LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A bat recently tested positive for rabies in the Louisville area. A deceased bat was found outside a home ...

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President Donald Trump’s candidate to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advanced out of a Senate committee ...

Distrust of science is fueling such misguided proposals as scaling back critical public-health agencies.

Confirmed measles cases in the U.S. reached 1,288, data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention showed on ...

House Democrats on the Oversight Committee sent a letter to the CDC chief of staff on Thursday, demanding answers over recent ...

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Putting 33-year measles high in perspective Measles cases across the U.S. have hit the highest level in 33 years, according to the CDC.

The Senate HELP Committee voted on Wednesday to advance Susan Monarez's nomination as director of the Centers for Disease ...

Cases of COVID-19 are now likely growing in 25 states, according to estimates published by the Centers for Disease Control ...

The U.S. is having its worst year for measles spread in more than three decades, and the year is only half over. The national ...

The CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) reports summer 2025 is record-breaking for tick-related ER visits, with July at the highest numbers since 2017. There are already 132 ...

Three or more related cases are considered an active outbreak, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Prevention.