Officials suspect wild migrating birds are likely to blame for the first known infection of a flock in Hawaii, which had been the last state in the country with no reported cases in poultry or wild ...

As a virus scientist in South Africa, I’ve been watching with dread as H5N1 bird flu spreads among animals in the United ...

There are many reasons to strenuously oppose President-elect Donald Trump’s nomination of vaccine skeptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to head the Department of Health and Human Services. But this one ...

Birds are the natural hosts of this virus, but female mosquitoes spread the disease when they bite an infected bird and then ...

Colleagues, it's time to wake up and smell the coffee. Or, for a true reality check, just scan the Department of ...

When it comes to surveillance, PHAC said provincial and territorial public health agencies must report both “confirmed and ...

Most people have experienced relatively mild symptoms, like pink eye, that could easily be confused with allergies or a cold. Many farm workers also are unlikely to seek care . They often lack ...

Doctors are most concerned about the new US Health Secretary's unwarranted criticisms of vaccine safety - here his other ...

Kennedy is Trump’s pick for health secretary, but he has a history of spreading misinformation about a range of issues.

President-elect Trump’s decision to nominate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for Health and Human Services (HHS) secretary will put ...

One compares Kennedy being considered to “having somebody who doesn’t believe in gravity being the head of NASA.” ...