Scientists have discovered that avian influenza viruses have a gene that makes them incredibly resistant to heat, rendering ...

Pigeon circovirus (PiCV) is a globally prevalent viral pathogen that primarily affects domestic and racing pigeons. It is characterised by its small, circular, single‐stranded DNA genome and its ...

While it remains seasonal in poultry, the disease is spreading in dairy cows and infecting hundreds of other ...

In a recent case report published in the journal Emerging Infectious Diseases, researchers described a neurologic disease caused by pigeon avian paramyxovirus type 1 (PPMV-1) that led to the death of ...

New research reveals that the bird flu viruses may be capable of replicating at temperatures higher than an average fever, a ...

LOS GATOS, Calif. (KGO) -- A deadly disease is killing off a certain species of pigeons. In a matter of weeks, more than a thousand pigeons have died. The counties with the highest death tolls are ...

Feeding pigeons, once seen as harmless, carries significant health risks. Experts warn of severe lung diseases from inhaling pigeon droppings. A fungus, Cryptococcus neoformans, found in droppings can ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. (KTXL) — Reports of at least 200 sick or ...

Australian officials are planning to kill a U.S. racing pigeon that managed to survive a whopping 8,000-mile journey across the Pacific. Kevin Celli-Bird said Thursday the exhausted bird arrived in ...