The BA.3.2 strain, nicknamed Cicada, is still at low levels in the U.S. but could be especially contagious. Public health authorities are monitoring a new coronavirus variant BA.3.2, dubbed Cicada.

eNIHR Health Protection Research Unit in Healthcare Associated Infections and Antimicrobial Resistance at the University of Oxford, Oxford, UK fNIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre, University of ...

A COVID-19 variant that has remained "underground" for years is catching the attention of health officials in the United States and abroad. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said in ...

BA.3.2 spread internationally after first being identified in South Africa in November 2024, with detections rising from September 2025 and reports from at least 23 countries by 11 February 2026. U.S.

Pictured is a DoD photo of an Anduril Industries Anvil drone interceptor launching during an exercise at Minot AFB, N.D. on Oct. 23, 2025. Under the Automated Counter-UAS Expeditionary Solutions (ACES ...