This story is part of a larger series on viroids and virusoids, small infectious RNAs. It is also the eighth installment in a series on hepatitis D virus, a virusoid-like pathogen that causes serious ...

Researchers used drones to sample whale blow and discovered cetacean morbillivirus in Arctic whales for the first time.

WASHINGTON, March 26 (Reuters) - Some of the deadliest diseases to stalk humankind have come from pathogens that jumped from animals to people. The virus that causes AIDS, for example, crossed over ...

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 ...

An outbreak of a contagious virus is taking over a local animal shelter, resulting in 18 animals being euthanized since the beginning of April.More than 70 animals have tested positive for canine ...

The first fatality from Alaskapox, a type of orthopoxvirus, has been reported on the Kenai Peninsula of Alaska. State officials released a bulletin on Feb. 9 detailing that an elderly man contracted ...

Holly has a degree in Medical Biochemistry from the University of Leicester. Her scientific interests include genomics, personalized medicine, and bioethics.View full profile Holly has a degree in ...

CINCINNATI (WXIX/Gray News) - A deadly virus continues to spread around an animal shelter in Ohio, and officials said the number of dogs who have died has increased. According to officials with ...

In a new study, we and an international team scientists examined the behavior of marine viruses in a large band of ...