Gloucestershire has recorded its first case of bluetongue - a virus which can be deadly in livestock. Cases of the insect-borne viral disease, which affects sheep and cattle as well as other animals, have risen to 630 across England, Wales and Scotland since the outbreak began in July.

Artificial intelligence has designed viruses that can infect bacteria and reproduce—a first that shows AI is beginning to do more than analyze the genetic code of living things. It can write new versions of it,

Scientists discover new viruses every year. A catalogue of the riskiest ones could help us spot the next pandemic before it takes hold.

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. A new *Current Biology* study has reconstructed the centuries-long evolutionary history of Jamestown Canyon virus (JCV), a widespread North ...

Maine had a record seven cases of Powassan virus in 2023. There have now been four cases in the state this year, including two in one county.

One of the most common viruses in the world, an infection that the vast majority of people carry for life without ever thinking about it, has emerged as a leading suspect in the development of multiple sclerosis.

On Wednesday, the National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM) confirmed that an octogenarian died in the province of Utrecht after

The virus can be fatal and is mainly spread by biting midges, which have thrived in the hot summer.