A fast-spreading stomach virus is resurging across California, with wastewater data revealing spikes in multiple cities. The WastewaterSCAN dashboard shows “high concentrations” of rotavirus in Marin, ...

A stomach virus that can prove fatal in small children is surging in California, recent data shows. But is it in Texas? WastewaterSCAN, which monitors traces of viruses in municipal wastewater, ...

A new COVID variant – dubbed Cicada – is being monitored by the Centers for Disease Control and the World Health Organization. First detected in 2024 in South Africa, Cicada, officially known as ...

Cruise ship virus outbreaks attract attention, in part because they are among the most closely monitored in the travel industry. This is what passengers should understand before setting sail. A string ...

Nipah virus is a zoonotic virus. It usually transmits from animals to humans, though it can also spread between people or through contact with food containing the virus. Currently, human cases of ...

A respiratory virus is making rounds in California. High concentrations of human metapneumovirus, or HMPV, have been detected in the wastewater within communities of Northern California, according to ...

A "new" virus in California has reached New Jersey as cases of HMPV in NJ have spiked in recent days, with the human metapneumovirus (HMPV) having no treatment and no vaccine, according to the Centers ...

A new study looks into the differences in gut bacteria between people with and without colorectal cancer. Scientists found cancer patients to have a virus-infected bacterium that healthy people ...

Novato is one of the Northern California communities that have seen high concentrations of human metapneumovirus, or HMPV, detected in local wastewater. (Santiago Mejia / Associated Press) A ...