The patient in Louisiana who was hospitalized with severe bird flu illness was found to have a mutated version of the virus, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced last ...

The study, published in the journal Cell, focused on the Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the ...

Combined infection with bird flu and human flu could lead to mutations of new viruses that could have dangerous public health consequences, agencies have warned. This is following the news that ...

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Chinese scientists studying the 2018–2020 Ebola outbreak in Congo found a mutation, GP-V75A, that made the virus spread faster and infect cells more efficiently. The variant replaced earlier strains ...

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said today its analysis of samples from the first severe case of bird flu in the country last week showed mutations not seen in samples from an ...

A genetic analysis sheds light on when the outbreak began, how the virus spread and where it may be going. By Apoorva Mandavilli and Emily Anthes The bird flu virus sweeping across dairy farms in ...

Chinese researchers have identified a crucial mutation in the Ebola virus that significantly enhanced its infectivity during ...

A rare genetic mutation appears to make people basically invulnerable to viruses – and it could potentially be harnessed as a therapy. Researchers have now shown this surprising viral protection can ...

DURHAM, N.C. -- Researchers at Duke University's School of Medicine helped discover a new strain of coronavirus. Dr. David Montefiori, a professor of surgery who also serves as Director of the ...

Lenacapavir (LEN) is an antiviral medication used to treat and prevent HIV/AIDS and was first approved for individuals with ...

Chinese researchers have unveiled a crucial mutation in the Ebola virus that significantly enhanced its infectivity during a ...