Polio is not endemic in the United States, but the disease is circulating in 30 other countries now. A doctor explains how to protect against polio when traveling.

In the present study, the CDC team investigated reports of suspected KSHV infection sent from transplant centers to the Organ Procurement Transplantation Network from January 2021 to September 2025. A ...

Tick-borne diseases are spreading into new parts of the United States at a pace that has caught public health officials off guard. Babesiosis, a potentially fatal parasitic infection once confined to ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is urging U.S. travelers to take extra precautions when traveling to any of more than 30 countries.

A parasitic worm capable of infecting the human brain has established local transmission in California for the first time, ...

CDC issues polio travel advisory for 32 countries including UK, Germany, Spain, Israel and Pakistan. Check full list and guidelines.

Global health alerts are up for polio. The CDC warns travellers to take extra care. Poliovirus is detected in many countries. This reminds everyone the fight is not over. Pharmacists play a key role ...

The CDC has been remade in the Trump administration, but its acting head says it still needs “renewal.” This time last year, Jay Bhattacharya’s main claim to fame was, in essence, a hot take on COVID.

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention staff will arrive in South Carolina next week to ‌help the state contain the ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention last week said that the coronavirus spreads "most commonly" through air — then took it back. Is... Each week we answer some of your pressing questions ...

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