A new on-line map makes it possible, for the first time, to track disease outbreaks around the world that threaten the health of wildlife, domestic animals, and people.

Some of the world’s worst diseases – think Ebola or AIDS – start in animals, jump the hurdle of species to enter humans and then get passed from person to person. These are called zoonotic ...

A map showing the development of somatic cell mutations in the human body has been released. A research team led by Professor ...

The new edition of Cartographies of Disease: Maps, Mapping, and Medicine from Esri traces the long history of how maps have been used to help unlock the mysteries behind the cause and spread of ...

The majority of vaccine-preventable disease outbreaks during this time took place in less economically developed regions of the world. Many countries in west Africa were struck by repeat measles ...

Tick season is ramping up, and experts say people should take precautions before venturing outside. Of the 700 species of ticks in the world, the U.S. is home to nearly 50 species, according to ...

The disease declined "more slowly" in India with a figure of 1.6 per cent in 1973, but then just 0.1 per cent in 1982. In Japan and Singapore the rate had fallen below two per cent by 1955.