The virus caused an outbreak that began in Guangdong Province and left nearly 25,000 piglets dead. 

Understanding the patterns of diversity in bat-hosted viruses may help researchers better predict when and where outbreaks may occur.

The creation of a chimeric SARS-like virus has scientists discussing the risks of gain-of-function research.

In the wake of a handful of biosafety lapses at federal research facilities, the US government is temporarily halting funding for new studies aiming to give novel functions to influenza, SARS, and MERS viruses.

Whole-genome sequences for two novel coronaviruses from Chinese horseshoe bats are the most closely related to the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus to date.

As researchers test a treatment for Middle East respiratory syndrome, the deadly coronavirus that causes it slowly reveals itself.

A project that identified almost every virus in the Indian flying fox heralds a new age of viral discovery.

An expert committee will decide whether to escalate efforts to combat the novel coronavirus that is spreading throughout the Middle East.

Researchers identify the target protein of a recently discovered human coronavirus, shedding light on infection and possible interspecies spread.

The release of infectious agents from the lab is not uncommon, but lab-acquired infections are rare.