Scientists have recovered a genome of Treponema pallidum—the bacterium whose subspecies today are responsible for four ...

“Our results push back the association of T. pallidum with humans by thousands of years, possibly more than 10,000 years ago ...

There are two confirmed cases of strangles among horses around Kelowna, B.C. The contagious respiratory infection causes ...

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Emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases can spread quickly. Experts say global travel, bugs and low vaccination rates ...

According to the Royal Papworth Hospital, influenza or ‘flu’, is a ‘viral infection that mainly affects the nose, throat and ...

For over a century, scientists have been fascinated by bacteriophages, the tiny viruses that naturally hunt and kill bacteria. University of Otago researchers are turning to these microscopic ...

Hippie college town Berkeley is sounding the alarm over a frightening outbreak of leptospirosis near a homeless encampment in ...

Getting sick is always uncomfortable and inconvenient. The good news is that you can prevent many common types of illness. Critical role of vaccines in general health Vaccines can help control and ...

An outbreak of deadly bacteria at a Bay Area homeless encampment has sparked urgent calls for action in Los Angeles, with ...

Gut microbiome researcher Purna C. Kashyap, MBBS, shares the latest insights on the role of probiotics, disorders of the ...

Mapping the genomes of the bacteria responsible for yaws, a debilitating childhood disease, has uncovered new insights into ...