Another mystery disease outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has emerged, resulting in at least 60 deaths, health officials say.

Just how many? To let you discover for yourself, we simulated an outbreak of a hypothetical disease, about as contagious as the flu. (A lot less contagious than measles.) ...

Los Angeles County has declared a communitywide outbreak of hepatitis A, a contagious viral disease that can lead to lasting liver damage or even death.

Some outbreaks of clade I mpox have killed up to 10% of people who get sick, although more recent outbreaks have had lower death rates, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The Pan American Health Organization helps coordinate disease surveillance and response across the Western Hemisphere as cases of infectious disease, such as measles, rise.

Mysterious ‘Disease X’ Outbreak Might Be Malaria. What We Know Authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo are racing to identify a deadly illness that is affecting malnourished children ...

This past Monday, President Trump signed an executive order banning “dangerous gain-of-function biological research in the United States and around the world.” With this directive, Trum… ...

An outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease at the Albany, N.Y., assisted living facility, Peregrine Senior Living at Shaker, has left 3 people dead and more than 20 others hospitalized.

WHO reported Wednesday that a suspected outbreak of Marburg disease has claimed eight lives in a remote region of northern Tanzania.

Hungary on Thursday suggested a "biological attack" as a possible source of the country's first foot-and-mouth disease outbreak in more than half a century, which has triggered border closures and ...

Getting the mpox outbreak in Africa under control will be a challenge, but there are tools available to do it.