Looming funding cuts for one of America's major disease surveillance programs could threaten public health responses experts say.

A "highly mutated" COVID variant that flew under the radar for years has been detected in a growing number of U.S. states, health officials said this week. The Centers for Disease Control and ...

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BA.3.2, a heavily mutated new COVID-19 variant which may be better able to escape immunity from vaccines or prior infection, is now spreading in the United States. Although COVID cases are currently ...

“Cicada,” the new COVID-19 variant, has recently begun spreading significantly across the United States. (Henry Kofman / Daily Trojan file photo) The previously rare “cicada” COVID-19 variant, which ...

A new, "highly mutated" COVID strain is quickly gaining ground in the United States, according to new data. Variant BA.3.2, nicknamed "Cicada," first drew the attention of health officials earlier ...

The BA 3.2 strain, dubbed “Cicada”, was first detected in South Africa in December 2024 but only started to spread to at least 23 countries in Europe and the US between late 2025 and early 2026. The ...

A new COVID-19 variant is catching health officials' attention across the country. The variant BA.3.2, most known as Cicada, is steadily rising in the United States, according to the Centers for ...

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.

While early research suggests the “Cicada” SARS-CoV-2 variant may infect children more easily than adults, children’s hospitals do not appear to be experiencing significant surges in cases or ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Health officials in Texas are monitoring an emerging COVID-19 variant nicknamed "Cicada," detected in about 25 states through ...

A headline-grabbing new COVID-19 variant known as "Cicada" has been detected in Texas — but it hasn't caused a significant wave of infection in Austin or the U.S. yet. Cicada, or BA.3.2, is one of ...