A pioneering genetic study has identified key variations in the prion protein gene (PRNP) that could influence resistance to prion diseases ... in the open reading frame (ORF) of prion protein ...

Recent outbreaks of Legionnaires’ disease have been linked to U.S. cruise ship hot tubs, according to reports. Private outdoor hot tubs on the balconies of two cruise ships were pinpointed as ...

This week's instalment is dedicated to one of the leading causes of sudden death in sheep and goats -- pulpy kidney disease, also known as enterotoxaemia. We will examine its causes, symptoms ...

On Day 1, the New York State Veterinarian with the backing of the NYS Department of Agriculture and Markets diagnosed one of their goats with Orf, a sore mouth disease that can cause sores and ...

The baby goat that got Steinmetz Family Farm booted from the 2024 NYS Fair didn’t have a suspected virus after all, according to the goat’s owner, Justin Steinmetz. Steinmetz last night ...

Veterinarians identified one of the goats with symptoms of Orf, a contagious viral disease that can spread from animals to humans. Despite the diagnosis being based on a visual inspection, state ...

Orf virus has many names: contagious pustular dermatitis, ecthyma contagiosum, sore mouth infection, and sheep pox in humans. While this disease is primarily found in goats and sheep ...

To combat the viral outbreak, Greek authorities have imposed restrictions nationwide, including a ban on moving sheep and goats from their farms. The disease poses a significant threat to Greece's ...

MANILA, Philippines — The imported goats that tested positive for Q fever were free of diseases when they arrived in the Philippines in January, a spokesperson for the United States Department ...

Human-caused climate change can push disease-carrying mosquitoes or ticks into new places as temperatures rise, and deforestation can expose humans to viruses circulating in once-isolated species.

Both men hunted at the same lodge and consumed meat from the same deer population before each developed Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease and died soon afterward, the report's authors said. They did not ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A goat was rescued after getting stuck under a bridge Monday afternoon near the Kansas City Zoo. A goat is stuck under a bridge near the Kansas City Zoo on Monday, April 8 ...