disease

Mass Sloth Deaths in Florida Are a Warning About Wildlife Trade and Pandemic Risk, Scientists Say

Necropsy reports from sloths imported by an Orlando business found the animals were riddled with bacteria, parasites and viruses. The situation illustrates how the wildlife trade poses risks to public health.

By Katie Surma, Kiley Price

Avian Flu Has Killed Thousands of Birds in the U.S. Pennsylvania Is at the Epicenter.

By Kiley Bense

A New Study Links a Record-Breaking Tropical Disease Outbreak in Peru to Climate-Driven Extreme Weather

By Liza Gross

Climate Change Could Make This Horrific New Jersey Wildlife Disease Worse

By Alex Megerle

Global Warming Is Fueling Dengue Fever Outbreaks

By Anika Jane Beamer

RFK Jr. Is Making America Safe for Debilitating ‘Neglected’ Tropical Diseases

By Liza Gross

Climate Change Likely to Expand the Range of an Asian Bat and the Deadly Disease it Carries

By Chad Small

Heat Waves Are Changing Disease Dynamics in Unpredictable Ways, New Research Finds

By Liza Gross

How a Changing Climate Is Reshaping the Spread of Infectious Diseases

Story and illustrations by Bhabna Banerjee

Climate Change Is Helping Heartworm Spread to Pets in the Mountain West

By Tina Deines

Rise in Avian Flu Cases Amplifies Concerns About Consolidation in Agriculture

By Georgina Gustin

Atmospheric Rivers in California Create a Perfect Storm of Public Health Risks

By Kiley Price

America’s War in Afghanistan Devastated the Country’s Environment in Ways That May Never Be Cleaned Up

By Lynzy Billing

As Animals Migrate Because of Climate Change, Thousands of New Viruses Will Hop From Wildlife to Humans—and Mitigation Won’t Stop Them

By Victoria St. Martin