Megin Nichols, the CDC’s director in the division of foodborne, waterborne and environmental diseases, explains the ties ...

The World Health Organization is looking at biosecurity around mink farms in countries across the world to prevent further "spillover events" after Denmark ordered a national mink cull because of an ...

Let's face it—bats get a bad rap. Their links to disease outbreaks and their spooky association with vampires influence their ...

Viruses easily spread between humans through coughs, needles, and sex. Animals can also infect humans through infected feces, blood, and tissue.

As the world’s climate warms, parasite-carried wildlife diseases will move north, with animals in cold far-north and high-altitude regions expected to suffer the most dramatic increases, warns a study ...

Kansas State University researchers and collaborators are creating a buzz in the world of mosquito-borne virus research with a new study on Japanese encephalitis virus, which can infect humans and ...

To prevent exposure, the St. Clair County Health Department advises people to avoid contact with wild animals, especially ...

Senegal is experiencing its most severe Rift Valley Fever outbreak in decades, with at least 18 deaths and over 100 ...

KENTUCKY, USA — This summer, Kentucky has seen an influx of cases of Hemorrhagic Disease (HD) in deer.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture will airdrop rabies vaccines across several southeastern U.S. states this fall to combat outbreaks among wild animals.

The development could help scientists develop patient-specific treatments and one day offer a lab-grown lung transplant option.

New antiviral drugs in development could offer the strongest line of defense yet against COVID-19 and other coronaviruses, ...