A dead mouse from a cat named Pepper has led a researcher to a new virus.

Initial findings of genomic analysis indicates that the Marburg virus, which caused an outbreak in Rwanda, has "a single zoonotic origin," meaning it jumped from an animal to a human only once and ...

These first microbes would have been extremely simple. Meanwhile, viruses degrade more easily than bacteria, so there are no physical fossils of viruses. Related: What was the first animal on Earth?

It, health experts have warned, will certainly not be the last pestilence either. The increasing human depredations on nature have raised the possibility of zoonotic diseases afflicting society in the ...

The virus, which is transmitted via insect bite, seems to be reaching new areas, undergoing genetic changes, and may harm fetuses. This article first appeared in The Checkup, MIT Technology ...

The Municipal Corporation (MC) in association with the Centre for One Health, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (GADVASU), Ludhiana, and Dayanand Medical College & Hospital ...

Nike is proving to be the king of marketing. After Philadelphia Eagles ‘ Saquon Barkley ‘s topped the NFL ‘s Week 9 ...

In this case, I was visiting my grandparents. And what I forgot was T-shirts. Yes, I forgot to pack an entire category of clothing. Not long after my arrival, I bought an emergency T-shirt from a ...

The authors point out that the person infected with the huTX37-H5N1 virus did not develop a severe illness. In fact, most ...

Avian influenza is a virus that infects birds, but can infect other animals. In Australia we have various strains of avian influenza that don’t cause disease, referred to as low pathogenic avian ...

So-called zoonotic diseases spread between animals ... which can spread the virus to humans directly or via other animals. "Deforestation, intensive agriculture, wildlife trade and exploitation ...