Zoonotic & Vector-Borne Diseases

A look into how health information exchange interventions are beneficial in HIV care; the discovery of 3 mutations that could help the bird flu spread among humans; news about a new patch formulation for the flu vaccine; progress towards an HIV vaccine; and information on an interactive map that visualizes the US HIV epidemic, make up the Top 5 articles for this week.

New HPV vaccine recommendations from the World Health Organization, information on a new once-daily treatment for HIV, the potential underestimation of tick-borne diseases in the Western United States, norovirus outbreaks in California schools, and how reservoirs of latent HIV hinder the quest for a cure, make up the Top 5 articles for the month of June 2017.

As Colorado reports its first human West Nile virus case of the season and California reports its third, health officials around the country are emphasizing the importance of mosquito control and prevention.

Scientists have identified 3 mutations that could allow the avian influenza strain H7N9 to spread among humans.

Measles in Ontario, more endoscope-related infections, a study of postnatal Zika infections, research and development on a river blindness vaccine, and using CRISPR to tackle Zika are the articles that make up this week’s Top 5.

Drought-stricken not long ago, California is now dealing with flooding waterways, raising concerns that the water will create breeding grounds for West Nile-positive mosquitoes.

A team of researchers from several institutions have received a grant to fund the development of a vaccine for onchocerciasis, the second leading infectious cause of blindness.

Can genetic modification aid us in fighting mosquito-borne diseases?

The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) has partnered up with nonprofit foundation FUNSALUD to launch a study that will examine the effects of Zika infection in infants and children living in Guatemala.

As researchers discover Chikungunya-carrying mosquitoes in Brazil, a new study analyzes the impact of the Zika virus on the area.

Although treatment for chronic Lyme has provided some patients with relief of their symptoms, it may also expose them to complications related to the prescribed modalities.

The CDC just released a study outlining areas where an increase of Aedes mosquitoes was observed in 2016. In addition, researchers report on Zika-related complications observed in 7 infants, postmortem.

Health officials in New York City are seeing the first West Nile virus-positive mosquitoes of the season as Los Angeles County reports its first human case of the year, marking new West Nile activity in the country’s biggest urban areas.

New drugs for HIV, the growing rate of antibiotic resistance, a new hepatitis C treatment option, and updates on the Ebola outbreak and Lyme disease diagnostics, make up the Top 5 articles for this week.

Two adults were hospitalized in Maine as a result of Powassan virus encephalitis.

Amesh A. Adalja, MD, FIDSA argues that a bill being considered in the Pennsylvania state legislature will ultimately result in increased antibiotic resistance and will set back the clock for finding appropriate treatments for Lyme disease.

A new CDC report has linked congenital Zika syndrome with dysphagia in 9 Brazilian infants.

With new human cases of West Nile virus springing up and more states reporting mosquitoes testing positive for the virus, health officials note that this may be an earlier start to the West Nile season than has been seen in past years.

In a recent webinar, CDC officers discussed challenges in diagnosing Lyme disease, and options to improve diagnostic rates.

Superbugs, Zika, antibiotic development, C. difficile, and HIV are the article topics making up this week’s Top 5 articles.

In the most recent MMWR, the CDC released data indicating the risk of Zika congenital infection resulting into complications based on trimester of infection.

May's top articles included news on HIV, Lyme disease, updates to nosocomial pneumonia guidelines, and more.

While health departments around the country continue to report that mosquitoes are testing positive for the West Nile virus, researchers have received a federal grant to study the neurological effects of the virus.

In case you missed them, here are our top 5 articles for the week of May 28, 2017.

Research presented at the 2017 Annual Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) meeting examines the similarities between Congenital Rubella Syndrome and Congenital Zika Infection.

A new vaccine for yellow fever is now available in the United States, as health officials report outbreaks in Brazil and Angola continue to grow.

In case you missed them, here are our top 5 articles for the week of May 21, 2017.

After 3 individuals test positive for the mosquito-borne virus in Gujarat, WHO confirms that the Zika virus is currently circulating in the country.

Research published in Nature on May 24, suggests that the Zika virus has been circulating in the Americas silently for far longer than previously thought.

Patricia Smith, President of the Lyme disease Association Inc., explains what it means that Lyme disease has been incorporated into CDMRP legislation as well as the 21st Century Cures Act.