A natural compound from the medicinal plant Artemisia annua has shown a strong ability to block the Alpha variant of SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19) in laboratory experiments. An ...

One thing we know for sure about SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, is that it keeps changing. Since the start of the pandemic, we have seen several notable variants, including Alpha, Beta, ...

A new COVID-19 variant, BA.3.2, has been detected in 25 states, according to a recent report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The new variant was first found in South Africa in ...

The Global Virus Network (GVN), representing eminent human and animal virologists from more than 90 Centers of Excellence and Affiliates in over 40 countries dedicated to advancing research, ...

TAMPA, FL, USA (April 3, 2026) – The Global Virus Network (GVN), representing eminent human and animal virologists from more than 90 Centers of Excellence and Affiliates in over 40 countries dedicated ...

For many people, the COVID-19 pandemic feels like a distant memory. In reality, the SARS‑CoV‑2 coronavirus is still spreading widely across the globe and continues to evolve into new variants.

During the first few years of the COVID-19 pandemic, the virus SARS-CoV-2 was detected in an increasing number of non-human animal species. This included many wild animal species as well as domestic ...