Knipe and Cliffe review the mechanisms that underlie the switch from a lytic to a latent infection in the widespread pathogen herpes simplex virus (HSV). They propose a new model in which an ...

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Virology is the scientific discipline concerned with the study of the biology of viruses and viral diseases, including the distribution, biochemistry, physiology, molecular biology, ecology ...

The White House replaced the federal government’s hub for news and updates on COVID-19 with a website saying the virus leaked out of a Chinese lab.

Video from a national park in Uganda depicted a parade of predatory species feeding on and dispersing fruit bats that are known natural reservoirs of infectious diseases.

An overlooked subgroup of bat viruses may be just one minor mutation away from being able to infect humans and potentially set off the next pandemic. This is the warning of a team of U.S.-based ...

Mosquitoes are buzzing again — and some are carrying West Nile virus. Local health agencies have already found virus-positive mosquitoes in Sacramento, Kern, Tulare, and Santa Clara counties ...

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HealthDay News — Illinois has confirmed its first human case of West Nile virus this year, health officials say. The person, who lives in southern Illinois, was hospitalized with complications ...

Red Sox prospect Roman Anthony made his MLB debut at Fenway Park while his sister Lia went viral, gaining thousands of Instagram followers and receiving numerous DMs.

BAY COUNTY, MI – West Nile virus has been detected in a Bay County mosquito for the first time this year, according to Bay County Mosquito Control.