New research uses bird droppings to track avian flu in remote regions, revealing hidden hotspots and potential for early ...

A tiny insect called a midge spreads the disease, and the earliest known case dates back to 1955 in a forest worker near a ...

The virus has not yet evolved to spread efficiently between people. Excellent vaccine technology exists, but the government ...

The University of Minnesota is stepping up efforts to identify biological threats that could trigger an epidemic, launching an institute to track disease-spreading infectious pathogens at the genetic ...

According to the Public Health Department, of the 38 COVID-19 deaths reported in the state since January this year, over 40% ...

Bangladesh has already seen deaths due to COVID in June. China and Singapore have also detected new cases of the respiratory disease. Deaths in places like Bangladesh may be partly due to people's ...

Purdue University researchers now have developed an innovative, paper-based diagnostic test for rapidly detecting avian ...

A contagious new COVID-19 variant called NB.1.8.1, aka "Nimbus," is now dominant in the United States, CDC data show. What to know about symptoms and vaccines.

Concerns over USDA's Poultry Vaccination Plans Highlight Need for Cautious Approach** The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is drawing scrutiny as it explores mass vaccinati ...

Alarmingly, scientists have recently discovered a new coronavirus variant in China, named HKU5-CoV-2, which they say is only a small mutation away from ... It's about adjusting to a world where ...