Uncovering the evolutionary limits of the COVID-19 virus

A new paper in Genome Biology and Evolution, indicates that while the COVID-19 virus has developed rapidly since 2019, it has done so within limited genetic channels. These genetic limits have ...
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Deadly Tick Virus Makes First Appearance in Winnebago County

Ticks in Winnebago County have tested positive for Powassan virus for the first time, local health officials confirmed ...

New COVID variant spreads across US as CDC raises concerns: 'Viral evolution'

A new COVID-19 variant, BA.3.2, has been detected in 25 U.S. states, the CDC reports, with immune escape traits that may ...

A respiratory virus is spiking in multiple states right now. You’ve likely never heard of it

Cases of the lesser-known respiratory virus human metapneumovirus are continuing to spike in Georgia and states around the ...

Powassan virus detected in Winnebago County for first time ever

NOTE: The above package is from Sept. 2025. This week’s report was positive infections in ticks, not humans. For the first ...

A respiratory virus is spiking in N.J. right now that you’ve probably never heard of

You may be sick with what feels like a nasty cold or a case of the flu, but there’s another, lesser-known respiratory virus ...

What is HMPV? What we know about the respiratory virus with no cure surging across the US

A respiratory virus without a specific treatment or vaccine is surging in several states across the U.S. Here's what we know ...
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⚕️ When a virus carries another: the "Trojan horse" of deltaviruses

Some tiny viruses, called deltaviruses, can only spread by relying on other viruses. A study published in Cell shows that ...