Researchers at National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), in collaboration with researchers ...

Yibin Zhu’s work highlights how microbiota from both the hosts and vectors can either promote or suppress virus transmission.

Cases of Powassan virus have hit the news in recent months because of the potentially life-altering, sometimes fatal, ...

Experts recommend that veterinary teams reassess tick prevention as shifting ranges and emerging pathogens change exposure risks for animals and people. The review’s authors noted that endemic and ...

Infections with ESKAPE pathogens are associated with high mortality rates and other severe outcomes like prolonged hospitalization, higher treatment failure rates, and increased risk of intensive care ...

An intestinal pathogen reshapes the gut environment to fuel its own colonization and cause diseases, a multi-institutional team including researchers at Vanderbilt Health has discovered. The ...

New research suggests that autoimmune diseases may be driven by DNA mutations in immune cells that remove the natural brakes on the immune system. It reveals a previously hidden role for somatic ...

Hedgehogs, elephants, pangolins, bears or fennec foxes: many wild species are sold as pets, hunting trophies, for traditional medicine, biomedical research, or for their meat or fur. These practices, ...

Over the last half century, diseases carried by insects — such as malaria and dengue, Zika and Lyme disease — have greatly increased. Sociologists Brent Kaup and Kelly Austin argue that the surge in ...

A federal-state partnership that monitors for foodborne illnesses quietly scaled back its operations nearly two months ago. Limited time: Save 25% on NBC News subscription Get exclusive reporting, ...

Announcing a new article publication for Zoonoses journal. Ticks have garnered significant research interest owing to their ability to vector pathogens into humans and animals. The intricate symbiotic ...