Hurricane Harvey has claimed another victim, about two months after making landfall in Texas
As Texans handle the cleanup of Hurricane Harvey, they face several infectious disease threats, some of which can be minimized with proper precautions, according to the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA)
Angelia Soloman watched out the window of her ranch house in northeast Houston as the floodwaters rose up to the windowsills.
Storm victims in Texas are at an increased risk for infection in the wake of catastrophic flooding caused by Harvey, which may bring them into contact with pathogens capable of causing disease, including some that may be unusual to physicians
Four deaths in Hurricane Maria's aftermath are being investigated as possible cases of a disease spread by animals' urine, Puerto Rico's governor said Wednesday amid concerns about islanders' exposure to contaminated water
Health officials in Texas will be on watch in coming weeks for any increases in mosquito-borne diseases including the West Nile and Zika viruses after Harvey's heavy rains and flooding brought water that filled ponds and ditches and crept into trash and debris that piled up.
Depending on the scale of devastation, a hurricane can leave those in its path reeling long after dangerous, damaging high winds and driving rains pound an area
As the United States prepares to be walloped by Hurricane Matthew, the now-Category 3 storm that’s churning its way toward the southeast of the country, Florida finds itself in a particularly dangerous spot
Dozens of people in Puerto Rico are suspected to have contracted leptospirosis, a bacterial illness, in the wake of Hurricane Maria, and several people have died from the disease
Health officials in New Hampshire are warning residents after a puppy brought to the state from hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico tested positive for a bacterial infection that can be transmitted to humans