Project demonstrates that a multiplex tNGS assay can function as a reliable and informative diagnostic tool.

Emerging pathogens and chemical contaminants disrupt normal interaction in the environmental ecosystem. These contaminants may decimate the biotic components of the environment, leading to the ...

By Q. Le, R. Main, D. Linhares and G. Trevisan, Iowa State University; H. Naikare, University of Minnesota; F. Matias ...

The Military Tick Identification/Infection Confirmation Kit program has expanded, and the Defense Health Agency-Public Health vector-borne disease team is now conducting additional off-season ...

When the results from skin tests came back, they revealed snake fungal disease, caused by Ophidiomyces ophidiicola, an ...

The COVID-19 pandemic brought the term "Polymerase Chain Reaction testing" into the mainstream. The PCR method is a type of ...

As part of Homeland Security Today’s National Preparedness Month coverage, we are featuring conversations with leaders who are shaping readiness across the nation. In this interview, Eric Leckey, ...

In the animal kingdom, bats are notorious natural reservoirs for infectious disease — and valuable footage captured in Uganda could give researchers new insight into how emerging pathogens are ...

Researchers summarize key insights from the world’s first comprehensive investigation into how a pandemic started.

Researchers from the University of Alabama at Birmingham published work in Modern Pathology highlighting six cases of chronic granulomatous fungal sinusitis. The article, titled “Histopathologic ...

Fifty-four hospitals have received grants to build on their preparedness for special pathogens and join a national network of treatment centers committed to preparing for, monitoring and treating high ...