Blood-Borne Diseases

A new report by Global Health Technologies Coalition assesses the economic impact of cuts to global health R&D on the economies of US states.

A recent study has found that a single-dose of Merck's Ebola vaccine delivers antibodies that can last for 1 to 2 years.

An outbreak of infections caused by the drug-resistant fungus, Candida auris, in one United Kingdom hospital has been linked to multi-use patient equipment.

If there are controlled substances at your facility, diversion is happening. What can be done to prevent future events?

Researchers present preliminary case series of confirmed cases of hepatitis A virus at Detroit Medical Center as Michigan struggles with ongoing outbreak.

Infections associated with the ongoing opioid epidemic in the United States apparently know no bounds.

Researchers have identified the OX40 pathway as playing a key role in viral clearance.

Unique considerations are called for when caring for intravenous drug users with newly diagnosed HIV/HCV coinfections.

Invasive meningococcal disease doesn’t always present with the classic symptoms of stiff neck and headache—for a small subset of IMD patients, the abdomen is where the disease shows itself.

The risk comes after it was found that surgical instruments used for orthopedic and spine surgeries were not cleaned properly and consequently, the sterilization of those instruments was compromised.

The program can detect viral hemorrhagic fevers about 12 days faster than previous efforts.

The Global Virome Project is set to launch in 2018, and will spend the next 10 years working to identify as many as 827,000 unknown viruses in the wild.

The CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices has included HEPLISAV-B on its list of recommended products for use to vaccinate adults against hepatitis B.

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Treatment-experienced patients still have some good options.

The CDC’s ACIP voted to approve updated adult immunization schedule recommendations for adults aged 19 years or older.

The FDA grants PMA approval for the Aptima HBV Quant Assay for the quantitation of hepatitis B viral load on the Panther system.

The San Diego Board of Supervisors ends the local public health emergency announced in September 2017 for the ongoing hepatitis A outbreak in San Diego.

The opioid epidemic in the United States has led to a sharp increase in hepatitis C cases, and with that, a rise in hospitalizations according to a new report.

A new study confirms the ribavirin steady-state serum levels that correspond to high rates of efficacy and low adverse events.

Health officials across the United States have their hands full as hepatitis A cases continue to spring up.

Leonard Sigal, MD, explains the potential adverse consequences of long-term antibiotic therapy.

We’ve rounded up the 10 biggest infectious disease outbreaks of 2017.

Herewith, 4 New Year’s resolutions for the infectious disease community—at least according to us here on the Public Health Watch.