A recent deadly outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease in New York is a stark reminder that this invisible threat could be lurking in the water mist you breathe every day, from your shower to a decorative ...

Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a bacterium that can be found throughout the environment. It can also cause deadly, multidrug-resistant infections, especially in those with health conditions such as cystic ...

Researchers have developed a powerful new tool that can track how microbes spread between people with unprecedented precision ...

Patients receive treatment for dengue fever in Dhaka's Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College Hospital. More than 1,000 people have died this year in Bangladesh's worst ...

SANTA CRUZ, CA–The first systematic test of how widely pathogens can spread among distantly related plants reveals far greater range than conventional wisdom would suggest, raising questions about the ...

A single contaminated ingredient in the recent E. coli outbreak revealed how quickly modern food service can transform from a network of restaurants into a web of transmission. The incident wasn't ...

Researchers have analyzed ancient DNA from Borrelia recurrentis, a type of bacteria that causes relapsing fever, pinpointing when it evolved to spread through lice rather than ticks, and how it gained ...

How do pathogens invade the lungs? Using human lung microtissues, a team has uncovered the strategy used by a dangerous pathogen. The bacterium targets specific lung cells and has developed a ...

Renowned epidemiologist and Johns Hopkins alum Derek Cummings, Engr '01 (MS), '04 (PhD), BSPH '04 (MHS), has joined the university as the Bloomberg Distinguished Professor of Infectious Disease ...

Scientists in Scotland have looked into how tackling foodborne pathogens in food producing animals could help reduce the consumption of contaminated meat. The project, undertaken by Moredun Research ...

Whales, dolphins and seals live in tight-knit societies that rival primate groups in complexity, and those same bonds are turning into superhighways for lethal infections. As scientists map how ...

A new study finds that bacteria can actively block the transfer of beneficial genes to neighboring cells, using specialized ...