A tiny insect called a midge spreads the disease, and the earliest known case dates back to 1955 in a forest worker near a ...

Unfortunately, no-see-ums are very likely to bite if you’re nearby, which can cause a burning sensation, as well as different reactions in humans, such as small, red welts at the bite site to allergic ...

Warmer weather has brought in new concerns about midges, ticks and much-distained spotted lanternflies. Here’s what to know about possible health hazards, environmental threats and impacts to… ...

Midges start to appear when the Lake Erie water temperature reaches around 60 degrees and can be found throughout summer. An individual's lifespan is usually a few days to a few weeks.

Pediatric infectious disease expert Dr. Lakshmi Panagiotakopoulos on Tuesday stepped down as co-leader of a CDC work group that helps shape the agency’s COVID-19 vaccine recommendations, and is ...

The CDC, a $9.2 billion-a-year agency tasked with reviewing life-saving vaccines, monitoring diseases and watching for budding threats to Americans’ health, is without a clear leader.

Havers had led the CDC's Respiratory Virus Hospitalization Surveillance Network, or RESP-NET, that collects and studies trends in hospitalizations from COVID-19, RSV and influenza.

The CDC now advises all international travelers to be fully vaccinated against measles, regardless of destination, due to rising US cases. As of May 2025, 1,088 measles cases were confirmed in the ...

Top CDC COVID vaccine expert resigns after RFK Jr. unilaterally restricts access The expert said she could no longer help vulnerable people in her CDC role. Beth Mole – Jun 4, 2025 10:08 am | 158 ...

With U.S. recommendations for COVID-19 vaccines in flux, a leading member of the CDC's COVID vaccine advisory group is reportedly jumping ship. Lakshmi Panagiotakopoulos, M.D., a nearly 10-year ...

What to know about changes in CDC guidance for COVID-19 vaccine 02:35. A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention official said Tuesday she was resigning from her role overseeing updates to the ...