Virus

According to a new report, 21 U.S. residents have returned from travel in Cuba this year with Oropouche virus, which is spread through fly or mosquito bites.

The FDA has approved Moderna's mResvia, a messenger RNA vaccine to protect adults 60 years or older from lower respiratory tract disease caused by respiratory syncytial virus.

Children who were exposed to Zika virus in utero may demonstrate developmental differences into preschool age, even if they did not have congenital Zika syndrome, according to a study published in Pediatric Research.

Scientists should conduct routine surveillance of Everglades virus — a subtype of Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus — endemic to South Florida because it has the potential to jump to humans, researchers said.

On July 17, officials announced the first ever Marburg virus outbreak in Ghana, marking just the second time the virus has been detected in West Africa.

Older age and lower illness severity are associated with a higher risk for persistent Ebola virus in semen, according to a study published in Clinical Infectious Diseases.

Health officials in Guinea have confirmed the first-ever case of Marburg virus in West Africa, WHO said.

Patients with the alpha variant of SARS-CoV-2 do not carry more virus in their upper respiratory tract despite increased transmissibility, according to data presented at the World Microbe Forum.

Researchers detected anti-SARS-CoV-2 IgG antibodies in the blood samples of some pediatric patients prior to viral clearance, according to a study published in The Journal of Pediatrics.