The illness is mostly spread from person to person, and no specific “origin” has been pinpointed for the outbreak.

Cases of dysentery have consistently been on the rise in the Portland, Oregon area year-over-year since 2012, officials said.

APOPO's HeroRATS program uses trained rats to detect TB, offering a cost-effective and accurate solution for early diagnosis.

The two-week long Leprosy Case Detection Campaign (LCDC) 2025 that was carried out recently as part of the Statewide initiative to eliminate the infectious disease has resulted in the diagnosis of 11 ...

Dysentery has made an unsettling comeback in Portland, Oregon with the diarrhea-inducing disease causing an uptick in cases ...

The second type, Bacillary dysentery, is caused by a bacterial infection and is the most common type of dysentery. Some of the most common bacteria that cause this form of dysentery include ...

Since January 2025, 40 new cases have been reported, according to a county health official. Shigella bacteria cause shigellosis, which is an illness that impacts the intestines. Two dozen new ...

Cutaneous disease is a frequent cause of morbidity in the homeless. Several skin conditions, both infectious and noninfectious, have been described in the homeless population including trauma ...

In this proof-of-concept study, bedaquiline therapy cleared Mycobacterium leprae by four weeks of treatment in patients with ...

Patna: It was neither malaria, typhoid, nor dengue — dog bites emerged as one of the most prevalent causes of illness in Bihar last year.