The primary risk in Colorado comes from two closely related species: the American dog tick and the Rocky Mountain wood tick, state health officials said.

A Kaiser Permanente study of nearly 8,000 men shows that in mid- to late 2024, mpox was far more common than previously ...

Copious amounts of smelly, potentially harmful seaweed known as sargassum have washed up along the shores of South Florida.

Understanding genetics can help explain differences in disease susceptibility across populations, informing medical research ...

Gold prices are at an all-time high, and we are very worried. As disease ecologists, it's not the economic instability that ...

Researchers discovered two new parasitic wasp species living in the U.S., tracing their origins back to Europe and uncovering clues about how they spread. Their arrival raises fresh questions about ...

The parasitic flatworms attach themselves to waterfowl and snails before inadvertently penetrating human skin.

During the fourth week of April, about 114 out of every 100,000 emergency department visits nationwide were for tick bites.

Some birds and other animals are 'brood parasites' whose mothers leave their offspring with other species. A common reed ...

As of Thursday, at least six Americans from the hantavirus-infected cruise ship had returned home to four states.

Researchers from the Universities of Bath and Leeds (UK) have made a significant advance in the fight against malaria by uncovering a promising new potential target for drug discovery. The findings, ...

Researchers from the Universities of Bath and Leeds (UK) have made a significant advance in the fight against malaria by uncovering a promising new potential target for drug discovery.