Previously, environmentally transmitted diseases have not always been clearly recognized as the serious threat to patient safety that we appreciate today. Emergence of multidrug-resistant organisms ...

Researchers found that more than half of urban rats sampled from low-income communities in Salvador, Brazil, carried active ...

In a 150-day microcosm experiment, simulated acid rain increased the persistence of Escherichia coli O157:H7 and triggered rapid genetic and phenotypic adaptation. The stress destabilized native ...

Weeks after the devastating Kona low storms, the environment is showing signs of recovery, the Department of Health said.

This program was developed and written by the Environmental Health & Safety Department (EHS) and is considered the campus standard for protecting faculty, staff, and students from exposure to ...

For years scientists have puzzled over why the intracellular pathogen Salmonella is able to survive—and thrive—in human and animal tissues, even within otherwise hostile cells that are part of the ...

An adult female polar bear and her two cubs travel across the sea ice of the Arctic Ocean north of the Alaska coast. As the Arctic warms, polar bears now face a greater risk of contracting several ...

Spring calving in mud increases the risk of scours, navel ill and coccidiosis. Learn how to protect your calves from ...

Bloodborne pathogens, such as bacteria and viruses, are present in blood and body fluids and can cause disease in humans. The bloodborne pathogens of primary concern are hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and ...