Today’s column continues the theme of plant viruses introduced in this column last week. A virus can reduce a plant’s growth, lower its yield and result in inferior fruit, vegetables and flowers.

Update: The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said 27 August that more than 20 US travellers returning from Cuba have been identified as having Oropouche virus. Once confined to the Amazon ...

Two people in New Jersey have died from West Nile virus, state health officials said Friday, bringing the number of reported deaths in the U.S. to five this mosquito season. According to health ...

A virus from humble black-eyed peas is showing extraordinary promise in the fight against cancer. Unlike other plant viruses, the cowpea mosaic virus (CPMV) can awaken the human immune system and ...

It’s not just a bad hare day. A rapidly spreading virus is causing cottontail rabbits to grow black, tentacle-like growths out of their heads, prompting warnings to steer clear of the mutated animals.

VANDERBURGH COUNTY, Ind. — The state's first case of West Nile Virus in 2025 has been reported in southern Indiana. According to the Indiana Department of Health (IDOH), one person in Vanderburgh ...

If only Moira on 9-1-1 was more like Moira on Schitt's Creek. On Thursday's episode of the ABC drama, a scientist named Moira — not played by Schitt's Creek's Catherine O'Hara — is to blame for the ...

ST. LOUIS – St. Louis was once the site of an epidemic that inspired the name of a rare mosquito-borne virus across the Midwest. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), St.

The Allegheny County Health Department on Monday confirmed that additional mosquito samples have tested positive for West Nile Virus, and seven more Pittsburgh neighborhoods will be treated as a ...

ATLANTA — The Atlanta-based U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported an increase in the number of West Nile virus cases in Georgia. From Aug. 22 to Tuesday, cases tripled in the state, ...

An outbreak of the chikungunya virus in southern China has prompted a strong government response as cases climb into the thousands. The disease, which is spread by mosquitoes, is most prevalent in the ...