Berkeley declares health emergency as leptospirosis outbreak forces homeless encampment evacuations. Multiple rats and dogs ...

Sight loss in certain inherited eye diseases may be caused by gut bacteria, and is potentially treatable by antimicrobials, finds a new study in mice. Sight loss in certain inherited eye diseases may ...

"We highly recommend that people be careful when they go out into wooded areas and go camping or hiking because they're so easy to overlook and prevention is the key," Northern Nevada Public Health ...

The disease best known to health professionals is cat scratch disease, caused by Bartonella henselae. It's important to understand the real prevalence of these diseases, especially in isolated regions ...

Berkeley health officials issued a warning to residents after a potentially dangerous bacterial disease was detected in the ...

Five cases of Legionnaire's disease have been identified in New Hampshire, the state's Department of Health and Human Services officials announced Monday. The cases occurred in people who had visited ...

There could be new hope in the fight against gum disease. Scientists have developed a toothpaste that targets only the ...

Four people in Manitoba died after contracting invasive meningococcal disease last year, public health officials say. The ...

The two bacteria discovered are Salmonella enterica and Borrelia recurrentis. Salmonella enterica causes paratyphoid fever, an infectious bacterial disease that spreads in poor sanitary conditions.

Sight loss in certain inherited eye diseases may be caused by gut bacteria, and is potentially treatable by antimicrobials, finds a new study in mice co-led by a UCL and Moorfields researcher. The ...