Intestinal bacterium secretes a molecule that reduces cholesterol production, according to a mouse study.

Ban on hunting for new viruses in wildlife is at odds with program’s mission, researchers say

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Much is unclear about the tragedy, but plague researchers say there is “zero” chance of an epidemic

With outpatient clinics paralysed in eight counties, maternity units strained, and rising maternal and newborn deaths reported in some regions, patients continue to bear the brunt

With outpatient clinics paralysed in eight counties, maternity units strained, and rising maternal and newborn deaths reported in some regions, patients continue to bear the brunt

Cases in the Northern Hemisphere are cropping up weeks early, and they are dominated by a virus with a concerning mutation.

An unvaccinated minor in Allegheny County tested positive for measles, the health department confirmed on Monday.

The technology to eradicate mosquito-borne disease already exists. We just have to be brave enough to use it.

Human plague still occurs in the western US, with most cases in northern New Mexico and Arizona.

Human plague still occurs in the western US, with most cases in northern New Mexico and Arizona.

Russian authorities say a staffer at a plague research institute in Siberia contracted pneumonia of an unknown cause, and local state TV reported the woman died last week.

The 5th measles death was an unvaccinated 20-year-old with leukemia who had just gotten married last year.

An apparent bromance has continued to blossom for the one-time political rivals.

Congo's Ebola outbreak has killed more than 4,000 people, authorities said, as they struggle to contain what has become the fastest-growing Ebola outbreak in history.

Dr. Theopista Masenge was at the hospital in Mbeya, Tanzania, rolling out new treatments for children with high HIV viral loads when she got the call: Stop work, now.

One in 60 adults in the tiny Pacific nation of less than a million people are living with the virus.

Congenital measles has rarely been seen in the U.S. That’s changing as vaccination declines and more pregnant women become infected.

The European Commission appointed a group of experts to provide advice on its artificial intelligence strategy.

Measles Virus Outbreak, Texas, USA

Two new malaria cases have been registered this week near Frankfurt airport, two months after cases first emerged.

This is Tampa Bay’s first fatality from the tropical disease in almost a century.

Most of those hospitalized have neuroinvasive disease, because the sickest people tend to seek out care, health officials say.

A bacterial infection is wiping out Florida's citrus trees. Growers hope a rootstock developed with gene-editing technology could keep the disease at bay.

A cow on a farm in southwest Livingston County has tested positive for rabies, prompting two farmers who were exposed to undergo preventative treatment, according to the Livingston County Department o...

Surging drug use has contributed to an epidemic in the Pacific island nation, where one in 60 adults is estimated to be living with the virus.

A fourth person has died of measles-related complications in Pennsylvania, the state's health department announced Tuesday.

Current chatbots aren’t likely to help lone actors invent a deadly pathogen, experts say. But newer models, trained in biology, may need stronger safeguards.

A 40-year-old woman who lived in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, has died from measles complications, the county coroner confirmed Sunday. It’s the third measles-associated death in a fast-growing out...

The case is the third reported death linked to a rapidly expanding outbreak that has sickened more than 670 people in the state.

The new nation of Turkmenistan, one of several Central Asian republics that rose from the Soviet Union's ashes, is ruled by a 64-year-old dictator named Saparmurad A.

The new nation of Turkmenistan, one of several Central Asian republics that rose from the Soviet Union's ashes, is ruled by a 64-year-old dictator named Saparmurad A.