virology

Born from the COVID-19 pandemic, a viral-agnostic approach blends sequencing research and public health to get ahead of bird flu transmission.

A new study employs a multiomic approach to study how cytomegalovirus activation impacts breast milk bioactive factors and the infant microbiota.

The distribution of flu virus receptors in cow mammary glands helps explain the high H5N1 viral loads in milk, but it also raises concerns about risks to human health.

Where and how human papillomavirus integrates itself into the human genome steers the infection’s clinical outcomes, finds a large, multifaceted study.

Pathologist Peyton Rous made a groundbreaking discovery in the early 20th century, but his work wasn’t widely recognized until more than 40 years later. 

The University of Miami researcher studies how a mysterious group of supersized viruses infects and influences the evolution of their hosts.

The “tripledemic” shines a spotlight on viral interference, in which one infection can block another.

Redondoviruses, which have been associated with cases of periodontitis and other diseases, turn out to live inside the amoeba Entamoeba gingivalis.

In flies and mice, a viral protein increases the rate of energy use by heart cells. But it’s not yet clear if the finding applies to humans.

An expert panel will discuss what researchers have learned from the COVID-19 pandemic and what lessons remain for the future. 

The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases was not aware that the work involved a chimeric strain of SARS-CoV-2, STAT reports.

Low booster rates and immune-evading SARS-CoV-2 variants could spell bad news, experts say. 

Nearly 50 million birds have been culled amid efforts to mitigate the spread of the virus, which continues to ravage the Northern Hemisphere.

BA.2.75 is spreading rampantly in India and has so far reached at least 20 other countries, but it doesn’t seem to be outcompeting other Omicron SARS-CoV-2 subvariants.

Here’s what we know so far about a new virus detected in eastern China.

Several mechanisms contribute to the increased transmissibility of this SARS-CoV-2 variant.

With a global alarm ringing because of an unprecedented outbreak of monkeypox, we should also consider a different but closely related viral threat.

Patrick Wilson discusses the challenges in designing universal vaccines and his work developing one for influenza.

Discover how to target SARS-CoV2 replication