When Panama disease devastated Gros Michel banana production worldwide in the 20th century, growers moved to the Cavendish ...

Jamaica has declared an outbreak of the bacterial disease leptospirosis, suspected of causing six deaths, following the ...

Six people have died of leptospirosis, a rare bacterial illness often found in contaminated water. The storm increased the risk of contracting the disease, officials said.

The viral illness comes on the heels of Cuba's slow recovery from Hurricane Melissa, which made landfall Oct. 29 in Santiago ...

Environmental health expert explains why there is no human well-being without a healthy environment, and the climate changes’ ...