The risk to the public remained low, but people in close contact with dairy cattle may be at an increased risk, the state ...

People are asking if the Nipah virus is real, after words spread about the zoonotic virus that has an estimated 40-70 percent ...

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

Health officials said the virus is not typically serious, but can be dangerous to unborn babies and those with blood ...

Parvovirus B19, also known as Fifth Disease or erythema infectiosum, is prevalent in the community, particularly among ...

In today’s Health Alert, a ban on relocating birds in Michigan due to the bird flu outbreak is raising concerns about Swimmer ...

A long-lasting formulation of an antiviral drug greatly reduced people’s risk of a symptomatic flu infection in a trial, and ...

Deadly viruses throughout history From the Ebola to COVID-19, diseases caused by viruses have killed humans throughout history. Viruses are much older than human beings, possibly even older than ...

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 ...

Within days, Crescent Duck Farm became a casualty of the global avian flu outbreak, one of many farms around the U.S. that had to cull their entire flock, sending the prices of eggs and other ...

Since 2022, the H5N1 strain of bird flu has been detected in all 50 states, leading to more than 1,700 recorded outbreaks affecting nearly 175 million birds, according to the most recent tally ...