The Global Virus Network is urging world leaders to collaborate on early preventative measures on avian flu so it doesn't ...

The bubonic plague is a deadly bacterial infection, caused by Yersinia pestis. In the 14th century, before treatment was available, bubonic plague killed 50 million people in Europe and became ...

New Mexico has the highest rate of human plague cases in the US with 254 diagnoses since 1970, according to the Center for ...

The plague sounds like something out of a history book. But the disease—nicknamed the “Black Death” or “Great ...

There is no commercially available vaccine at the moment, since the risk of acquiring plague from a flea bite is low. Treatment, however, is highly effective using the antibiotic tetracyclene ...

Nursing homes are facing persistent hurdles when working to implement adequate infection control practices, a new study has ...

A Santa Fe County dog was just diagnosed with the plague. It's the first animal plague case in New Mexico of 2025.

A dog living in Santa Fe County has been diagnosed with the plague. It has since received care and recovered, according to ...

The Health Department raised the alarm because plague can pass to humans through flea bites or contact with infected animals.

St. Charles infection prevention notified Deschutes County Public Health that there was a patient with the plague. St. Charles tracked down members of its staff who had been in contact with the ...