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University of California San Diego researchers have developed a new tool for understanding and modifying any microbiome, ...

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Here's what to know about the treatment-resistant strain of Shigella that the CDC is warning the public about.

In a new case report, doctors detail how a 74-year-old man lost most of his right leg to a Vibrio vulnificus infection.

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This week, researchers reported that malaria influenced population distribution in Africa thousands of years ago.

Water at U.S. Naval Hospital Naples recently tested positive for a potentially deadly bacterium, officials said.

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Cases of drug-resistant Shigella infections are increasing in the United States in a trend that the Centers for Disease ...

Tick season is off to an early and intense start across the U.S., with unusually high numbers of bites already reported.

The thinking about what risk Covid poses — or doesn't pose — has shifted in recent years. What does it mean for you?