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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is investigating a multistate outbreak of cyclosporiasis after 145 people in 17 states became sick from the parasitic illness.

Federal health officials are attempting to track down the source of a microscopic parasite that triggers prolonged ...

With the Fourth of July weekend approaching, health officials are urging Tampa Bay area residents to protect themselves ...

The CDC is warning Americans to protect against mosquito bites this July 4 weekend as West Nile virus cases reach a two-decade high.

Dr. Debra Houry, the former chief medical officer at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), decried the ...

People usually become infected from eating contaminated food or water.

The CDC says the hantavirus outbreak aboard the Antarctic cruise ship MV Hondius has caused at least three deaths and several reported cases, but the risk to the U.S. public remains "extremely low." U ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are asking staff members to assist in Ebola screenings by performing tasks like temperature checks and evaluating incoming travelers for illnesses.