The potentially life-threatening disease was nearly eradicated decades ago, but now it is back and taking on Texas.

As human cases of flea-borne murine typhus continue to occur in South Texas, researchers are working to better understand the ...

Texas researchers say this flea-borne disease in cats has made its comeback. Specifically, in the Rio Grande Valley and ...

A Western Massachusetts animal facility is temporarily suspending its dog and cat adoptions over positive cases of highly contagious diseases. Thomas J. O’Connor Animal Control and Adoption Center ...

A seemingly harmless cat scratch caused a hidden bacterial infection, leaving a woman with prolonged fever and painful swollen lymph nodes.

Scientists studying brain aging have turned to an unexpected research partner living right in our homes. What they discovered ...

“The concern is reasonable and real,” one doctor says.

As human cases of flea-borne murine typhus continue to occur in South Texas, researchers are working to better understand the ...

Toxoplasma gondii, a.k.a. toxo, is a major cause of vision loss and other serious complications, and it may even alter people ...

Recent research shows that outdoor cats are significantly more likely to carry diseases dangerous to humans. A comprehensive ...

A global study found that owned cats allowed to roam outdoors can carry infectious diseases at rates closer to feral cats than many owners may expect. The findings show why supervised or indoor cat ...