Zoonotic & Vector-Borne Diseases

A Texas resident with no history of travel has been diagnosed with the Zika virus. Officials believe this may be the first case of locally-transmitted Zika in the state.

A $29 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will help focus efforts on eliminating malaria from Asia-Pacific and Southern Africa.

A study of 100 chickens collected from a marketplace in India finds multidrug-resistance in an emerging bacterial pathogen, and has researchers calling for improved food safety, monitoring, and surveillance.

Most biotech and pharmaceutical companies focus their research efforts on cures for chronic diseases that plague the majority of the population because that’s where the money lies; however, is the rise in devastating infectious diseases such as Zika redirecting the lens of many companies?

The Florida Keys are primed for the release of genetically modified (GM) male Aedes aegypti mosquitoes that pass a self-limiting gene to their offspring.

Although infection with the Zika virus remains a "public health challenge," as it is still circulating in many parts of the world, the World Health Organization no longer deems it one of international concern.

Researchers at Houston Methodist have discovered a protein that facilitates immunity against malaria and may be used to inform future vaccine development.

New research out of the University of Pennsylvania on a DNA-based Zika virus vaccine is showing promising results.

Leishmaniasis infections in the United States are on the rise as US soldiers and ecotourists make their way home.

Researchers have found that the Zika virus is able to survive for at least eight hours on hard, non-porous surfaces.

The pharmaceutical giant, Bayer, began enrolling participants in a Phase III clinical trial in January 2016 with hopes to find appropriate dosing of Nifurtimoxin for children and newborns.

As health officials investigate a recent outbreak of acute flaccid myelitis in Washington State, more cases of the rare condition have appeared in other Western states; questions about the cause remain unanswered.

A recent study finds that when it comes to mosquito-borne outbreaks, in this case, Chikungunya, infections originate around the home with women more likely to become infected than men.

The results of an election poll question on conducting an effectiveness trial using genetically modified mosquitoes to combat the Zika virus revealed mixed feelings among Florida natives.

Human trials are currently underway for a potential candidate vaccine for the Zika virus and a novel treatment approach has shown promise in mice.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued Zika guidance designed to bolster infection control and limit exposure to clinicians and other caregivers.

As travel-related Zika virus numbers continue to grow, New York City bolsters its Zika Preparedness and Response Action Plan.

Researchers have noted four other features unusual for babies born with congenital infections due to Zika virus infection.

A new study found that Lyme disease cases in the Western United States could rise as a result of weather changes caused by El Niño.

Speakers at the annual meeting of the Infectious Diseases Society of America discussed infectious disease epidemics across the globe.

The first case of Mayaro virus has been reported in Haiti.

A new study has found that Zika virus impacts fertility in male mice.

At the annual meeting of Infectious Diseases Society of America, researchers revealed that in addition to microcephaly, other neurological consequences of Zika virus are being recognized.