Keeping livestock healthy can feel like a delicate balancing act, and winter weather makes that even harder. Cold fronts, ...

Combined with globalized trade, the overall rise in temperatures driven by human-induced climate change has allowed insects ...

Dogs, cats, and other animals make wonderful companions and pets. Their presence can reduce stress, provide a sense of responsibility, and fill lives with joy. However, pets also carry pathogens that ...

Equine herpesvirus can spread easily and debilitate an animal. A recent outbreak canceled several events across the country, ...

Wildlife officials in the U.S. and Canada report cases of chronic wasting diseases where it hasn't been detected before.

A new animal-borne virus has been discovered in Alabama. But the creature that carries it can be found along parts of the Atlantic seaboard, as far north as southern Saskatchewan, Canada, as far south ...

Zoonotic diseases are infectious diseases transmitted from animals to humans, such as rabies virus, avian influenza, and Ebola virus disease. Over 60% of all infectious diseases in humans are zoonotic ...

This year, European farmers have faced the emergence of previously unknown animal diseases and the return of others once ...

Washington State University is testing animal diseases to stop the next human pandemic. Just like COVID-19 may have originated in an animal before spreading to human beings across the globe, the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about health and U.K. health policy. Dec 28, 2024, 10:33am EST Poulty farmer Bill Powers checks on his flock of white ...

As the planet edges towards 1.5°C of global warming, a new study led by the Natural History Museum, London has revealed that scientists still have only a limited understanding of how climate change is ...