A small percentage of King Penguins in a variety of locations around the South Georgia Island are suffering from disease, possibly avian pox, reports the latest edition of the South Georgia ...

Avian Pox is a contagious disease and can be spread through contaminated footwear and clothing. The Veterinary Service section from the Falkland Islands Department of Agriculture has announced ...

It causes large growths on birds' beaks and eyes which can make them very sick. The virus is a form of avian pox - a skin disease which cannot be caught by humans. Scientists think the pox came ...

The Avian flu broke out last year ... Read the tweet here: "In South Africa, there was one pox, which was chickenpox. The other poxes weren't there before." Lungiswe Senokwane was relieved.