Following a World Health Organization (WHO) alert 2 days ago about a suspected Marburg virus outbreak in Tanzania, the ...

The macaques exposed via the mouth or stomach, however, had limited infection but showed no signs of illness. All the monkeys ...

The prion disease that causes deer, elk and other cervids to waste away could someday jump to humans, but many hunters are ...

Scientists express concern over the possibility of the deadly and incurable 'zombie deer' disease affecting humans. The ...

In the nearly 15 years I’ve spent reporting on CWD throughout the West, few topics seem to deflate researchers and the public more than the prion’s ability to remain infectious in soil. Most of us can ...

CWD is a type of prion disease ... What has led to the current concerns? Concerns about the virus infecting humans arose in April 2024 after several people were diagnosed with Creutzfeldt-Jakob ...

The program, which began Dec. 6 in the wake of ongoing H5N1 outbreaks at dairy farms, now includes 28 states covering 65% of the country's milk production. Other public health news is on chronic ...

The Pa. Game Commission is monitoring a growing outbreak of avian influenza in eastern Pennsylvania. Here's what happened.

Health officials have said the person was older than 65, had underlying medical problems and had been in contact with sick ...

A suspected outbreak of the Marburg virus has been detected in northern Tanzania. Marburg is in the same family as Ebola and can cause death in up to 88% of cases. The World Health Organization ...

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has confirmed the first case of chronic wasting disease in a wild deer in ...

Chronic wasting disease, an incurable and always-fatal neurological disease found in large game like deer, elk and moose, has been found on the Flathead Reservation north of Missoula for the first ...