Chagas disease, the parasitic infection caused by Trypanosoma cruzi, is found mainly in Latin America, where it is mostly transmitted to humans by the feces of triatomine bugs, known as “kissing bugs”. However,...

Hawaii health officials added nine more autochthonous, or “locally acquired” dengue fever cases to the cumulative tally of the outbreak that began in September. This brings the total cases to 65 on...

Just days after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported a significant increase in congenital syphilis in the United States, federal health officials report an alarming trend in primary...

Health officials with the Hawaii Department of Health reported an additional seven locally acquired dengue fever cases today, bringing the case tally on Big Island to 56. Of the confirmed cases, 46 are...

Ticks are arachnids, like spiders, scorpions and mites, from the Class Arachnida. While most tick bites do not transmit infectious disease, some very serious infections can be contracted from the bite...

In an update on the outbreak of locally acquired dengue fever on the Big Isle of Hawaii, the Hawaii Department of Health (HDOH) reported Saturday an additional 11 dengue cases, bringing the outbreak total...

The number of Vibrio vulnificus cases reported in Florida in 2015 to date is the highest seen in the state in years, according to Florida Department of Health data. The 2015 tally, which has reached 42,...

In a follow-up to last week’s report on California’s record season as far as West Nile virus (WNV) fatalities are concerned, additional fatalities reported in Los Angeles and San Bernardino...

The Seneca County Health Department has confirmed a case of Hepatitis A in a food service worker employed at the McDonalds located at 2500 Mound Rd. Waterloo, NY. Public health officials are stressing...

The Hawaii Department of Health (HDOH) has reported four additional dengue fever cases Friday on the Big Island  bringing the total in the outbreak of locally acquired cases to 38. A breakdown of the...