A soil-dwelling fungus is reportedly to blame for a cluster of respiratory illnesses near Nashville, and possibly one death.

A surge in cases of histoplasmosis, a potentially serious respiratory illness caused by a soil-dwelling fungus, has sickened ...

One person who contracted it died. The fungus is commonly found in soil in the Ohio River and Mississippi River valleys, and ...

Tennessee health officials are investigating a fungal infection outbreak that has killed at least one person and sickened ...

A lung infection linked to bird and bat droppings has sickened dozens in Tennessee, prompting a state investigation into a ...

A rare but potentially deadly fungal infection known as histoplasmosis is sickening a cluster of people in Tennessee.

OUTBREAK: A fungal infection outbreak in Middle Tennessee that has sickened more than 30 people and killed one is raising ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Tennessee Department of Health (TDH) reported a fungal infection outbreak spreading in parts of Middle Tennessee, and there are at least 18 known cases currently, according to a ...

For 450 million years, plants and soil fungi have been trading partners. The fungi weave through plant roots, delivering ...

Researchers from CSIRO, Australia's national science agency, have unlocked the most detailed genetic blueprint yet of a major ...

Cases of histoplasmosis are surging in Tennessee as officials race to find the source of the outbreak ...