Zoonotic & Vector-Borne Diseases

Amanda Truong, MD, PhD, provides her perspective on diagnosis, treatment, and environmental factors, considering her involvement in a recent human case.

The vaccine is based on an attenuated rabies vaccine that was subsequently inactivated to make the vaccine candidate. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is sponsoring the trial.

The phase 1/2a trial of BioNTech's BNT165e vaccine, involving nearly 180 participants, faces delays as global malaria control efforts struggle with funding and political uncertainties.

Approved vaccines for chikungunya, meningococcal disease, updates on HIV prevention, key regulatory decisions, and more.

The approval is based on positive phase 3 clinical trial results, offering an effective option for travelers and others at risk of chikungunya, the mosquito-borne illness.

Carlien Pohl-Albertyn's, PhD research highlights the role of the South African brown locust in the transmission and survival of the emerging pathogen Candida auris.

Researchers identify Camp Hill virus, a novel henipavirus in shrews, raising concerns about human exposure to emerging infectious diseases.

Oropouche fever, primarily found in Central and South America and the Caribbean, has seen a dramatic increase in cases in Brazil.

Caryn Fenner and Petro Terblanche outline Afrigen's clinical trial plans, local partnerships, and vaccine pipeline.

These types of infections will continue to rise, and there is a need to understand what we are witnessing and find ways to combat them.

Rising temperatures and changing humidity are undermining natural pest control, putting North American forests at risk.

Over a third of respondents in 6 African countries were hesitant to get the vaccine themselves. And for parents, nearly 40% were reluctant to get their children immunized.

The largest blastomycosis outbreak linked to a paper mill in Michigan and a 56% increase in tularemia cases over the past decade.

Emerging data reveal surprising patterns in maternal–fetal outcomes linked to avian influenza virus infection.

143 deaths and 592 cases confirmed in Kwango Province, with concerns about treatment access, drug resistance, and more.

Health officials are investigating an outbreak called "Dinga Dinga," which causes fever and uncontrollable shaking.

Sexual transmission was confirmed for nine of the 22 viruses studied, including Ebola, Zika, and mpox, making it a key factor in ongoing disease spread.

Milad Zandi, PhD, on rising temperatures and the spread of mosquito-borne diseases like dengue, Zika, and chikungunya, increasing the risk of outbreaks in tropical and temperate regions.

This comes after Japan recently announced it will donate over 3 million doses of the mpox vaccine, LC16m8 to a country in Africa.

The person had recently traveled to areas experiencing clade I mpox virus transmission and sought medical care for mpox symptoms in the United States.

A new study confirms the growing belief and evidence this vector-borne diseases will increase and see a greater burden globally.

With up to 37.5% of children carrying this resistance mutation the findings suggest that current treatment protocols may be losing effectiveness.

Evelyn Wu, MD, reveals a rise in tick-borne diseases in New Jersey over the past two decades and correlations with the influence of warming climate conditions.

The pharmaceutical company said there were no safety issues associated with the decision.

With 26 cases confirmed and several fatalities, the African country is experiencing its first bout of the zoonotic disease.

The susceptibility of mosquito larvae and pupae to infection via excreta, emphasizes the potential for increased virus persistence within mosquito populations.

The federal agency offers guidance for US clinicians and travelers to understand the disease better and employ preventative measures to reduce incidence rates.

A new survey reveals that infectious disease virologists, epidemiologists and clinicians see the need to address gaps in surveillance programs to identify emerging pathogens, public health funding and testing infrastructure capabilities.

The International Society for Infectious Diseases (ISID) ProMED surveillance system is a way for clinicians and interested ID stakeholders to be aware of local outbreaks and follow-up in response to get more information on them.

With no vaccines or specific treatments available, the mosquito-borne pathogen, which causes fever, severe headache, and joint pain, raises alarms due to its spread across the Americas.