While COVID-19 cases are down overall nationwide, the Cicada variant is quickly gaining ground, new data shows.
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.
Health officials first confirmed BA.3.2 in the US from a traveler arriving from the Netherlands in June 2025, and it has ...
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An emerging COVID-19 variant nicknamed "Cicada" is drawing attention from health officials across the country, as it's been ...
Cicada is a mutation of the omicron COVID-19 branch that first appeared in 2021. It has been seen in 23 countries and in wastewater from 25 American states, according to CDC reports.
The symptoms of this variant are similar to previous strains, closely resembling a mix between the flu and a common cold.
COVID-19 mutates more rapidly than other respiratory illnesses, such as the flu, which raises ongoing concern that a new, ...
While the latest variant, called Cicada, carries more mutations, it’s still part of the Omicron family that emerged in 2021.