The funds will be used to increase surveillance and testing for the fatal prion disease that affects cervids such as deer, elk, and moose. There has not been a documented human infection of chronic ...

Contagious Nodular Dermatitis (CND), which affects cattle and some wild ruminants, has worsened in the European Union, prompting Portugal's DGAV ...

In the latest measles developments, health officials in Washington’s Whatcom County reported their first measles patients of ...

The $12 million will help state and tribal governments, research institutions, and universities to combat chronic wasting ...

It's early, but mosquitoes with West Nile virus have already been detected in Massachusetts. The Department of Public Health announced June 17 that mosquitos trapped in Shrewsbury tested positive ...

Targeting the capsid protein of the hepatitis B virus (HBV) has emerged as a promising strategy for developing new antiviral therapies. In this study, we report the discovery of a novel series of ...

"Just a lot of mosquitoes around, we're receiving about 15-20 calls a day,” said Barry Christensen, operations manager at Thunder Pest Control. The Oklahoma City County Health Department confirmed the ...

Zika virus (ZIKV) is a neurotropic pathogen linked to neuropathogenesis in adults, causing conditions such as Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) and fatal encephalitis. Intracranial injection of virus in ...

In response, the Kentucky Fish and Wildlife Commission approved a CWD Surveillance Zone for the three counties, expanding the state’s existing surveillance area, which includes Ballard ...

In response, the Kentucky Fish and Wildlife Commission approved a CWD Surveillance Zone for the three counties, expanding the state’s existing surveillance area, which includes Ballard, Breckinridge, ...