Nearly a year after a wild bird infected with H5N1 avian flu presumably passed its viral baggage to a dairy cow in the Texas panhandle — which has subsequently led to the infection of more than 700 ...

Indian health authorities are currently in a high-stakes race to contain a Nipah virus outbreak in West Bengal. As of today, the state has confirmed five positive cases, marking the virus's return to ...

The U.S. government on Friday ordered testing of the nation’s milk supply for bird flu to better monitor the spread of the virus in dairy cows. Raw or unpasteurized milk from dairy farms and ...

Thailand’s Department of Medical Sciences says it is ready to conduct RT-PCR testing to detect Nipah virus, with results ...

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A new rapid test for hepatitis C could help identify many more patients who could be cured of the deadly disease, but its use may be limited unless insurers' reimbursement rises to cover its high cost ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FILE - In this image provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, a researcher performs a rapid antigen test on milk from a ...