Salmonella infections don't just come from contaminated food-they can come from contact with animals, too. Many Salmonella infections occur in people who have contact with certain types of animals.

Legionnaires' disease is a risk in health care facilities across the United States, according to a new CDC Vital Signs report. Unfortunately, this serious bacterial lung infection is deadly for 1 in 4 people who get it from a health care facility.

A new CDC analysis finds that among the 21 U.S. jurisdictions studied, 76 percent reported health care-associated cases of Legionnaires' disease, a concerning finding since Legionnaires' disease acquired from health care facilities can be particularly severe.

On April 20, 2017, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released updated pre-pandemic planning guidelines entitled Community Mitigation Guidelines to Prevent Pandemic Influenza - United States, 2017.

An updated app for smart phones and other mobile devices can help workers stay safe when working outdoors in hot weather.

A new CDC analysis finds that among 21 jurisdictions studied, 76 percent reported cases of Legionnaires' disease associated with healthcare facilities - a concerning finding because the disease is particularly severe when acquired from such facilities.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has updated guidance for people who travel to or live in Miami-Dade County to lift the Zika cautionary (yellow) area designation.

Death rates from Alzheimer's disease (AD) increased 55 percent between 1999 and 2014, according to data released today in the CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.

Outbreaks of a parasitic infection linked to swimming pools and water playgrounds are increasingly being reported to CDC, with twice as many outbreaks in 2016 as in 2014.

Deadly virus concentrated among baby boomers and increasing rapidly among new generations of Americans

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's recommendation for the use of a cholera vaccine in adults traveling to areas with cholera is now final.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today issued a Health Alert Notice with updated guidance for healthcare professionals to interpret Zika test results for women who live in, or frequently travel (daily or weekly) to areas with a CDC Zika travel notice.