The general public health threat remains low, but some infectious disease experts worry about a thinning line that's kept ...

The original pandemic virus before it was supplanted by SARS-CoV-2 is still influenza. Over the centuries, influenza pandemics have decimated human populations. One of the worst in history is the 1918 ...

What is bird flu? According to Mayo Clinic, it is an infectious viral disease that primarily affects birds and mammals. Specifically, the “H5N1” strain is particularly severe within avian species, ...

The deer also had epizootic hemorrhagic disease, a fatal viral illness that affects primarily white-tailed deer.

It’s a wise and proactive move for the state’s Department of Agriculture to require bulk testing of raw milk in Pennsylvania, ...

Of 33 people interviewed by health officials, 27 (82%) reported eating cucumbers in the days prior to illness.

Cucumbers sold to Costco, Walmart, Wegmans and Albertsons have since been recalled for possible contamination with salmonella ...

Walmart, Wegmans and Albertsons stores have recalled cucumbers for possible contamination with salmonella. They were sold in ...

Hailing from Belgharia in Kolkata, 22-year-old Sayan Ghosh had traveled to Bangladesh on November 23. He stayed with a friend’s family.