Jenina Pellegren

The CDC Foundation and the Florida Department of Health have announced that the the Pfizer Foundation has donated millions to improve Zika response efforts.

During the 2016 HIV Research and Prevention (HIVR4P) meeting in Chicago, researchers conducting trials to assess the safety and efficacy of the dapivirine vaginal ring announced several key findings and insights of the ASPIRE study, known as MTN-020.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported a rise in STDs and a dent in preventive services in their 2015 Sexually Transmitted Disease Surveillance report.

A mutated version of Yersinia pestis may hold the key to vaccines for the plague.

To assess factors associated with the likelihood that healthcare providers will accept seasonal influenza vaccine policy changes, Nova Scotia researchers examined the roles that their knowledge and attitude play in the matter.

Pharmacists are critical to expanding access to pandemic vaccination. However, little is known about the relationships and planning activities between public health programs and pharmacies.

Recently, WHO published a paper outlining their decade-long initiative to increase access and regulate production of the influenza vaccine.

A voluntary recall has been initiated by Nurse Assist. All unexpired lots of IV Flush Syringes have been potentially linked to bloodstream infections from Burholderia cepacia.

Current traditional culture methods can take up to three days to identify bacteria and test antimicrobial resistances from a urine sample.

Recent research suggests those who are physically active may have a lower risk of bacterial infections than those who live a sedentary lifestyle.

For the last six years Haiti has been fighting a severe cholera epidemic and it is unlikely that the fight will end soon.

According to newly published research, high levels of zinc changes microbiota in the gut decreasing resistance to infections from Clostridium difficile.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is investigating a multi-state outbreak of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli O157:H7.

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is designating Sansaria PfSPZ, a malaria vaccine, to the “fast track” a move that will expedite the process for the drug, now in review.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warn infections from the consumption of raw milk and products made from raw milk will increase, especially in states where raw milk is legal.

Bartonella henselae, the bacterium that causes Cat-Scratch Disease, is carried in the claws and mouth of infected cats and spreads through bites, scratches, or licks to an open wound.

The United Kingdom Food Standards Agency has published a guidance for health care and social service organizations who care for vulnerable populations at greater risk for contracting listeriosis and other food-borne diseases.

In Quebec, Atlantic Shellfish Products Inc. is recalling oysters from the marketplace after possible Salmonella contamination.

For consumers ordering pre-packaged foods, the United States Department of Agriculture recommends following several food safety tips.

Dubbed 'the perfect pathogen' by researchers, norovirus possesses all the markers of an ideal infectious agent.

As more people are choosing to keep live poultry as pets, educating the public on appropriate health and safety guidelines has become a priority. In response, the CDC is offering recommendations to backyard flock owners.

New research from Washington University in St. Louis may explain why those with blood type O become more severely ill from cholera.

For the first time, the National Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring System includes whole genome sequencing data of bacteria from individuals with antibiotic-resistant Salmonella infections.

A voluntarily recall of 2.25 oz and 4 oz packages of Diamond of California Macadamia Nuts has been initiated after a sample tested positive for Salmonella contamination.

A collaborative study at Michigan State University could lead to Escherichia coli (E. coli) bacteria prevention practices in the cattle farming industry.

Utah Department of Health officials are investigating a cluster of illnesses associated with raw milk from Heber Valley Milk in Wasatch County.

In the United States, Shigellosis causes approximately 500,000 illnesses annually and resistance to drugs to treat the infection, such as ciprofloxacin, ceftriaxone, and azithromycin, is emerging.

Investigations into a multi-state, multi-year listeriosis outbreak continue, as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) change investigative tools, adding “leafy greens” to their Listeria Initiative questionnaire.

Ohio public health officials are working with pools, schools, and childcare facilities to prevent new infections after Cryptosporidium (Crypto) outbreak grows.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) issued three new Draft Guidances under the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA).