One of our nation’s greatest public health achievements of the 20th century was drinking water disinfection, which was key in eliminating cholera and typhoid as leading disease killers in the US.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . There are increases in some waterborne diseases following contact with hurricane storm water. Increasingly ...

JAFARABAD, Pakistan – From a distance, the scene looks harmless. We’re driving along an elevated road through Jafarabad, a district in Balochistan, in the southwest of Pakistan, surrounded by water ...

During a 25-year period ending in 2022, public health officials in 23 states — including New York — and Puerto Rico reported 60 "splash pad" associated outbreaks due to waterborne disease, the Centers ...

As the monsoon season rages over portions of Asia, Africa, and tropical America, bringing relief from summer heat, it also opens the floodgates literally to a range of health issues. Foremost among ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . More than 10,000 people got sick in outbreaks linked to water playgrounds between 1997 and 2022. The outbreaks ...

An analysis of 12 years of data collected from over 500 hospitals in 25 different states shows that weather, geographic location, and urban or rural location all appear to influence hospitalizations ...

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- With less than 6 weeks until the 2025 Water Wellness Summit, the Alliance to Prevent Legionnaires' Disease (APLD) has announced the speaker list and agenda ...

A good number of families in Afaha Atai, Ibesikpo Asutan Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State, have been brought to their knees with the incidents of water borne diseases ravaging the community.