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A superbug that does not respond to the very last ditch antibiotics and that has been circulating in Asia and Europe arrives ...

Scientists in Nebraska are using human bacteria to help develop artificial intelligence and the research could one day be ...

A person in the US has been infected with the H5N5 subtype of bird flu, with the health authorities in the state of ...

Only 18 asymptomatic H5N1 cases have been reported globally; most found via enhanced surveillance of high-risk contacts.

Diseases started jumping from animals to humans at least 6,500 years ago, researchers found in a new study of ancient DNA. After analyzing ancient DNA from 1,313 prehistoric humans from Europe and ...

Rising temperatures, changing rainfall patterns and extreme weather events create ideal conditions for pathogens and their ...