Bacteria that causes rare, serious illness melioidosis is endemic in parts of Mississippi Gulf Coast, CDC says

Burkholderia pseudomallei was found in the Gulf Coast region of Mississippi, the first detection of the…

24 cases, 7 deaths among gay and bisexual men reported in Florida meningococcal disease outbreak, CDC says

The CDC says the outbreak is “primarily among gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex…

Airborne transmission of monkeypox ‘has not been reported,’ CDC says

Unlike other viral diseases like Covid-19 and measles, the monkeypox virus isn’t subject to “airborne transmission,”…