Epidemiologist Elizabeth Schiffman, who supervises the Vectorborne Diseases Unit at the Minnesota Department of Health, ...

A highly contagious and deadly virus has been found in domestic rabbits in southern Oregon, according to the Oregon ...

In rare cases, the virus can be contracted from a bite or scratch. The CDC started tracing cases of hantavirus-related ...

So far, Alabama is the only place it's been discovered, although short-tailed shrews can be found across North America. However, according to the Economic Times, virologists warn that it's only a ...

A deadly disease is on the rise: dengue, a mosquito-borne virus that already affects millions and is spreading even further ...

Virginia Tech researchers seek to understand the environmental factors that influence the distribution of hantavirus in ...

Rats have long been notorious for spreading disease, but a new study reveals just how much human-altered landscapes can ...

Affected populations: Hantavirus disease is a rare but potentially deadly respiratory illness that is caused ... Related: ...

This isn’t just an animal health crisis — it’s a risk to public health. When animals consume foods containing live virus, ...

But as the climate warms and the permafrost thaws, scientists are now concerned that ancient diseases might infect humans. Co-author Dr Khaled Abass, of the University of Sharjah, says ...

Virginia is one of three states that are hotspots for a deadly virus circulating in wildlife, and it can also be fatal in ...