Virus
Lawmakers urge NIH to stop taxpayer money for 'dangerous' bat virus lab in U.S.
[ad_1] Republican lawmakers have asked the Trump administration to cancel its support for a controversial new lab being built in Colorado to research coronaviruses and other dangerous pathogens, saying it...
‘Super flu’ virus tracker: Symptoms and latest update as subclade K influenza variant spreads
[ad_1] As many families are preparing to gather for the holidays, influenza (flu) cases are spiking across the country. According to the latest data from the Centers for Disease Control...
Trump shuts off federal funding for gain-of-function virus research in China, Iran
[ad_1] President Trump ended federal funding for gain-of-function virus research in China, Iran and other countries that have "insufficient research oversight." [ad_2] Source link
Under Trump, we could be flying blind when it comes to bird flu, other infectious diseases
[ad_1] The United States is ground zero for the H5N1 bird flu.Since March 2024, when the virus was first reported in a Texas dairy herd, the virus has killed one...
HMPV symptoms as China faces new outbreak
[ad_1] Chinese state media has reported a rise in cases of the human metapneumovirus (HMPV), though officials in the United States have not confirmed reports of an outbreak or said...
Norovirus outbreaks: Doctors’ advice amid major surge in illness
[ad_1] As a severe outbreak of norovirus, also known as the stomach flu, spreads across the United States, doctors have shared advice with Newsweek on what to look out for...
Dinga Dinga Virus Triggers Global Panic: The Mysterious ‘Dancing Plague’ Infecting Hundreds (Watch Video)
[ad_1] A strange illness known as the Dinga Dinga virus has caused panic in Uganda's Bundibugyo district. This baffling condition, marked by uncontrollable shaking resembling dance-like movements, has infected nearly...
Gov. Newsom declares emergency in California after CDC confirms severe case of bird flu in Louisiana
[ad_1] Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency Wednesday as the H5N1 bird flu virus moved from the Central Valley to Southern California dairy herds, while federal officials confirmed...
