A woman who helps stricken animals has raised her concerns about a lethal but little-known rat-borne bacterial infection ...

After an investigation that began in October of last year, Ventura County Public Health identified 19 people who had ...

Soil and water tests confirm workers in Ventura County raspberry fields were infected by the rare disease leptospirosis.

Authorities in one of the Philippines' most densely-populated urban centres are offering a cash reward for mosquitoes in an ...

Swimming, wading in or drinking water from any freshwater streams or ponds should be avoided to prevent leptospirosis, a bacterial infection caused by the Leptospira bacteria. Tap here for more ...

The patient reached the hospital with a deteriorating health condition. She had been experiencing difficulty in breathing, ...

Tens of thousands of specimens are harvested by animal owners and veterinarians from all over Kentucky to conduct ...

Far North Queensland is grappling with a dangerous surge in melioidosis cases - a deadly consequence of extreme wet weather ...

In severe cases, dengue causes internal bleeding which can lead ... also fuelled a spike in influenza-like diseases and cases of leptospirosis, a rat-borne disease that people get when wading ...