Researchers at the University of Kentucky are searching for signs of a fungal disease impacting the state's native snakes.

An outbreak of highly pathogenic bird flu has been confirmed at a large commercial poultry operation in Grant County near Moses Lake in Eastern Washington. It is the first outbreak of avian influenza ...

There are a number of infections, ranging from mild to life-threatening, that can occur when certain bacteria invade the skin.

Records, interviews suggest thousands in custody have hepatitis C, but only a fraction are tested or receive treatment.

For the second time in a week a new case of Vibrio vulnificus, a horrifying infection also called "flesh-eating" bacteria, ...

Eggs were recalled by the FDA because they could be contaminated with Salmonella, an infection-causing bacterium.

An 85-year-old woman described smelling burning flesh after her rest home bed was pushed up against a heater, giving her second-degree burns.

Australian scientists have found hundreds of dead seal pups on Heard Island in the sub-Antarctic with signs that suggest they ...

The data also showed notable geographic differences in CDI deaths, with 83.8% occurring in and around large urban areas and ...

More than 6 million eggs are being recalled across several states due to potential salmonella contamination, the Food and ...

Health officials have warned that long-term use of acid reflux drugs to combat indigestion could increase the risk of developing a potentially deadly bacterial infection. Acid reflux—when stomach acid ...

Researchers at the University of Missouri School of Medicine have recently found that a certain protein may have a large ...