Contagion&reg Editorial Staff

William Schaffner, MD, shares stories to motivate patients and health care providers to receive the flu vaccine.

Although deemed eradicated throughout the world in 1980 thanks to a protective vaccine, research on smallpox continues to this day given the potential for the highly contagious virus to be used in biological warfare.

Jake Glaser describes how recent advances against HIV & AIDS have affected the philanthropic community.

Predicting the next infectious disease outbreak may be possible by analyzing trends on Twitter and Google.

Richard Haupt, MD, MPH, explains how Pfizer is addressing the need for a C. difficile vaccine.

Stay up-to-date on the latest infectious disease news by checking out our top 5 articles of the week.

Robert Bransfield, MD, DLFAPA, discusses direct methods that can be used to acquire statistics related to suicides that are a result of Lyme and associated diseases.

Edmond Hooker, MD, DrPH, discusses how many people have fallen ill or even died due to contaminated hospital mattresses.

More than 110 suspected cases have already been reported, including 6 deaths.

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a rapid diagnostic test for Valley Fever.

Jake Glaser explains the challenges faced when fundraising for AIDS programs in the 21st century.

After 2 years, the risk for these men dropped only slightly, making them 14 times more likely to be reinfected.

Dr. Richard Vickers explains how antibiotics to treat Clostridium difficile infection cause collateral damage to the gut microbiome.

We break down the Top 5 infectious disease news reported by Contagion® for the month of November 2017.

The results of 3 phase 1 clinical trials have shown that an investigational Zika purified inactivated virus vaccine was well-tolerated and induced an immune response in adult participants.

William Schaffner, MD, addresses common misconceptions regarding the influenza vaccine.

Michael Edmond, MD, MPH, MPA, explains how strategies are developed to address different threats in health care settings.

Stay up-to-date on the latest infectious disease news by checking out our top 5 articles of the week.

Edmond Hooker, MD, DrPH, discusses the reasons behind why hospital rooms are not being disinfected properly.

Jake Glaser shares who he feels is going to end the AIDS epidemic.

Researchers on a new study have added more unwanted effects to the list of side effects from these life-saving drugs, further supporting the call for appropriate antibiotic use.

Jake Glaser shares what is needed to achieve the Fast-Track strategy to end the AIDS epidemic by 2030.

Richard Haupt, MD, MPH, explains how a vaccine can serve as a primary prevention modality against C. difficile.

A blood oxygen level test in addition to 3 other noninvasive tests may be key to helping general practitioners diagnose pneumonia and avoiding unnecessary antibiotic prescriptions.

The FDA has cleared the molecular test which is able to detect presence of the toxin within 70 minutes.

Daniel Diekema, MD, discusses the different roles that clinical laboratories play in outbreak response.

William Schaffner, MD, offers insight into the 2017-2018 flu season, including which strain of the virus that is expected to be most prevalent.

Leonard Sigal, MD, discusses different causes of persisting symptoms after Lyme disease infection.

In case you missed them, we've compiled the top five infectious disease articles from this past week.

Richard Haupt, MD, MPH, explains why a vaccine to help prevent C. difficile is so needed.