U.S. health officials are warning travelers about a potentially deadly insect-borne virus known as sloth fever that has infected 21 U.S. residents returning from Cuba and thousands more in South ...

Cases of "sloth virus" have been reported in the U.S. and Europe for the first time. But what is it? When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how ...

Oropouche virus is also known as ‘sloth fever’ but is found in a number of other animals in the wild (Credit: Getty Images) A mysterious virus once confined to the Amazon is now spreading more ...

The United States has recorded this year’s first death from a rare mosquito-borne virus. Officials in New Hampshire announced the patient’s death on Tuesday, marking the state’s first human ...

More than 8,000 cases of Oropouche virus have been reported this year as of August 1. Most have been in South America, but infections are also spreading in countries where it hasn’t been seen ...

Canadians flying to popular locales like Cuba are being warned to take precautions against insects that spread the rare and potentially deadly Oropouche virus, also called Oropouche fever.

Dr. Anthony Fauci, the former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, was briefly hospitalized after contracting the West Nile virus. Fauci, who also served as the ...

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 ...

Researchers have unearthed nearly 1,700 ancient virus species hidden within the glacial ice of the Himalayas. These viruses, around three-quarters of which were previously unknown to science ...

A mutation on the spike protein of the virus that causes COVID-19 could help it infect the brain by forcing it to use a cellular "back door." SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19 ...

What Is West Nile Virus? Dr. Anthony Fauci, the former top infectious disease expert in the U.S., was recently hospitalized with West Nile virus and is recovering at home. Fauci, the former ...