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An equine veterinarian says a recent New Brunswick health advisory about a virus impacting horses underscores the need for publicly funded services for large animals.

The virus, known as EHV-1, is highly contagious and can cause respiratory disease, neurological disease and pregnancy loss in horses.

The Ervebo vaccine is licensed for use against Ebola virus, one of the viruses that cause Ebola disease, but not for Bundibugyo virus.

Scientists at Stanford University have created the first-ever virus designed by AI. Researchers used a generative AI model called EVO 2 to create a specific kind of virus.

Toronto Public Health has confirmed the city's first human case of West Nile virus in 2026 as officials urge residents to protect themselves from mosquito bites.

West Nile virus has been detected in mosquito pools in several Ontario communities, prompting renewed reminders to protect against mosquito bites as summer peaks.

Canada is now the second country to authorize a Phase I clinical trial for a Bundibugyo virus vaccine candidate after the U.K., according to federal officials in a news release.

The head of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention said 1,031 deaths have been confirmed from the fast-spreading and incurable Bundibugyo virus behind the outbreak.

On Thursday, the WHO stated that the last identified contact ​of an exposed ⁠person ⁠completed quarantine ‌and tested negative for the virus.

Pamela Anderson, who was honoured with amfAR's Award of Courage, said that she was 'hep C free' by 2015 but added that 'it took everything I had in my bank' to pay for treatment.

The federal government is investing $5-million on HIV prevention and support, a move that was praised by Manitoba's health minister at the news conference in Winnipeg Thursday.

Niagara Region Public Health said Tuesday it has detected a single Aedes albopictus mosquito, also known as the Asian tiger mosquito, through its ongoing surveillance program.

Health officials said the goats were 'most likely exposed to rabies by a skunk that had entered the pen where they were kept in late July.'

The WHO regional director for Africa, Dr. Mohamed Yakub Janabi, said sequencing indicated the outbreak’s start, with some cases early wrongly attributing to malaria and typhoid.

The current outbreak was declared on May 15, but health authorities now say sequencing showed it began months earlier, in February.

Dr. Bonnie Henry, B.C.'s provincial health officer, said it is not too late to make sure children's vaccinations are up-to-date as they head back-to-school.

The shot, named mFlusiva, is intended for adults age 50 or older. Moderna said late Wednesday that it expects some of its new version to be available soon at select retailers.

In surveillance video of the attack, a small, aggressive animal lunges at a man standing next to a U-Haul truck and tries latching onto his leg.

The Canadian government announced a three-week quarantine for travellers returning from the Ebola-stricken country back in May, affecting aid workers like Lily-Madeleine Seguin.

The move injects new drama into tensions between Fauci and Republican lawmakers over his handling of the coronavirus pandemic and accusations he lied about the origins of COVID-19.