For the most serious cases, it can lead to hospitalization and even death.

Traps are out at dozens of spots, and larvicide bricks that last for months are being dropped into storm drains, just days before tens of thousands of soccer fans travel to Atlanta for the World Cup.

Background The emergence and spread of insecticide resistance in malaria vectors threatens vector control efforts. The use of spatial repellent products (SR) containing volatile insecticides such as t...

As the second Trump administration sends U.S. science into upheaval, countless researchers are fighting for their futures

This is not normal. For three reasons.

The departures were described as retirements.

Measles is a highly contagious respiratory disease that can result in severe, sometimes permanent, complications including pneumonia, seizures, brain damage, and even death

At least 124 cases have been reported in Texas, with at least 18 hospitalizations. Most are children.

Agencies continue to suspend funding, despite multiple court orders blocking the federal freeze. Experts say the Trump administration’s actions set the stage for challenges to Congress’ authority — an...

The sample was taken from a two-and-a-half-year-old male white-tailed deer harvested on private property. Immediately following the positive confirmation, WRD staff implemented the CWD Response Plan a...

A second commercial case of avian influenza, or the “bird flu,” has been confirmed in northeast Georgia, according to the Georgia Department of Agriculture.

Most Americans have developed some level of protection against severe disease from previous COVID-19 infections, vaccinations or both. But immunocompromised people like Scarbro, who has common…

The agencies are charged with making decisions that touch the lives of every American and are the source of crucial information to health-care providers.

WITHDRAWING THE UNITED STATES FROM THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION  By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the

Understanding the size and composition of the state and local governmental public health workforce in the United States is critical for promoting and protecting the health of the public. Using pandemi...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. — a former presidential candidate who has a history of spreading conspiracy theories, including about vaccines — is poised to have a key health role in the Trump administration.

At Entomology 2024, science writer Shawn Otto told entomologists that pushing back on forces aligned against objectivity is a critical part of their job.

Parts of New England are on high alert after health officials in New Hampshire confirmed the first death from the rare, mosquito-borne virus known as eastern equine encephalitis. Another illness trans...

The Georgia Department of Health confirms their testing shows mosquitos within Metro Atlanta are carrying the virus.

Researchers are trying to tackle the threat before nature’s ‘flying needles’ become more prevalent and resistant to prevention