Chronic wasting disease continued its spread in North Dakota last year, including the first detection of the fatal deer ...

Unfortunately, the virus could have cascading effects that impact humans, too. According to Inside Climate News, scientists ...

He was a section chief at the Laboratory of Persistent Viral Diseases at the National Institute of Health’s Rocky Mountain Laboratories in Hamilton, Montana.

Utah has confirmed 300 measles cases in an ongoing outbreak, with the virus now spreading in Salt Lake County and new ...

CWD, though not so deadly at this point as EHD in terms of numbers, seems more ominous.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The epidemic that wiped out tens of thousands of deer in southeastern Ohio during summer and fall offered a spectacular reminder ...

GLADWIN COUNTY, Mich. — The Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) said there are now 18 counties where testing has shown there is chronic wasting disease (CWD) in the wild deer population.

Chronic wasting disease has now been reported in Gladwin County. Gladwin is now the 18th Michigan county where chronic wasting disease has been identified in the wild deer population, according to the ...

A virus that originated in a type of fruit bat has been identified in India, spurring protective public health measures across that country. The Nipah virus is a potentially lethal disease that has ...

Share on Pinterest Despite the recent outbreak in India, health experts suggest the Nipah virus is an unlikely candidate for a global pandemic. Image credit: CharlesGibson/Getty Images Two new cases ...

Researchers in Bangladesh have identified a bat-borne virus, Pteropine orthoreovirus, in patients who were initially suspected of having Nipah virus but tested negative. All had recently consumed raw ...