Polar bears survive by hunting on sea ice, which makes them especially vulnerable to climate change. New research shows that ...

while the prevalence of Brucella abortus/suis went from 3.5 percent to 10.9 percent. Pathogen exposure varied depending on the bears’ diet, as well as their sex. Females had higher rates of ...

Five of these pathogens had become more common in the later samples: the parasites that cause toxoplasmosis and neosporosis, the bacteria that cause rabbit fever and brucellosis, and the canine ...

As the Arctic warms, polar bears face a growing risk of contracting viruses, bacteria and parasites that they were less likely to encounter just 30 years ago, research has revealed.

In 1995, the Yellowstone bison herd was designated by the Montana state legislature as a species in need of disease management, as some bison carry brucellosis. The Montana state legislature then ...

Five of these pathogens had become more common in the later samples: the parasites that cause toxoplasmosis and neosporosis, the bacteria that cause rabbit fever and brucellosis, and the canine ...