Asian longhorned tick nairovirus was found in 10.4% of more than 3,000 patients bitten by ticks.

The 6-week-old died Aug. 18 at home, after being in palliative care at home soon after birth, Lancaster County coroner Stephen Diamantoni said.

For the first time in decades, Tampa Bay is seeing outbreaks of dengue fever. Officials are working overtime to beat it back.

Dietitians explain why milk may be the best after-dinner drink for better sleep, plus how to enjoy it as part of a relaxing bedtime routine.

Local health departments in North Carolina have evaluated hundreds of people for rabies after they interacted with baby goats that were part of a mobile petting zoo, according to the state Department of Health and Human Services.

Another person in Florida has died after coming in contact with a dangerous bacterium that can develop into a flesh-eating infection.

Currently, 47 states are classified as “growing” or “likely growing” in infections amid the nationwide summer surge.

As North Carolinians head to lakes and the coast for Labor Day weekend, health experts are warning about two rare but potentially deadly water-related infections. Here’s how to reduce your risk of “brain-eating amoeba” and “flesh-eating bacteria” infections.

Other archives and libraries around the world may also contain genetic traces of past disease outbreaks.