Humans can catch a huge number of diseases from animals, and these can be caused by viruses, bacteria, parasites or fungi.

The Kokomo Humane Society is currently managing an infectious disease outbreak at the shelter and is only accepting emergency strays (injured, ill or aggressive dogs) at this time.

A bacterial infection called flea-borne typhus is making a comeback in Texas, posing a growing risk to pet owners and their families across the state.

Chagas disease​ is already endemic to 21 countries in the Americas, and growing evidence of the parasite is challenging the ...

University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa scientists are sounding an alarm after three striped dolphins stranded on east Oʻahu in June ...

Working alongside UH Manoa School of Life Sciences microbiologist Michael Norris, the team has recently discovered a new strain of Brucella ceti in Hawaiian marine mammals that is likely the cause of ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published a Tuesday report in the Emerging Infectious Diseases journal raising awareness about the deadly “kissing bug” disease also known as ...

Three people were treated for rabies exposure after being attacked by a rabid feral cat in Maryland last year, according to ...

Meerkats genetically adapt to a species-specific form of tuberculosis according to a long-term study by an international ...

The World Health Organization retired the name "monkeypox" in favor of mpox — since the virus is spread by rodents and small ...

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