Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FILE PHOTO: People inspect the damage in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa, in Black River, Jamaica, November 5, 2025.

Researchers say leptospirosis is emerging as a climate‑driven health threat in Australia, with frequent storms, floods and heatwaves pushing the disease further south.

As veterinarians are sounding the alarm about leptospirosis, a highly contagious bacterial disease, among dogs in the Bay Area, clinicians and pet owners are becoming wary of a possible outbreak, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Hippie college town Berkeley is sounding the alarm over a frightening outbreak of leptospirosis near a homeless encampment in the ...

Health departments are sounding the alarm about a contagious bacterial disease that can be deadly in dogs -- and in rare cases, can spread to humans.

The growing number of storms and floods associated with climate change is increasing the risk of a serious human infection—and Australia's rural communities are underprepared. That's the stark warning ...

BACOLOD CITY, Philippines — An outbreak of leptospirosis cases was reported in the 5th district of Negros Occidental, Rep. Emilio Bernardino Yulo III said yesterday. Although Yulo, who represents the ...

California veterinarians and local officials are racing to contain a deadly bacterial threat that has already killed dogs and sickened others across the state. The latest alarm centers on ...