A MUTANT flu strain that has only been spotted in animals, is now “spreading undetected” humans, leading scientists have warned. The strain, dubbed “influenza D”, is mainly ...

Influenza D virus, a pathogen best known for causing respiratory illness in cattle, appears to be silently infecting farmworkers across multiple continents, according to a growing body of serological ...

APHIS is focused on a proactive approach to keep the country’s pigs safe. The U.S. has a robust system of existing safeguards in place to protect against foreign animal diseases; however, APHIS ...

The study showed that the pig viruses have changed over time. In some cases, a similarity with human influenza viruses was also found, indicating that viruses have spread from humans to pigs. No new ...

At least two people who recently visited pig exhibits at livestock fairs have caught the swine flu, according to US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data. Both patients reportedly became ill ...

A mutant strain of flu that usually spreads between pigs, cows and deer has been found in humans and could be spreading ...