At least six passengers from the MV Hondius cruise ship have tested positive for the Andes strain of hantavirus.

The federal government's disease-tracking agency has paused its diagnostic testing for rabies, monkeypox and a number of other infectious diseases. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention this week posted a list of more than two dozen types of ...

The CDC is “monitoring the health status and preparing medical support for all of the American passengers on the cruise,” but federal health officials have mostly been tight-lipped.

At least 34 people in 13 states have been sickened with salmonella poisoning traced to contact with backyard poultry, including some with infections resistant to common antibiotics, federal health officials said. Backyard poultry include birds like chicken ...