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The urgent mystery of where viruses hide

Everything comes from somewhere. Dangerous new viruses typically come from animals.Human influenza viruses? Those come from wild aquatic birds. Hantaviruses come from rodents. Mpox...

Newly discovered viruses reveal an evolutionary missing link

Researchers at the University of Miami have identified a group of previously unknown viruses that bridge an evolutionary gap between viruses and cellular protein compartments, a di...

Reston virus genomes hint at decades of undetected circulation

Reston virus, the only member of the ebolavirus genus known to circulate in Asia rather than Africa, has long presented an epidemiological paradox. It infects monkeys, pigs and bat...

Emerging Shamonda virus detected in Jersey cattle

A new midge-borne virus that has been infecting cattle across Europe has been detected in cattle in the British Isles. According to the UK’s Department for Environment, Food and Ru...

The Urgent Mystery of Where Viruses Hide

Some viruses appear to vanish when outbreaks dissipate, only to emerge again. Scientists don’t always know which animals they lurk in — and how to stop them from spilling back over...

New invasive tick virus detected in U.S

According to a report from The Hill, researchers have identified a new tick-borne virus tied to an invasive species that is already spreading across the United States — raising a q...

Atlastin-2-mediated endoplasmic reticulum membrane tethering is critical for flavivirus replication

by Jonathan Einterz Owen, Cheyanne Lynn Bemis, Qingyi Wang, Ambarish C. Varadan, Jacob W. Vander Velden, Laura Andačić, Olus Uyar, Mansi Gupta, Christopher D. Scharer, Laurent Chat...

RNA Sequencing identifies new tick-borne virus that causes flu-like illness

RNA sequencing identified the novel tick-borne ALTNV in febrile patients in China, helping distinguish infections that can resemble Dabie bandavirus disease...

An ancient alpharetrovirus lineage in bats: Evolutionary insights and possible roles in reproduction

by Emma F. Harding, Zhaobo Zhang, Charles Reuben De Souza, Jose Gabriel Nino Barreat, Aris Katzourakis Alpharetroviruses are an important group of pathogens that are known for cau...

New type of human 'jumping gene' found in a poxvirus

Scientists at Cornell University have found a human genetic element in a poxvirus and discovered that it is both an important gene for brain function and a jumping gene capable of...

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New Tick-Borne Virus May Explain Mysterious Cases of Severe Illness

Some unexplained cases of severe tick-related illness may have a previously overlooked cause. A newly identified tick-borne virus may help explain why some patients in China develo...

EPA Extends Emerging Viral Pathogen Guidance for the Marburg Virus

Midge-borne Shamonda virus detected in Ireland

The newly-emerging midge-borne Shamonda virus has been detected in Ireland. It is understood that a private lab in the south of the country detected the virus in samples from cattl...

Government sounds alarm over 'emerging virus' in cows as symptoms listed

The virus is present in the British Isles - just a short distance from Great Britain.

Scientists find new virus behind mysterious tick illness

Scientists have discovered a new tick-borne virus in China that causes flu-like illness and may account for previously unexplained cases of fever, fatigue, digestive problems, and...

France Reports First Human Case of Shamonda Virus After Patient Dies

French health authorities have reported the first known human case of the Shamonda virus after a patient infected with the livestock-associated disease died, raising new questions...

<i>Mycodnaviridae are</i> a clade of giant viruses that persistently infect zoosporic fungi

by Jillian M. Myers, Frederik Schulz, Saleh Rahimlou, Vikas Yadav, Kevin R. Amses, D. Rabern Simmons, Sheng Sun, Michelle Orozco-Quime, Joseph Heitman, Jason E. Stajich, Timothy Y....

Almost All The Viruses Found in a Vast Deep-Sea Mining Zone Were New to Science⁠

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DNA From a Human Brain Gene Has Turned Up In a Virus

Unrelated virus. (Heather Davies/SPL/Getty Images) A sur...

Large DNA viruses carry their own membrane remodelling machinery

Giant Viruses Caught Carrying Their Own Membrane-Remodelling Machinery Viruses have long been cast as the ultimate freeloaders of the living world: stripped-down genetic packages t...

Seven Ways to Get to the Viral Message

Gertrud U. Rey Throughout history, scientists have developed classification systems to organize complex fields of study. Linnaeus classified plants and animals, Fedorov catalogued...

Deadly virus detected in human patient for first time as victim passes on

A deadly virus has been detected in a human patient for the first time, French health authorities announced on Thu

Scientists in China Discover New Tick-Borne Zoonotic Virus That Causes Flu-Like Illness and Liver Problems

Chinese researchers have identified a previously unknown tick-borne virus that can cause a flu-like illness, fatigue, stomach trouble, low platelets, and signs of liver injury, acc...