The Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development (DALRRD) has issued an alert after a bacterial disease on maize was detected in some provinces. The disease, called Goss’s Wilt ...

These controls can also apply to harmful bacteria found in incidents such as sewage spills. Infectious diseases are sometimes called contagious when they are easily transmitted by contact with an ...

Infectious diseases are sometimes called contagious when they are easily transmitted by contact with an ill person or their secretions (e.g.Influenza). Infectious diseases, also known as ...

And if the fruit that your tree ... canker. Fire blight on apple or pear trees can be identified by wilting and dark flowers or the presence of cankers oozing a tan liquid Apple, pear, and other fruit ...

A new Dartmouth study, published in Parasites and Vectors, finds that 50% of adult blacklegged ticks carry the bacteria that causes Lyme disease while 20% to 25% of the younger (nymph) blacklegged ...

A major grower said this week it was abandoning its citrus growing operations, reflecting the headwinds Florida's signature crops are facing following a series of hurricanes and tree diseases.

Caused by the bacteria Francisella tularensis, the disease commonly infects rabbits, hares and rodents. However, it is zoonotic, which means it can spread from animals to humans. The bacteria is a ...

A fully funded Gavi is a vital pillar of global health, safeguarding immunisation coverage, reducing health inequities, and preventing disease incidence and child mortality, particularly in low-income ...

Cases of tularemia, also known as "rabbit fever," are on the rise in the U.S., according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Caused by the bacteria ...

one of three new cherry varieties in Phase 3 trials, may be released and available for tree delivery in 2027. The self-fertile Benton/Selah cross harvests in early June, about the same time as Chelan, ...