A Canadian teen who is in critical condition after contracting H5N1 bird flu was infected with a version of the virus that is different from the one circulating in U.S. cattle.

Maine health officials say a Penobscot County resident became severely ill in early October and remains hospitalized.

The Tazewell County Health Department is reporting the first human death related to the West Nile Virus in the county this ...

For the second time in the last week, a sentinel chicken used by the Mobile County Health Department to detect mosquito-borne diseases in the community has tested positive for West Nile Virus.

West Nile Virus can cause encephalitis or a swelling of the brain ... When an infected mosquito bites a chicken, the bird’s ...

Even with lower temperatures and lower risk of mosquito-borne illnesses, the best practice is to keep up with preventative ...

A sentinel chicken used by the Mobile County Health Department to detect mosquito-borne diseases in the community has tested ...

Bird flu has been found in at least one pig at a backyard farm in Oregon, the first detection of the H5N1 virus in swine in the United States, the U.S. Agriculture Department said Wednesday.

West Nile Virus has been diagnosed in 108 animals overall ... WNV typically affects horses, humans and birds, but can sometimes cause illness in other animals. Cases of WNV are typically seen ...

Thirteen horses from Allegan, Cass, Clare, Kalamazoo, Lapeer, Menominee, Osceola (2), St. Joseph, Tuscola, Van Buren (2) and ...