The COVID-19 variant BA.3.2, nicknamed "Cicada," has been detected in at least 23 countries and half the states in the U.S.

A heavily mutated variant of the virus that causes Covid-19 appears to be affecting primarily children, scientists say, ...

Public health officials are monitoring a new strain of COVID-19, now called the cicada, because of its long incubation period ...

Experts say its mutations could make it more contagious.

COVID-19 variant BA.3.2 or "cicada" is not widely circulating in the U.S. yet, but based on trends in Europe, it may become more prominent.

A new COVID-19 variant that some have dubbed the "Cicada" variant is quietly spreading across the globe, carrying an unusually high number of mutations that could help it slip past existing immunity, ...

The new CDC report found that the new variant has spread to 25 U.S. states and 23 countries worldwide. Reading time 3 minutes Scientists at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are tracking ...

Health officials first confirmed BA.3.2 in the US from a traveler arriving from the Netherlands in June 2025, and it has ...

A recent CDC MMWR report described the BA.3.2 SARS-CoV-2 variant, nicknamed "cicada," as a new lineage of COVD-19 virus. The WHO considers it a variant under monitoring.

COVID-19 mutates more rapidly than other respiratory illnesses, such as the flu, which raises ongoing concern that a new, ...

Here's what to know about "Cicada," or variant BA.3.2: ...

BA.3.2 has been designated a Variant Under Monitoring by the World Health Organisation (WHO), meaning it is under close observation.