Zoonotic & Vector-Borne Diseases

The African country was to be the third participant in a pilot program that would’ve inoculated 360,000 children against the mosquito-borne virus.

West Nile virus cases have been relatively low overall this summer season but, following a wetter than usual season, Arizona has already seen 6 times the normal number of seasonal cases.

In an investigation, 2 molecules, VU0071063 and pinacidil, were effective in reducing saliva secretion and blood ingestion in ticks.

According to the CDC, serologic assays that use a second enzyme immunoassay are acceptable alternatives to western immunoblot assays.

Although antibodies normally shield us from infection, a new study suggests that certain maternal antibodies may actually make it easier for Zika virus to gain a foothold and cause birth defects.

In total, 24 Massachusetts communities are now considered high risk for EEE virus and 18 communities have been designated to be at moderate risk.

Sterilization by radiation plus infection with Wolbachia bacteria in male mosquitoes can go a long way toward lowering the burden of deadly disease.

Investigators in the first human trial of a MERS-CoV candidate report strong immune responses and no serious adverse events, advancing the vaccine candidate to phase 1/2a and phase 2 trials.

The Florida Department of Health has confirmed that a locally-acquired case of dengue has been documented in Miami-Dade County.

From January 2019 to July 20, 2019, the Philippines has recorded 146,062 cases of dengue and 622 deaths, a 98% increase from the same period in 2018.

A pair of new studies is raising concern that standard malaria therapies may no longer work for large portions of the world’s malaria cases.

We're separating fact from fiction regarding the investigation into these concerns.

The survey of households found that although 80% of residents had heard of Rocky Mountain spotted fever, less than half used pesticides to prevent the presence of ticks.

Of the 216 infants studied, 31.5% had delayed neurodevelopment and/or eye abnormalities and/or hearing deficits when evaluated as late as 32 months of age.

Traditional testing for river blindness, a neglected tropical disease that World Health Organization aims to eradicate, is not as sensitive as it could be.

Four children have been diagnosed with Shiga-toxin producing E coli following a visit to the San Diego County Fair during the month of June.

With the arrival of summer in the United States, health officials are reminding the public to take precautions to avoid West Nile virus.

A team of investigators at Washington University School of Medicine used favipiravir to cure Bourbon virus in a mouse model.

The Leptospira genus is much more diverse than previously thought, according to a new analysis.

The cases are concerning, especially after 1 death was reported in 1 of the infected individuals, although it’s not clear whether the rare tick-borne Powassan virus was directly responsible.

Over 300 people are under surveillance after 1 confirmed case of Nipah virus in India.

Infections transmitted by these bloodsucking species are on the rise worldwide.

The experimental drug protected 4 African green monkeys following a lethal dose of Nipah virus in a study conducted by NIAID, CDC, and Gilead investigators.

ZIKV Detect 2.0 IgM Capture ELISA is the first diagnostic test authorized to detect Zika virus immunoglobulin antibodies in human blood and was previously available under Emergency Use Authorization.

According to the CDC, 28% of the Salmonella cases in this outbreak occurred in children under the age of 5 years.

Plague. West Nile Virus. Zoonotic influenza. What else made the CDC list of the top 8 zoonotic diseases of most concern in the US?

Triatoma sanguisugas, an insect also known as a “kissing bug,” can transmit the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi, which causes Chagas disease.

The FDA has approved the Dengvaxia vaccine for the prevention of dengue disease in children 9 to 16 years who have laboratory-confirmed previous dengue infection.

Johns Hopkins symposium will highlight new challenges and approaches in the fight against the mosquito-borne disease.

In a symposium at ECCMID 2019, Giovanni Rezza, MD, highlighted the growth of tropical outbreaks occurring in Europe and discussed how warmer temperatures may lead to more frequent tropical outbreaks.