A biochemist has claimed that Cold War tick experiments conducted by the United States may be linked to modern Lyme disease ...

Kala-azar, a neglected tropical disease has haunted communities for decades, quietly claiming lives and devastating livelihoods.

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Alabama Officials Urge Horse Owners to Vaccinate Against EEE and West Nile Virus MONTGOMERY — With warmer temperatures arriving across the state, Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries ...

State agriculture officials are encouraging horse owners across Alabama to vaccinate their animals against mosquito-borne illnesses.

Why do mosquitoes seem to single you out at picnics and after sunset? Science is starting to smell the answer, and it’s in your very skin.

For decades, treating the deadly neglected disease meant painful injections and long hospital stays. Now, a one-day oral ...

Health department officials are warning those in Alexandria after two people were bitten by a possibly rabid raccoon in Old Town on Tuesday. According to the Alexandria Health Department (AHD), two ...

A new treatment for sleeping sickness could make it much easier to treat and possibly eliminate the deadly disease.

This video examines the insect widely considered the deadliest in the world based on annual human fatalities. Unlike venomous ...

European drug regulators are endorsing a new and simpler treatment for sleeping sickness, in what could be a giant boost to efforts to eliminate the disease.

Acoziborole Winthrop, developed by DNDi and Sanofi, receives CHMP positive opinion as three-tablet, single-dose treatment for most common form of ...