Rabies is a zoonotic disease, spread from animals to humans. Though dogs are the main disease carriers, they are by…
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New diagnostic system can rapidly and sensitively measure antibodies against SARS-CoV-2
A research team at the RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science (CEMS) in Japan has developed a diagnostic system that…
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University of Arkansas receives $6.1 million grant to establish an institute focused on virus research
The National Science Foundation has awarded a $6.1 million grant to the University of Arkansas to establish a research institute…
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Florida virus cases soar, hospitals near last summer’s peak
Hospital admissions of coronavirus patients continue to soar in Florida with at least two areas in the state surpassing the…
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Vietnam finds new virus variant, hybrid of India, UK strains
Vietnam has discovered a new coronavirus variant that’s a hybrid of strains first found in India and the U.K., the…
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How SARS-CoV-2 evolved from a bat-to a human-adapted virus
New research published on the preprint server bioRxiv* performed severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) genomic simulations to understand…
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Germany pulls virus ’emergency brake’ but not all on board
Chancellor Angela Merkel on Saturday defended a fiercely-opposed new law imposing tough coronavirus restrictions across Germany including night curfews and…
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All-in-one test provides a promising solution for COVID-19 detection and mutational surveillance
A new type of COVID-19 testing strategy could help streamline the process of identifying cases, tracking variants and detecting co-infecting…
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Racial and ethnic minorities living in rural areas have greater risk for COVID-19 deaths
While Black, Hispanic, Latino, Indigenous, Asian and Pacific Islander people are more likely to die of COVID-19 than white people…
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Does COVID test positivity still matter? Vaccines are upending trusted virus metrics
About four out of every 10 Floridians have received at least one dose of a COVID vaccine—a shift in the…
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