Zoonotic & Vector-Borne Diseases

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

With melting ice and the release of ancient viruses, there are concerns around the emergence of potentially unknown infectious diseases. Emily Jenkins PhD, DVM, BScHon, offers insights on “zombie viruses” and says polar bears might hold the key to understanding what lies ahead, and how a One Health approach may help in surveillance and prevention.

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.

The organization's designation for the Bavarian Nordic’s MVA-BN (Jynneos) mpox vaccine is aimed at helping with the public health response, especially in Africa, where incidences rates continue to increase.

Jennifer Ronholm, PhD, discusses the novel concept of microbiome protection to create healthier animals and reduce antimicrobial usage.

The town of Plymouth decided to prohibit people from using the parks from dusk to dawn due to concerns over eastern equine encephalitis after a man contracted the rare disease in the state.

Transmission to humans is limited in the US, but concerns linger, especially in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The study found that the vaccine, combined with presumptive antimalarial treatment, reduced Plasmodium falciparum parasitaemia and clinical malaria over two transmission seasons.

Bavarian Nordic is working to get their MVA-BN (Jynneos) mpox vaccine to those affected in African countries, as well as working towards a clinical trial for the younger pediatric population, and potential regulatory approval in Europe for adolescents.

We have complied some of our news stories and interviews from the last week to offer information on the differences between clade I and clade 2 mpox, why WHO declaring the global emergency is significant, looking at mpox in the United States, and more.

Mitch Wolfe, MD, former Chief Medical Officer of CDC, offers some insights on mpox including the benefits of declaring a global emergency, disease transmission, and considerations for both the US public and clinicians.

Scott Bertani, who is the director of Advocacy of the National Coalition for LGBTQ Health, discusses what the new mpox health declarations mean to the US, which groups are high risk, and information about the vaccine to prevent the disease.

The Public Health Agency of Sweden reported the individual sought care at Region Stockholm and has been diagnosed with mpox caused by clade I.

This is the very first such declaration by the Africa CDC since its inception in 2017.

The federal agency says the ongoing outbreak of the clade 1 variant in the Democratic Republic of Congo has been reported in neighboring countries.

A single-dose dengue vaccine that is effective across various age groups and independent of prior dengue exposure is essential.

A Spanish man contracted the virus after a tick bite and succumbed to it last week.

Malaria control efforts can be impacted by indoor nuisance pest management as ineffective control of pests may erode community trust in vector control products.

Participants of the phase 3 trial for the Pfizer and Valneva vaccine candidate, VLA15, received their immunizations and everyone will be observed through next year’s Lyme disease season.

With an efficacy rate of 78% and WHO prequalification, the vaccine rollout aims to vaccinate 6.6 million children across 15 African countries by the end of 2024, marking an advancement in public health efforts to combat malaria's impact