A new virus that is related to the deadly Nipah and Hendra viruses has been detected in shrews in the U.S. However, ...

Nearly 119,000 birds have been culled at a farm in California after a bird flu called H5N9 was detected among the poultry.

Researchers found first strain of henipavirus in North America. What you need to know about new virus in wild animals that ...

Experts now fear if both strains of H5N1 infect the same cow, the viruses could merge to form a new pathogen that is more infectious or deadly in people. This so-called 'recombinant event' is ...

Download this application note to learn how a comprehensive target enrichment panel enables scientists to detect highly ...

Six dairy herds in Nevada have tested positive for a newer variant of the H5N1 bird flu virus that’s been associated with ...

Yet until recently, scientists didn’t fully understand why bats are so good at harboring pathogens that don’t seem to harm ...

A study of fruit flies shows some species are highly susceptible to a wide range of viruses. The paper, published in the ...

The European Commission has just launched a new tool that supports the tracking of the spread of infectious diseases by ...

German agricultural chemist Adolf Eduard Mayer made a startling discovery in 1886. He was studying mosaic disease on tobacco ...

The circulating bird flu has become “widespread” in Massachusetts, as officials believe the virus has killed 500 to 1,000 ...

A recent study conducted on human A(H5N1) cases in the United States found that conjunctivitis was the primary symptom ...