Chagas disease, a parasitic illness spread by “kissing bugs”, is becoming more prevalent in the US, with human cases ...

New research highlights a recently discovered bacterial species related to two disease-causing organisms in Peru.

A Kansas health alert from KDHE warns local health departments and providers of the human risk from New World screwworm and its flesh-eating maggots.

The Department of Health and Human Services confirmed the first human case of a flesh-eating parasite in the U.S. Here's what ...

In an interview with NBC5 News, public health veterinarian Dr. Natalie Kwit said she hopes the news of the first known human case of Jamestown Canyon Virus does not cause alarm. Rather, she said she ...

A new report by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) suggests blood-sucking ‘kissing bugs’ have carried a dangerous ...

Wood County health officials advise people to use insect repellent and remove standing water to help protect themselves ...

Clark County, Wisconsin, has reported its first human case of West Nile virus for the year. The virus is spread by mosquito ...