“All public and private gatherings are hereby prohibited within the jurisdiction of these containment zones, in order to prevent further spread of the infection,” the order said. It said the ...

The move also prompted the federal Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service to step up oversight of turkey slaughter, after a bird flu strain detected in raw pet food and an infected cat was ...

Tinea pedis or athlete’s foot is a common fungal infection that affects the foot. Athlete’s foot is commonly associated with sports and athletes because the fungus grows perfectly in warm ...

The Public Health Agency of Canada said nearly 1,600 people may have been infected with salmonella linked to the recall of mini pastries. The federal agency's director of outbreak management ...

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A major measles alert has been issued for two Australian states after numerous reports of measles cases, including an infected toddler who visited a shopping centre. The South Australian ...

Test results show that two snowy owls found dead in Tommy Thompson Park late last year were infected with a "highly pathogenic" avian flu, the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority says.

Built on a sliver of land out of pure spite, this eyebrow-raising property has become the talk of the town — and its owner, Mike Cavanagh, 51, couldn’t be more proud. In Jacksonville Beach ...

Mike Cavanagh, 51, said his friends have introduced him as 'the guy who bought the skinny house' since he purchased the 10ft wide property for $619,000 last year. The two-story home was built by ...

A Chinese-linked malware, known as PlugX, has been successfully wiped from thousands of infected computers worldwide, the US Department of Justice and the FBI said on Tuesday. Justice officials say ...

An infected blister often contains white or yellowish pus (a mixture of dead tissue and immune cells), which may ooze from the blister if you apply pressure, says Dr. Brod. The area around an ...