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

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

Despite clearing the virus, researchers find that Ebola survivors can suffer long-term effects of infection.

Researchers from the Department of Dermatology at the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine have found no correlation between having psoriasis and the prevalence of hepatitis B or C.

The New York State Department of Health warns of potential disease exposure in two facility locations in Westchester County.

A new study suggested that neonatal sepsis, which kills 1 million infants around the world each year, may be prevented with synbiotic treatment.

Shedding light on the perils of faulty personal protective equipment.

Researchers elucidate the prevalence of hepatic steatosis in patients infected with HIV, as well as in patients coinfected with HIV and HCV.

This week we explore whether or not a national state of emergency and criminalizing opioid abuse will really help to stop the problem.

A new study finds that sofosbuvir-based treatment in a real-life setting offered SVR rates greater than 90% in hard-to-treat HCV genotype 3 patients with advanced liver disease.

A recent study suggests that Ebola virus RNA can remain in the genital tract for more than 2 years following the acute infection period.

A recent study finds that the use of sofosbuvir-based direct-acting antivirals for HCV treatment was effective and well-tolerated in elderly patients.

The decision date for a NDA for a new hepatitis B vaccine, Dynavax’s Heplisav-B, has been delayed, as the FDA asked for more post-marketing study information on the vaccine.

Despite the progress that has been made, more research is needed on cancer prevention, hepatitis B, and human papillomavirus vaccines.

With IV drug use accounting for 60% of new infections, treatment for individuals in this population is necessary to stave off new infections.

New HIV drugs, vaccine regulations in France, correlations between intestinal viruses & type 1 diabetes, the susceptibility of Florida mosquitoes to transmit chikungunya, and an evaluation of the risk of hepatitis B reactivation in veterans on direct-acting antiviral therapy make up our Top 5 articles for the week of July 30, 2017.

The US Food and Drug Administration approved Mavyret for adults with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotypes 1-6 without cirrhosis or with mild cirrhosis.

A recent study finds that HBV reactivation occurs earlier and is more severe in HBV/HCV coinfected patients treated with DAA therapy compared with patients treated with IFN-based therapy.

In a 12-1 vote, the FDA’s Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee supported the safety data of a new potential hepatitis B vaccine.

After Italy’s parliamentary decision to mandate vaccines, France health officials follow suit, requiring parents to vaccinate their children against 11 common illnesses starting in 2018.

A new study published in the Journal of Hepatology evaluates the risk of HBV reactivation in veterans receiving direct-acting antiviral therapy.

Scientists make an interesting connection between bats and detecting undiscovered disease.

Study finds that hepatitis C patients who had reached sustained virologic response using direct-acting antiviral drugs show a considerably reduced risk of the most common type of liver cancer.

Ebola virus tracking and mechanisms to detect threats to our national food supply are highlighted.

A research team from the Netherlands turns to deep sequencing technology to detect hepatitis C virus resistant variants.

A naturally occurring compound in plums has been found to block the entry of the hepatitis C virus into cultured liver cells.