Vector-borne diseases continue to pose significant global health challenges due to their widespread transmission by vectors such as mosquitoes, ticks, ...

A newly developed laboratory tool can, within hours, help to identify specific viruses which can be used to destroy variants ...

After studying this year's influenza information, the recommendation is that flu vaccines for next year be trivalent, reports CNN. Also in the news, Vermont reports its first measles case in a ...

A bout of measles sends the immune system into shock, demolishing critical cells that help our bodies respond to threats.

A CDC program tests wastewater from airplanes, looking for pathogens that may have hitched a ride with passengers on long-haul international flights.

Bacterial foodborne outbreaks in the U.S. increased while viral outbreaks declined between 2014 and 2022, with environmental ...

Bioengineering professor and The Grainger College of Engineering’s Dean, Rashid Bashir, led a team of researchers in a project that’s resulted in new technology that offers rapid, highly sensitive det ...

When Covid first hit the U.S. in 2020, the Cambridge-based company Biobot Analytics quickly rose to national prominence with it's disease tracking technology.

Avian influenza does not present a food safety risk; poultry and eggs are safe to eat when handled and cooked properly. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the ...

Every day, roughly 170 million gallons of wastewater from dozens of communities pass through the St. Paul Metro Plant, the ...

Athens, Georgia, U.S.A.-based animal research company Dalan Animal Health has made a major breakthrough in shrimp immunity ...

Getting vaccinated continues to be the most effective way to prevent infection, local health experts say, as the number of confirmed measles cases grows nationwide.