A Cambridge-based program is tackling the growing threat of engineered pandemics, seeking to prevent bioweapon-driven outbreaks before they begin.
A team of Chinese scientists has confirmed the presence of the anthrax-causing bacteria at the site of an infamous Second World War laboratory.
A recent study examining 30 microwave ovens discovered nearly 750 different species of bacteria, some of which are considered harmful to humans.
The crisis of toxic shock syndrome in the early 1980s changed our understanding of certain bacteria as well as how women should use tampons while menstruating.
A man recently contracted flesh eating bacteria while walking barefoot on a beach, highlighting an upsetting list of diseases you can catch this summer.
Archaeological evidence suggests the fluffy rodents were hosts of leprosy-causing bacteria.
They're calling it “bacterial vampirism." E. coli and other species crave human blood serum as a food source, a recent experiment revealed.
Several states have reported cases of Vibrio vulnificus tied to widespread heatwaves and warming coastal waters this summer.
Though severe cases are rare, the state has seen a threefold increase over the past year. Vaccines are available for prevention.
The authors of a recent case report say it's the latest evidence that leprosy has gained a foothold in the Sunshine State, though no one's sure why yet.
4,000-year-old remains in Somerset and Cumbria carried the bacteria that causes plague.
The toddler is thought to be the first known case of Mycobacterium marinum caught from an iguana bite.
In yet another advisory against the consumption of uncooked cookie dough, CDC investigators have linked a current, multi-state Salmonella outbreak to flour.
Confirmed cases of Vibrio vulnificus have surged in recent years and have been reported farther up the East Coast than ever before.
Anthrax, tetanus, and brain-eating amoebas are just some of the dangers that lie hidden in dirt.
A recent study documents the likely first U.S. case of tickborne relapsing fever caused by Borrelia lonestari bacteria.
The rare Heartland virus likely killed a man in 2021, in the first case traced to the Maryland and Virginia area.
Over 200 travelers from a dozen countries, including the U.S., contracted the bacteria while visiting the island country of Cape Verde, off the coast of Africa.
The severe infection caught from the bite reportedly left the man hospitalized for a month and caused lasting complications.
Hard-hit Lee County has seen a surge in cases of the serious waterborne infection.
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