As a virus scientist in South Africa, I’ve been watching with dread as H5N1 bird flu spreads among animals in the United ...

The California Department of Public Health Saturday reported the first known case of clade I mpox in the U.S. to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Study findings provide new details on a Caspian tern die-off near Port Townsend in 2023 and how the virus killed seals in the region, infecting their brains.

Poultry on a commercial farm in England have been infected with the bird flu virus, the U.K. government said Sunday.

The individual in question had recently returned from eastern Africa, the state health department said. Also in the news: bird flu, covid, and dengue fever.

Avian influenza H5N1 infection in humans has spread to seven U.S. states, growing from 46 cases last week to 52 cases this week.

President-elect Trump’s decision to nominate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for Health and Human Services (HHS) secretary will put ...

One very easy way to lower the chances of a genetic shuffling would be for everyone, but especially farm workers, to get vaccinated against seasonal flu.

The falling temperatures also signal the thick fog of flu season. But in rural areas of Kansas, people are less likely to get ...

Recent health news highlights include CareMax filing for Chapter 11 restructuring due to significant debts, a severe dengue ...

The latest health brief highlights a severe dengue outbreak in Bangladesh, California's first Clade I Mpox case, and Oregon's ...

So far, there have been 52 confirmed cases of avian influenza, commonly referred to as the "bird flu," in humans in 2024. Two of the infected patients have been in Missouri.