A new study has significant bearing on the hackneyed joke about chickens and their numerous reasons for crossing roads.

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Illinois confirmed its first West Nile virus-related death of 2025. Find out how to protect yourself from mosquito bites.

Bats can carry some deadly human pathogens without signs of illness. A new survey shows that other viruses can still be bad for bats.

Screwworms usually infect livestock and are typically found in South and Central America, but one case was detected in a human this summer.

MCHD says one coop is located in the 36605 ZIP code area while the other is located in the 36587 ZIP code area.

Within the urine samples was a genetic sequence that indicated they were looking at an entirely new henipavirus. This is a ...

A virus found lurking inside a deadly fungus may make the microbe even stronger and harder to kill when it infects people.