"Ït has been found 100% effective in preventing the infection," he said. Duck plague is a highly contagious infectious disease caused by a herpes virus that afflicts ducks, geese and swans.

The Animal Health and Veterinary Laboratories Agency said the disease does not affect humans More than a dozen Muscovy ducks have died in a Devon town from a disease called Duck Viral Enteritis ...

AIDS, on the other hand, was a completely new infectious agent—one that we now know had been spreading unrecognized since the early 20th century. Since then, emerging diseases have been ...