A cat named Pepper has once again helped scientists discover a new virus—this time a mysterious orthoreovirus found in a ...

Though the current public health risk of H5N1 bird flu is low, the University of Florida (UF) is taking a proactive approach ...

The Trump administration is suing the state of California to block animal welfare laws that it says unconstitutionally helped send egg prices soaring. But a group that spearheaded the requirements ...

Just five years after the coronavirus pandemic struck, another animal-borne disease is mutating and spreading across borders ...

Pepper the cat is at it again. After his hunting skills helped virologists identify the first jeilongvirus in the United ...

Pepper the cat, whose owner works at the University of Florida, gathered a specimen containing a never-before-seen virus for ...

Although the avian flu (H5N1) virus may not be making the news as frequently, it is still working hard behind the scenes, ...

The CDC has ended its H5N1 bird flu emergency response, but experts urge continued vigilance as the virus remains a threat ...

New versions of the H5N1 virus are increasingly adept at spreading. Suggestions to either let it rip in poultry or vaccinate the birds could backfire.

Both zoos shut their doors on May 13 after a tigress named Shakti tested positive for the H5N1 strain of avian influenza and ...