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An uncommon tick-borne illness called Powassan virus is making headlines in New England right now because a newborn baby in Massachusetts is believed to have it. Here in Connecticut, the CDC says ...

A person living in the suburbs of New York City has tested positive for chikungunya, a mosquito-borne virus that is more often seen in South America and hasn’t been transmitted on the U.S. mainland in ...

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Measles isn’t just a rash and a fever. The disease outbreak in West Texas that continues to grow has sent 29 people, most of them small children, to the hospital. Two people have died, including a ...

Pale-throated sloths (Bradypus tridactylus) are one reservoir species for the Oropouche virus in the tropical rainforests in northern South America. Photograph By Miroslav Srb, Shutterstock Until ...