Bird flu became one of the most feared animal diseases in the 19th and 20th centuries ... Other researchers used this information to develop the first vaccine against feline leukaemia. This disease, ...

Most of us are familiar with salmonella bacteria as a potential cause of gastrointestinal disease in humans. 
 The severe ...

GrrlScientist writes about evolution, ecology, behavior and health. Disease epidemics transmitted from animals to humans could kill at least 12 times more people in 2050 than they did in 2020 ...

The H5N1 Avian influenza is decimating bird populations around the world. More than 136 million birds have been affected in ...

Researchers are planning a nationwide study into how animals kept at zoos and aquariums contract bacteria that causes gum disease when wild animals are rarely found with any. Yoshihito Shimazu ...

Detected on a duck farm in Merced County, California, it’s the first confirmed case of H5N9 in poultry in the US. Read more ...

As climate change exposes more of the region, the risk for disease transmission is increasing for animals and humans.