An Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has killed 800 people and infected a further 2,100, according to health authorities. Experts warn the Ebola virus disease is spreading through ...

Scientists identified the first known cancer transmissible among freshwater fish in a lake that spans the US and Canada.

Researchers report rapid spread, widespread underdiagnosis, and growing travel-associated infections, raising concerns about ...

Ancient DNA Analysis Suggests Syphilis Existed in the Americas Before European Contact, Stirring Debate About Origins ...

When the COVID-19 pandemic shut down international travel in 2020, Michigan State University researcher Eric Benbow faced a ...

Central Florida has become a hotspot for leprosy cases in the United States. Researchers suggest leprosy may now be endemic ...

There is currently no FDA cleared and CLIA-waived test that simultaneously tests for treponemal and nontreponemal (lipoidal antigen) antibodies, largely due to the challenge in achieving the necessary ...

A new study of prehistoric skeletons from Vietnam is reshaping how scientists interpret ancient disease, suggesting that congenital signs once linked specifically to syphilis may have broader origins.

Rotavirus, a potentially deadly gastrointestinal pathogen, is being transmitted at an alarming rate across the country. Young children are the most at risk of severe infection. Experts believe that ...

I confess that being in grad school has left me without as much time and opportunity to engage in public science communication as I would like. So I was thrilled when I got to participate in a contest ...

A single particle of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus is about 1,000 times smaller than the width of a strand of hair. It’s easy for the microscopic germs to move undetected through ...

New genetic evidence from a 5,500-year-old bacterium recovered in Colombia sheds light on the deep history of diseases related to syphilis. The findings suggest these pathogens circulated among human ...