The currently dominant COVID-19 variant in Germany has been referred to as the 'Frankenstein' variant. Here's why.

The XFG variant, also known as Stratus, is now the predominant COVID-19 strain in the U.S. after spreading to 38 countries, ...

The World Health Organization and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are tracking a new, highly mutated lineage of the virus that causes COVID-19. Six cases in four countries have ...

The arrival of agriculture coincided with a sharp rise in a gene variant that protected against the virus that causes winter ...

COVID-19 is spreading at a rapid pace around the world. A new variant of COVID-19, first identified in January of this year, is cited as the cause. Stratus is currently reported in two forms: XFG and ...

A new COVID-19 strain known as the Frankenstein variant or Stratus (XFG) is spreading across Europe, raising concern among ...

A new Covid-19 variant known as ‘Stratus’ is sweeping across the globe, with cases already on the rise in the UK. Statistics show Covid-19 cases are on the rise in England again as the new strains - ...

A new variant of the coronavirus, Nimbus, which has been detected in wastewater, has also appeared in Hungary, the National Centre for Public Health and Pharmacy (NNGYK) said in a statement on Monday.

A potentially more transmissible variant of the coronavirus first identified in India has been fanning record daily tallies there of around 380,000 cases and 3,500 deaths as dozens of countries offer ...

The recent death of a teenage girl has spotlighted the deadly Nipah virus, raising global concerns due to its high fatality rate and lack of specific treatments. Originating in Malaysia in 1999 and ...

Scientists discovered strikingly high levels of a common virus in the brains of people with Parkinson’s disease, a finding that points to a potential cause for the neurological disorder. Researchers ...