Emerging pathogens and chemical contaminants disrupt normal interaction in the environmental ecosystem. These contaminants may decimate the biotic components of the environment, leading to the ...

The Military Tick Identification/Infection Confirmation Kit program has expanded, and the Defense Health Agency-Public Health vector-borne disease team is now conducting additional off-season ...

Penn State College of Medicine is reporting on two cases of destructive infant meningitis linked to Paenibacillus infection, ...

Researchers from the University of Alabama at Birmingham published work in Modern Pathology highlighting six cases of chronic granulomatous fungal sinusitis. The article, titled “Histopathologic ...

Survey reveals that infectious disease experts see the need to address gaps in surveillance programs to identify emerging pathogens, public health funding and testing infrastructure capabilities They ...

Fifty-four hospitals have received grants to build on their preparedness for special pathogens and join a national network of treatment centers committed to preparing for, monitoring and treating high ...

As part of Homeland Security Today’s National Preparedness Month coverage, we are featuring conversations with leaders who are shaping readiness across the nation. In this interview, Eric Leckey, ...

New technologies like wastewater surveillance have enabled public health officials to monitor the spread of a few infectious diseases in a community by identifying known pathogens by their DNA. While ...

Two emerging pathogens with animal origins—influenza D virus and canine coronavirus—have so far been quietly flying under the radar, but researchers warn conditions are ripe for the viruses to spread ...

A new study by researchers at Kiel University and MPI-EvolBio describes how more efficient protein production drives the adaptation of fungi to the human body, potentially turning previously harmless ...

In the animal kingdom, bats are notorious natural reservoirs for infectious disease — and valuable footage captured in Uganda could give researchers new insight into how emerging pathogens are ...