A 13-year study led by the Colorado School of Public Health at the University of Colorado Anschutz reveals why a deadly parasitic infection targeted for elimination in China persisted in some areas ...

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At least 27 young adults are believed to be infected, and two have died, in an outbreak of meningococcal disease in the ...

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The CDC is encouraging Americans traveling abroad to make sure they are up to date on their polio vaccines The CDC has issued a level 2 alert cautioning travelers to “practice enhanced precautions” if ...

The meningitis outbreak in Kent, in southeastern England, is caused by a bacterial infection and is therefore contagious, contrary to a misleading Facebook post that gained traction on X claiming ...

Researchers have devised a new tool for discerning between naturally occurring viral outbreaks and those resulting from lab ...

Although malaria elimination has been reported in 14 countries, human health risk reduction against vector-borne diseases remains dire. With neither effective treatment nor widely available ...

By Vijay Kumar Malesu New research reveals how measles infection disrupts immune memory and increases vulnerability to other infections, reinforcing why high vaccination coverage remains critical to ...