Working in the heart of an outbreak, Red Cross volunteers bring lifesaving information, sanitation supplies, elbow grease and courage to the task of preventing further illness and death. 'Every boat ...

Most people may never have heard of Legionella pneumophila, yet this tiny bacterium has been behind several deadly outbreaks of a severe form of pneumonia known as Legionnaires’ disease. The illness, ...

Health officials say the total number of cases in the Harlem Legionnaires' disease outbreak has risen to 81. The boat of fisherman David White was found with no one on board in 1997 ...

Morse said workers have detected and remediated 11 cooling towers where the bacteria was detected, but noted five ZIP codes ...

At least 24 people remained hospitalized nearly two weeks after the cluster of Legionnaires’ disease was first detected in ...

The viral illness typically affects children aged five and younger, with symptoms lasting about a week. There's no known ...

Mosquito-borne chikungunya virus has caused an outbreak in China, but public health experts say the risk for spread and infection in U.S. remains low.

An investigation is underway after 81 confirmed cases of Legionnaires' disease in Harlem has left three people dead since ...

The disease is a type of pneumonia caused by the bacteria Legionella, which grow in warm water and can spread in building ...

Wildfires that tore through Los Angeles early this year may have caused hundreds more deaths than official reports show, ...

The United States has issued a travel warning for China due to a significant rise in cases of chikungunya, a mosquito-borne illness.

A deadly Legionnaires' disease outbreak in New York City has set health and community leaders on a campaign to educate the ...