerging variants. Genomic ...

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The latest variant on the rise is LP.8.1. It’s increasing in Australia, making up close to one in five COVID-19 cases in NSW.

For many people, the COVID-19 pandemic feels like a distant memory. In reality, the SARS‑CoV‑2 coronavirus is still spreading widely across the globe and continues to evolve into new variants.

A new COVID-19 variant is drawing global attention due to its rapid spread worldwide. The variant — NB.1.8.1 — is set to ...

A COVID-19 variant that spent years virtually undetected has now drawn the attention of health agencies on multiple continents, and health officials are watching it closely as case numbers rise in ...

A new Covid variant is spreading across the U.S. and it may be able to evade protection from current vaccines. The variant, known as BA.3.2, has been detected in nasal swabs taken from four American ...