Author: Claudinne Miller
Johns Hopkins Scientists Develop Nasal DNA Vaccine for Tuberculosis
Sci Tech Daily A new experimental vaccine takes aim at one of tuberculosis’s most stubborn defenses: the ability of bacteria to persist despite treatment. In a study published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation, researchers from Johns Hopkins Medicine and the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health report developing a therapeutic DNA vaccine delivered through the nose for tuberculosis (TB). The […]
Apr 8, 2026
RSV Is Still Surging in These 9 States, Hitting Kids Under 4 the Hardest. When Will the Season End?
NFID Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is surging later than usual in parts of the country. Here’s which states have the highest rates and symptoms to watch for. Although cold and flu season is winding down in the United States, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) activity still remains high in many parts of the country. RSV is […]
Apr 8, 2026
Diagnostic dilemma: Woman’s ‘biologically implausible’ infection led her to sneeze ‘worms’ out of her nose
Live Science Doctors reported a highly unusual case of parasitic fly infection in a woman in Greece. The symptoms: The patient, who worked outdoors on a Greek island, developed pain around the center of her face that grew progressively worse. About two to three weeks after this pain began, she also developed a severe cough. Shortly […]
Apr 8, 2026
US cases of COVID variant ‘Cicada’ up more than 15% and rising
USA Today A new, “highly mutated” COVID strain is quickly gaining ground in the United States, according to new data. Variant BA.3.2, nicknamed “Cicada,” first drew the attention of health officials earlier this year when the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health Organization noted it had appeared in at least 23 countries and accounted for […]
Apr 8, 2026
Nigeria: Lassa fever death toll hits 146
Daily Trust Nigeria’s ongoing Lassa fever outbreak is showing a worrying rise in deaths, with new figures from treatment centres and national surveillance pointing not just to wider transmission, but a deepening fatality burden across several states. Latest figures from the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) show that the country has recorded […]
Apr 8, 2026
Yellow fever in Colombia has already resulted in 182 registered cases and 81 deaths
La Nacion (machine translated to English) The Ministry of Health reported a worrying increase in yellow fever cases and deaths in Colombia over the past two years. According to the most recent report, between 2024 and the present day, 182 cases of the disease have been confirmed in the country, with 81 deaths, representing a […]
Apr 8, 2026
Arozona: Apache County confirms first plague case since 2015
AZ Family Apache County health officials announced a confirmed case of plague Tuesday. Officials say the person has recovered after receiving treatment. It’s the first confirmed case in Apache County since 2015 and only the fourth since 2006. Public health workers are assessing environmental risks and ensuring the appropriate safety measures are in place. Officials say the […]
Apr 8, 2026
Novel antiviral fogging tech to be tested against bird flu
Feedstuffs A research team led by Purdue University, along with partners Entomol and 1,4Group, has been awarded $2 million from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service to evaluate a novel antiviral fogging technology to combat high pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), which remains a serious threat to poultry health and the […]
Apr 8, 2026
Two years after it emerged, ‘cow flu’ is still circulating—and baffling scientists
Science Researchers still aren’t sure how H5N1 influenza spreads between cows and from farm to farm. After 2 years, the U.S. outbreak of the H5N1 influenza virus in cattle appears to be waning, easing fears that the virus could cause long-lasting damage to the dairy industry or mutate into a form that could cause a […]
Apr 8, 2026
H.H.S. Takes a First Step Toward Restoring Vaccine Advisory Committee
NYT A federal judge last month questioned the legitimacy of the panel and overturned its recent work. A notice suggests that it may be revived on Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s terms. The Health Department is quietly laying the groundwork to revive a vaccine advisory committee whose membership and decisions were frozen last month by a federal judge. […]
Apr 8, 2026