ATLANTA — Melioidosis, a disease found in tropical climates such as Southeast Asia and northern Australia, has been linked to four cases in the U.S -- including a fatal one in Georgia. According to ...

The disease, called melioidosis, is usually seen only in tropical areas outside of the U.S. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.

Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Doctors in the U.S. have been told to look out for melioidosis symptoms after two people died from the rare infectious ...

A disease that could be fatal for humans is spreading in the San Francisco area. Berkeley health officials have now issued a warning after a dangerous bacterial disease was detected in the city, with ...

Europe long thought itself safe from neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). Those old certainties have now evaporated. A warmer and wetter climate has made the continent more welcoming to vectors of ...

If you were looking for information on dengue fever and only had access to older textbooks, it would likely be found in the sections on tropical and subtropical diseases. The disease is, indeed, ...