The potentially life-threatening disease was nearly eradicated decades ago, but now it is back and taking on Texas.

Madagascar is one of the last places where outbreaks of human bubonic plague still happen regularly. Fleas carrying the plague bacterium Yersinia pestis can spread the disease through their bites. And ...

Learn how to get rid of fleas fast with proven methods, natural remedies, and expert tips to prevent them from coming back.

As human cases of flea-borne murine typhus continue to occur in South Texas, researchers are working to better understand the ...

Consumer Reports recommends starting with your pet to address a flea infestation. Here's what to do: ...

The plague might be most commonly associated with the devastating European pandemic of the 1300s known as the "Black Death". But today the disease remains endemic in a number of countries, notably ...

Orange County vector control officials are urging residents to keep their pets, bodies and homes flea free, after a human case of flea-borne typhus was detected in the city of Fountain Valley earlier ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Berclair Elementary School has a flea infestation and one student is being treated for multiple flea bites, Memphis-Shelby County Schools said Tuesday. MSCS identified the infestation ...

Researchers uncover why some homes in rural Madagascar where bubonic plague is endemic are infested with fleas. Based on their findings, they recommend ways to reduce the flea populations and their ...

A home in the Central Highlands of Madagascar. Residential structures vary greatly in rural areas, although homes typically consist of more than one level, with livestock often kept overnight in the ...