A new COVID-19 variant is spreading across the U.S., and experts say one painful symptom is standing out. The variant, ...

The COVID variant 'Cicada' (BA.3.2) surged from 3.7% to 21.2% of U.S. wastewater samples in weeks. Here's what to know about ...

A heavily mutated new COVID variant called BA.3.2, nicknamed the 'cicada' strain, has been detected across 25 US states in ...

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Health officials in Texas are monitoring an emerging COVID-19 variant nicknamed "Cicada," detected in about 25 states through ...

State health officials are keeping an eye on a highly mutated new COVID variant called B-A 3-dot-2, or “cicada.” Minnesota Department of Health Epidemiologist Keeley Morris says, "With that many ...

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The 25 states with Cicada variant detections reflect wastewater surveillance data showing BA.3.2 spread across the U.S. as of February 2025.