Zoonotic & Vector-Borne Diseases

Joergen Richt, DVM, PhD, discusses the transmission cycle of Zika virus.

New research has shown that the devastating effects of the Zika virus on the newborn brain may be the key to destroying glioblastoma in adults.

In a new study on factors that make individuals susceptible to infectious diseases, researchers have found that cholesterol-lowering drugs may reduce susceptibility to certain diseases.

Researchers suggest the need to consider previous infection with dengue in the development of any new prophylactic modality.

As the United States enters the final weeks of West Nile virus season, state health officials from around the country report several new deaths caused by the virus.

A relatively rare mosquito-borne virus has hit a couple of US states this summer, and it has health officials urging state residents to protect themselves against mosquito bites.

Keck School of Medicine at USC study has found that Zika virus suppresses pregnant women’s immune systems, which enables the virus to spread, causing harm to unborn baby.

A new study suggests that sexual transmission of Zika virus may create a higher risk for fetal disease than transmission via mosquito.

The new test examines proteins and peptides in saliva using proteomics, the study of proteomes and their functions.

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

A new study is disputing previous findings that the Zika virus persists in semen for up to 188 days.

Those US residents affected by Hurricane Harvey need to be mindful of rodent-borne infections that can spread from displaced rodents.

With federal and state officials rescuing Texas and Louisiana residents from the floodwaters of Hurricane Harvey, health experts are looking into the storm’s impact on mosquitoes carrying West Nile and Zika viruses.

Joergen Richt, DVM, PhD, discusses animals that have proven susceptible to Zika virus replication after experimental infection.

Benznidazole has been granted accelerated approval by the US Food and Drug Administration for use in children aged 2 to 12 years with Chagas disease.

Kedrion Biopharma and Kamada Ltd. recently announced that KEDRAB, a post-exposure prophylaxis to be used against rabies infection has just been approved by the FDA.

As cases of murine typhus in Texas are on the rise and occurring in more counties in the state, researchers are investigating the spread of the flea-borne disease.

NIAID researchers make an unexpected discovery when examining how a cellular enzyme complex regulates herpesvirus; inhibiting the enzyme suppressed viral infection.

New West Nile virus cases are being reported by states in the South, Midwest, and West Coast region, as health officials look to September and the end of the season.

As new human cases of West Nile virus spring up in Mississippi, and health officials report a new West Nile virus-associated death in Louisiana, the first human case this season has sprung up in New York City.

The less-costly tobacco-plant derived vaccine will be targeted for the developing world.

New research on Zika, cases of swine flu infections, parallels between Zika and HIV, a new warning sign of HIV infection, and an increase in cyclospora cayetanensis infections in United States make up the top 5 articles this week.

According to a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about 1 in 12 infants born to Zika-infected mothers will have a related birth defect.

Although focused in the northeastern United States, Lyme disease has ex­panded geographically over the past few decades, with a >320% increase in the number of high-incidence counties and reported cases in 49 states.

State health agencies are increasingly reporting new human cases of West Nile virus; there have been more than 150 illnesses so far this season.

Parallels between the recent Zika epidemic in Brazil and the HIV pandemic in the 1980s, stress the importance of improving responses to public health crises.

A year on, the United States and most of the other countries affected by the Zika virus are better prepared to prevent outbreaks and control their spread. The proof is in the data.

Florida reports first case of sexually-transmitted Zika of 2017, while funds continue to be released for new research efforts against the virus and tests to aid in rapid diagnosis.

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.

Researchers from the University of Florida recently made an interesting discovery about the mosquitoes in the state.