On 1 February 2016, the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) ...

The only wild specimens of a rare blue parrot, which were recently returned to their natural habitat, have been diagnosed with an incurable, likely lethal virus, Brazil's government told AFP Thursday.

A new coronavirus has been found in Brazil that shares key features with the one that sparked the global Covid pandemic. Scientists in the US and Japan detected the strain after capturing bats living ...