When an undiagnosed illness leads to an outbreak, there is a tendency to call it a ‘mystery disease’. Experts say this ...

“When the causative organism or agent of a disease, and its mode of transmission from one person to another hasn’t been ...

Releases of sterile male mosquitoes in L.A. County drove down the pest population, studies found. But homeowners would need ...

Worldwide, more than 500,000 children under age 5 die each year from gastrointestinal bacterial infections, largely in ...

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The probability of nosocomial transmission to healthcare workers depends on several factors including the availability of personal protective equipment (PPE), transmissibility and virulence of the ...

Urban rats spread a deadly bacteria as they migrate within cities that can be the source of a potentially life-threatening disease in humans, according to a six-year study that also discovered a novel ...

Camp Hill virus surfaces in North America — efforts intensify to assess risks, track its spread, and define its potential ...

He added that Lagos State now boasts one of the highest ratios of healthcare workers to facilities in Nigeria, with the ...

scientists need to better understand how these pathogens spread. Now, a team of UC Berkeley researchers has shown that the household environment might play a larger role in transmission than ...

World Hand Hygiene Day emphasizes the importance of handwashing in preventing infections, especially in high-risk settings ...