If people had been aware of the existence of bacteria and their role in causing the Black Death in the 14th century, as well ...

Angola has recorded 3,402 cholera cases and 114 deaths since the outbreak began in early January, according to the Health ...

Water that comes straight from natural sources, dubbed “raw water,” is gaining popularity. Raw water advocates reject public ...

You have died of dysentery. These are five words familiar to anyone who has attempted to caulk a wagon and ford rivers en route to the Willamette Valley. Oregon Trail not only taught generations of ...

So can I eat my noodles if a dog pooped nearby? For the most part, nasty smells are “CAUTION” signs, not the cause of harm.

Biofilms are complex, three-dimensional structures of living bacteria embedded in a slimy matrix. "In Vibrio cholerae, the cholera-causing pathogen, even a brief exposure to cell wall fragments ...

This development was to the chagrin of a medical establishment that labeled contagionists “the drinking-water faith” and dismissed evidence that comma-shaped bacteria were behind cholera ...

Efforts to contain the outbreak have been hindered by the ongoing internal conflict in the northern Amhara region.

Conflict in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo has "multiplied" the risk of the spread of diseases, including ...

Biofilms are complex, three-dimensional structures of living bacteria embedded in a slimy matrix. "In Vibrio cholerae, the cholera-causing pathogen, even a brief exposure to cell wall fragments ...

A total of 104,585 people have received doses of the oral cholera vaccine in Chililabombwe, Zambia's hardest-hit district in Co ...

Conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has escalated, increasing the risk of spreading diseases like cholera, malaria, tuberculosis, and mpox. Fighting between M23 rebels and Congolese ...