The hantavirus can be deadly, but the Andes variant is particularly worrisome because it has a 35–40% fatality rate. There is ...

One of the American evacuees tested positive while another is showing mild symptoms, the HHS said.

As efforts to contain the Andes hantavirus outbreak aboard the MV Hondius is underway, Medical News Today speaks to medical ...

The outbreak on the MV Hondius cruise ship is linked to the Andes strain of hantavirus, which is the only known strain that ...

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has confirmed that the deadly person-to-person Andes variant is on board the MV Hondius ...

COVID-19 variant XFG is spreading across the U.S., becoming the third most common strain. XFG is a combination of variants F.7 and LP.8.1.2 and may be less contagious than other dominant variants.

A new COVID-19 variant has reared its ugly head and is climbing the ranks in the United States. So much so that it’s become the third-most common strain of the summer. Variant XFG, also known as ...

While COVID-19 cases are down overall nationwide, the Cicada variant is quickly gaining ground, new data shows.

A variant strain of the coronavirus, one that was first discovered in the United Kingdom, is now the dominant strain of the virus circulating throughout the United States, CDC Director Rochelle ...

Cicada is in the Omicron lineage and was first identified in 2024.

A new Covid variant spreading across the US has also been identified in the UK, health chiefs have warned. The strain, known as BA.3.2, has been detected in nasal swabs taken from four American ...