THE Bacolod City Health Office (CHO) has intensified its information dissemination on appropriate garbage management and ...

Although floodwaters have receded in North Queensland, a waterborne illness has killed several dogs in recent days.

The patient reached the hospital with a deteriorating health condition. She had been experiencing difficulty in breathing, ...

After an investigation that began in October of last year, Ventura County Public Health identified 19 people who had ...

Swimming, wading in or drinking water from any freshwater streams or ponds should be avoided to prevent leptospirosis, a bacterial infection caused by the Leptospira bacteria. Tap here for more ...

Zoonotic diseases that spread from animals to humans such as leptospirosis (a disease caused by Leptospira bacteria) have an animal origin, but reach humans through contaminated floodwater in cities.

a bacterial infection caused by the Leptospira bacteria. “If the water is brown, turn around,” said DOH.

Soil and water tests confirm workers in Ventura County raspberry fields were infected by the rare disease leptospirosis.

The bacteria — leptospira — was found in soil and small puddles of standing water. The bacteria was not found in water used in farm bathrooms or irrigation systems, Castel said. It also wasn't ...