Category: Emerging Infectious Diseases
Six babies with unvaccinated mothers born with measles in Canada
The Guardian Ontario’s chief medical officer of health says infections could have been prevented through routine vaccination. Six babies with unvaccinated mothers have been born with congenital measles in the Canadian province of Ontario since the start of the largest outbreak of the disease in the western hemisphere late last year. Ontario’s chief medical officer of health, Kieran Moore, […]
Jun 10, 2025
Bangladesh reports first bird flu outbreak since 2018
The Poultry Site Bangladesh reported a first outbreak of highly pathogenic bird flu on a farm since 2018, the World Organisation for Animal Health said on Tuesday, citing local authorities. Highly pathogenic avian influenza, commonly called bird flu, has spread around the globe in the past years, including in the United States, leading to the […]
Jun 4, 2025
Here’s What to Know About NB.1.8.1, the COVID Variant Surging in Asia
MedPageToday It will probably become dominant in the U.S. this summer, experts say. A new COVID variant driving a surge of infections in China and other parts of Asia has been detected by U.S. airport screening programsopens in a new tab or window, and experts say it may drive a summer wave in the U.S. NB.1.8.1 […]
Jun 4, 2025
What do we know about the new Omicron subvariant of COVID, NB.1.8.1?
University of Chicago Medicine Since COVID-19 first appeared, different variants of the virus that causes the illness have emerged, including Omicron, which was first identified in 2021. A new form of the Omicron variant has recently appeared in the United States, with the potential to cause an increase in infections in the coming months. While […]
Jun 4, 2025
Thailand’s Covid-19 cases surpass 250,000 as new variant spreads
VN News Thailand warns of rising Covid-19 cases driven by new variant NB.1.8.1, urging the public to stay cautious and follow health measures. Data from May 30 showed 41,283 new cases, bringing the total so far this year to 257,280 cases, with two new deaths, raising the total fatalities to 52. The Bangkok metropolitan area […]
Jun 4, 2025
Research at risk: Better testing for tick-borne diseases
Cornell University Laura Goodman was close to finalizing a prototype of a new test that can detect any tick-borne disease. Unlike some current tests, it could provide results even before symptoms occur – and even for unknown diseases. That’s important, because ticks around the world can potentially transmit hundreds of disease agents, some of them […]
Jun 4, 2025
Measles is making a comeback: Can we stop it?
Harvard Health Seven things to know about the recent measles outbreaks. Has the recent news about measles outbreaks in the US surprised you? Didn’t it seem like we were done with measles? In the US, widespread vaccination halted the ongoing spread of measles more than 20 years ago, a major public health achievement. Before an effective vaccine […]
Jun 4, 2025
Measles Is Now Showing Up in Wastewater
Time Magazine Measles cases in the U.S. have been rare in recent decades, thanks to a strong childhood vaccination program. But a few cases inevitably pop up each year as travelers bring the virus in from other countries and infect unvaccinated people, primarily children. Those cases are no longer blips. Now that the measles vaccination rate […]
Jun 4, 2025
People who want COVID vaccines worry about access
NPR Some healthy pregnant women, parents of healthy kids and younger healthy adults are worried they won’t be able to get vaccinated against COVID-19 because of the recent changes in access by the federal government. The Trump administration is making it more difficult for healthy children and healthy pregnant women to get the COVID vaccine, […]
Jun 4, 2025
How measles tore through a remote West Texas city
NBC News SEMINOLE, Texas — On a Saturday in mid-March, Dr. Ben Edwards put on his scrubs and drove to a sheet metal building in this tiny West Texas city to treat children with measles. Red spots mottled his face; Edwards was sick with measles, too. An outbreak of the disease was swelling in Gaines […]
Jun 4, 2025