Health officials in England have identified a new mpox strain that has experts paying close attention. The virus, discovered ...

Officials said they had identified a "new recombinant mpox virus" - meaning it has genetic material from different viral ...

A hybrid COVID variant known as XE has sparked headlines over the past week, but experts have warned people not to get unduly concerned—and the variant isn't even particularly new. XE is known as a ...

The first case of the Omicron XE subvariant was confirmed on Jan. 19, 2022, in the U.K., and has since been reported in other countries, including Canada, India, Japan, Thailand, and Israel You can ...

A new hybrid COVID variant known as XE spreading in the United Kingdom is making headlines as a so-called "Frankenstein" variant, but according to one Chicago expert, that nickname is misleading. The ...

A new recombinant variant has been discovered in the U.K. Recombinant means it’s a mix of two strains. Currently, BA.2 variant is the most common COVID-19 variant in the U.S. In late March, the U.K.