In an unprecedented development, rabies has become endemic in Cape fur seals - the first documented case in marine mammals ...

It is so important for us all to work together to reduce the risk of an incursion, writes Minister for Agriculture, Food and ...

Closure — if any such thing exists — is still out of reach for many pandemic survivors. The world has seemingly moved on even as so many people grieve.

Just four cases of bird flu in backyard flocks have been confirmed in this area, and risk to humans is very low. Humans can't ...

An alarming rabies outbreak is spreading through South Africa's Cape fur seal population, raising fears of a potential marine ...

Jamaican fruit bats support disseminated infection of Ebola but not Marburg virus. The differences in infection dynamics are partially attributable to Marburg’s less efficient entry and impaired ...

The detection of bird flu in a sheep is another sign that the H5N1 virus is adapting to hop to new hosts ...

The virus has claimed 150 wandering albatross chicks, but adults in other species are a bigger concern, says the Department ...

A groundbreaking Cape Town-made documentary, Out of the Blue, premiered on 11 January 2025, unravels the shocking story of ...

Recent viral mutations have shown avian influenza’s adaptability to mammalian hosts, prompting infectious disease, animal ...

(WGN) – Herpes can cause cold sores and fever blisters, and it may also hold the key to understanding cancer. One scientist ...

Ireland is on high alert as foot-and-mouth disease spreads in Europe, with Minister for Agriculture Martin Heydon urging ...