Editorial writers discuss these public health issues.

When fishermen found the endangered loggerhead sea turtle off Vancouver Island in February, she was listlessly floating in a ...

H5N1 influenza has now been detected in pigs. This was something virologists had been worrying about ever since this highly ...

The Salton Sea, which is actually a very salty landlocked lake, was created by accident in the early 20th century when ...

Marine animals like jellyfish, corals and sea anemones often live with algae inside their cells in a symbiotic relationship. The animals give the algae nutrients and a place to live; in return, algae ...

It’s something we are keeping an eye on.” Tellez-Isaias says it’s urgent to focus on these diseases globally, as bird flu has spread to different species in all continents including Antarctica.

the 12,000 Australian sea lions left in the world would be wiped out. Field workers have been deployed across Australian wetlands to look out for a dangerous strain of bird flu in migratory birds ...

TULARE COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) -- As of Friday afternoon, there are 13 confirmed human cases of the Bird flu in the state and hundreds of infected cows. In the South Valley, a disturbing site of ...

“Scientists have been warning of the alarming threat of the deadly H5N1 bird flu strain for almost a year ... pelicans and penguins – as well as seals, sea lions and predatory and scavenging animals ...

California has six confirmed human bird flu cases and health officials suspect five more among dairy workers in the Central Valley. The Golden State is the nation's leading producer of milk.

CHECKING IN ON AVIAN FLU — With the number of confirmed human bird flu infections in California climbing to 11 since the start of the month, we spoke with Dr. Demetre Daskalakis, the director of ...

CRAIG KOHLRUSS [email protected] For months the avian flu, once thought to be only a problem for wild birds and poultry, has spread its way through the nation’s dairies, making cows and ...