New research highlights a recently discovered bacterial species related to two disease-causing organisms in Peru.
It's the first confirmed case of the plague—the same disease that wiped out millions in the 14th century—in the region since 2020.
The rare microbial menace can be contracted by swimming in coastal water or eating raw shellfish, and Florida saw a severe spike in cases last year.
New research complicates the narrative of how leprosy reached the Americas.
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.
