When the COVID pandemic hit, many people turned to the eerily prescient film Contagion (2011) for answers – or at least for catharsis. Suddenly, its hypothetical plot felt all too real. Applauded for ...

A new Government Accountability Office (GAO) report says the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and other ...

Hospitals need specialized high-level isolation units to care for patients with highly contagious infectious diseases while protecting healthcare workers, other patients, and the wider public.

Infectious disease specialists are unsure how long the current nationwide cyclospora outbreak will last since no specific origin has been found.

They follow surprisingly simple rules to prevent illness.

The world’s pandemic early-warning system is weakest in places affected by armed conflict, where the risk of outbreaks is ...

Sjögren's disease is linked to higher rates of bacterial, fungal, and viral infections than matched control individuals with ...

The dashboard expansion comes as public health officials report rising cyclosporiasis activity. As of July 28, 2026, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) had received reports of 6,707 ...