The first case of the deadly Marburg virus has been found in West Africa, with experts threatening that it could “spread wide and far” and needs to be eradicated as soon as possible. The virus...
THE Biden administration is expected to declare monkeypox a health emergency as cases continue to rise in the US, data from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention shows.
The latest update by the CDC brings the nation's...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has observed an increase in drug-resistant (XDR) Shigella infections, according to a health advisory issued by the agency.
Shigella bacteria cause an infection called Shigellosis, which “usually causes...
Researchers are sounding the alarm after a colony of red fire ants has been found in Europe for the first time, according to a new study.
The red fire ant, whose scientific name is Solenopsis Invicta, is native to South...
A veterinarian in China has become his nation's first fatality from a rare virus spread by monkeys. The 53-year-old man contracted the Monkey B virus after dissecting two dead monkeys in March and died in...
Avian flu has wiped out 50.54 million birds in the United States this year, making it the country’s deadliest outbreak in history, U.S. Department of Agriculture data showed on Thursday.
The deaths of chickens, turkeys and other...
EBOLA hemorrhagic virus has been confirmed in Abidjan, capital of the Ivory Coast, for the first time in 25 years - with a World Health Organization (WHO) official describing the presence of the deadly disease...
The summer season is tick season and that means one thing — Lyme disease cases are going to rise in the United States. Now, a concerning new report finds rural communities have seen cases of...