Scientists have discovered 20 new bat viruses in China, including strains related to Nipah and Hendra, raising global health ...

The newly discovered 20 new bat viruses, include close relatives of deadly henipaviruses, raising global public health ...

New WHO report suggests COVID-19 originated from animal-to-human transmission, though Director-General Tedros maintains all ...

The World Health Organization’s expert group says the origin of COVID-19 remains inconclusive, though most evidence still ...

Scientists remain divided on the origins of the COVID-19 virus, with limited data and no consensus reached after years of ...

All hypotheses on how the COVID-19 pandemic began remain open, the World Health Organization said Friday, following an ...

A fan was cheered Thursday after climbing to retrieve a bat that was lodged in Wrigley Field’s protective netting near first base. The bat had slipped through Brewers outfielder Sal Frelick’s ...

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"These viruses are so closely related to MERS, so we have to be concerned if they ever infect humans," said virologist Michael Letko.

The World Health Organization (WHO) is keeping an eye on a new COVID-19 variant called NB.1.8.1, or “Nimbus,” that has spread across Europe, the Americas and the Western Pacific. … ...

U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director Jayanta (Jay) Bhattacharya testifies during a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on June 10, 2025.

Within just a few months, SARS-CoV-2 had traversed international borders, leading to a global crisis. Even today, COVID-19 remains a concern, though at significantly reduced levels.