Virology

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WHO Adds XFG to Monitoring List as Variant Detected in 38 Countries

Early studies show current vaccines provide protection against the growing XFG strain

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CDC Winds Down H5N1 Emergency, Integrates Bird Flu Tracking Into Routine Surveillance

First NSW Death From Australian Bat Lyssavirus Confirmed

RFK Jr. Accuses Fauci of Funding Research That May Have Caused COVID-19

HSV-1 Reprograms Human Genome Architecture and Is Halted by Topoisomerase I Inhibition

EPFL’s MEDUSA Technique Yields Aptamers With Up to 1,000-Fold Stronger Viral Binding

MERS-Like Bat Viruses Could Cross Into Humans After Single Mutation

Himachal Pradesh Confirms First COVID-19 Case of New Surge in Sirmaur District

U.S. Cancels Moderna’s $600 Million Bird Flu Vaccine Contract

Gurugram Records 23 COVID-19 Cases in First Surge in Two and a Half Years

11-Year-Old Boy’s Death Marks Fourth H5N1 Fatality in Cambodia This Year

Virologist Hendrik Streeck named Germany’s Federal Narcotics Commissioner

India's Active COVID-19 Cases Exceed 1,000 as New Variants Emerge

India Reports Surge in COVID-19 Cases with Over 1,000 Active Infections

WHO Monitors New COVID-19 Variant NB.1.8.1 as Cases Emerge in France

Brandenburg Reports Over 18,700 Flu Cases in Severe 2024/25 Season

New Study Traces COVID-19 Origins to Bats, Challenges Lab-Leak Claims

New COVID Variant NB.1.8.1 Monitored in U.S. After Driving Surges in Asia

Cholera Bacteria's Phage Defense Systems Linked to 1990s Latin American Epidemic

West Nile Virus Detected in UK Mosquitoes for First Time