Public health officials in Texas were met with little to no response from CDC officials when they first reported a measles ...

Measles is considered the most contagious disease on earth and can live in the air for up to two hours after the infected person has left the room.

Researchers from the University of Maryland School of Medicine have developed a new and highly effective application of an ...

NEW YORK — A person who traveled to El Salvador has been diagnosed with New World screwworm — the first reported U.S. case ...

The first human screwworm case in the United States has been traced to a person in Maryland, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The CDC and Maryland Department of Health ...

Confirmed COVID-19 cases are up week-over-week, according to CDC data. Here's what to know the week of Aug. 25.

Some employees in the US Health and Human Services Department have been told they are no longer eligible to participate in ...

Flesh-eating parasite first human case detected in US has been confirmed. Officials report the Maryland patient has recovered ...

U.S. officials confirmed a case of the flesh-eating parasite in a person who traveled from El Salvador. Screwworm typically ...

The new world screwworm is a type of fly that can cause widespread devastation to livestock, wildlife and pets.