Rabies is an infectious disease that affects the central nervous system in mammals. Here's what to look for in pets.

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On Monday, Louisiana health officials announced that a person hospitalized last month with a severe case of avian influenza — ...

The U.S. has experienced its first death from H5N1 bird flu. Here’s what happened, plus how concerned you should be, ...

Bird flu has claimed its first human in the United States, but health officials say the risk remains low and there are ...

COVID emerged suddenly, spread rapidly and killed millions of people around the world. Since then, I think it's fair to say ...

The H5N1 bird flu — widespread in wild birds worldwide and the cause of outbreaks in poultry, U.S. dairy cows and even several recent human cases among agricultural workers – ...

The CDC said screwworms are most common in the tropics and subtropics, but recent cases have appeared in Central America for ...

Avian influenza has spread far beyond the nation's birds, infecting all manner of creatures from zoo animals, wild mammals, ...

Livestock export testing safeguards human and animal health internationally by mitigating the spread of diseases.

The risk of catching H5N1 bird flu remains low, and there have been no reported cases of person-to-person spread.