There are more than 2,000 species of tiny (0.04 to 0.15 inches), wingless, blood-sucking fleas that live on the body of the host they infest. Although fleas cannot fly, they have developed powerful ...

The plague might be most commonly associated with the devastating European pandemic of the 1300s known as the "Black Death". But today the disease remains endemic in a number of countries, notably ...

A home in the Central Highlands of Madagascar. Residential structures vary greatly in rural areas, although homes typically consist of more than one level, with livestock often kept overnight in the ...

A case of bubonic plague was recently reported in Oregon. As a veterinarian, I am going to take this as an excellent opportunity to point out a great reason to get serious about flea control in our ...

The discovery of plague DNA in a 4,000-year-old sheep bone is rewriting the story of one of humanity’s most feared pathogens, revealing that the disease’s early spread depended on animals long before ...

Orange County vector control officials are urging residents to keep their pets, bodies and homes flea free, after a human case of flea-borne typhus was detected in the city of Fountain Valley earlier ...