He flicked on his headlamp, startled to find that the liquid was blood, and a vampire bat—a species he had gone there to ...

The BA.3.2 sublineage of SARS-CoV-2, informally called “Cicada” for its pattern of quiet circulation followed by sudden detection spikes, has drawn fresh attention from global health authorities. The ...

Wildlife officials are using research to curb the spread of mule deer departing a catastrophically infected herd by adjusting ...

The North Dakota Game and Fish Department says it tested 1,224 animals for chronic wasting disease during the 2025 sampling season, and of that number the department confirmed 16 deer tested positive ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (KLFY) — The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries has issued a declaration of emergency in response to a recently confirmed Chronic Wasting Disease detection in a ...

A little-known virus that causes nasty flu-like symptoms is spreading in California — and it doesn’t have a vaccine. Cases of human metapneumovirus (HMPV) have been steadily rising since winter began, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Chronic wasting disease is slowly spreading through Louisiana deer populations. (Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries) ...

SHREVEPORT, La. - A new case of chronic wasting disease has been confirmed in northeast Louisiana, raising continued concerns among wildlife officials as the fatal illness spreads among the state’s ...

Arkadelphia rallies to aid families displaced by apartment complex fire The Arkadelphia community has come together to support families displaced by an apartment complex fire.11 families lost their ...

At least 14 states and Washington, DC, are reporting high or very high flu activity. The dominant flu strain, a version of influenza A (H3N2) called subclade K, has multiple mutations that make it ...

You may be sick with what feels like a nasty cold or a case of the flu, but there’s another, lesser-known respiratory virus that could be to blame. Cases of human metapneumovirus, known as HMPV, are ...