Scientists have discovered a previously unknown virus in farmed Pacific oysters during a mass die-off in B.C., Canada.

The move drew sharp criticism from medical and health experts. “Scrapping the fastest platform we have is a reckless move ...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced on Tuesday that it will cancel $500 million worth of projects ...

The decision will impact 22 projects speerheaded by major pharmaceutical companies for vaccines against bird flu and other ...

The paper said that while mass die-offs have been attributed to various factors, including viruses, in many cases, there is no definitive cause.

Stanford University researchers have discovered virus-like ‘lifeforms’ that exist inside human mouths and guts. Smaller than ...

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), SARS-CoV2, influenza virus, poliovirus, and measles -- all single-stranded RNA viruses -- are some examples of highly contagious diseases transmitted by ...

Background Avian paramyxovirus type 1 (APMV-1) is a single-strand RNA virus known to cause Newcastle disease, an infectious disease with neurologic, digestive, and respiratory manifestations in birds.