A highly drug-resistant strain of cholera has been found in patients around the world, according to a new report in the New England Journal of Medicine. The World Health Organization has estimated ...

Escherichia coli is a microbe that is a natural resident of the gastrointestinal tract. Some strains of this microbe can cause serious infections, however, and they may generate nasty toxins. Some are ...

The flu is a viral chameleon, changing shape so fast it’s hard for vaccines to keep up. Chemical biologist Dennis Wolan said creating a seasonal flu vaccine is a little like viewing a crystal ball to ...

This article originally appeared on Politifact. Over the holidays, U.S. flu cases skyrocketed. Weekly hospitalizations from the virus went from under 7,000 at the start of December to over 33,000 by ...

The choice of rodent strain for neuroscientific research is often considered a secondary factor when selecting rat or mouse models for functional studies of ...

Meningitis strain at the centre of Kent outbreak explained - The number of cases linked to the outbreak has reached 29.