Category: Emerging Infectious Diseases
Ethiopia confirms 3 Marburg virus deaths in new outbreak
ABC News Ethiopia has confirmed three deaths from the Marburg hemorrhagic virus that has been detected in an area neighboring South Sudan. Ethiopia on Monday confirmed three deaths from the Marburg hemorrhagic virus that has been detected in an area neighboring South Sudan. Health Minister Mekdes Daba said Ethiopia’s government, which declared a Marburg outbreak on Friday, had conducted […]
Nov 19, 2025
C.D.C. Links Measles Outbreaks in Multiple States for the First Time
NYT If the outbreaks cannot be extinguished by January, the anniversary of the first cases in Texas, the United States will lose what is known as “elimination status” as determined by the World Health Organization. Health officials on Monday linked for the first time the measles outbreak that began in Texas with another in Utah […]
Nov 19, 2025
H5N5 Avian influenza confirmed in Grays Harbor County resident
Washington DoH A Grays Harbor resident who was hospitalized with influenza symptoms in early November has been confirmed to have influenza A H5, a type of avian influenza. Additional testing shows the virus to be H5N5, an avian influenza virus that has previously been reported in animals but never before in humans. The Centers for […]
Nov 19, 2025
South Carolina: DPH Confirms 8 new Measles Cases in Upstate Outbreak, Bringing Outbreak Total to 43
SC DPH The South Carolina Department of Public Health (DPH) is reporting eight new cases of measles in the state since Friday. The total number of cases in South Carolina now related to the Upstate outbreak is 43, and the total number reported to DPH this year is 46. Six of the eight cases are household members […]
Nov 12, 2025
COVID-19 Vaccination Reduces Risk for Multiple Infections in Children With Atopic Dermatitis
Infectious Disease Advisor For children with atopic dermatitis (AD), COVID-19 mRNA vaccination is associated with a reduced incidence of multiple infections and allergic complications, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, held from Nov. 6 to 10 in Orlando, Florida. Tristan Nguyen, from the […]
Nov 12, 2025
Scientists reveal another piece in the long COVID puzzle
Medical Express In patients with long COVID, a new study has revealed a structural association between circulating microclots and neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs). This finding suggests the existence of underlying physiological interactions between microclots and NETS that, when dysregulated, may become pathogenic. The work is published in the Journal of Medical Virology. What are microclots? The term microclots, […]
Nov 12, 2025
How long does covid booster protection last? A new study offers answers.
Washington Post After the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shifted its coronavirus vaccine guidance from a near-universal recommendation to a more limited approach, many readers asked what has changed in the science to warrant the change. Some wondered how effective boosters really are and whether they should continue receiving them once a year. A new study […]
Nov 12, 2025
Portugal registers 29 mpox cases since August
AA.com Portuguese health authorities warn of ‘possible intensification of transmission’ Portuguese health authorities on Tuesday said that there have been 29 confirmed mpox cases in the past three months, with 10 reported in August, three in September and 16 in October. “In recent weeks, an increase in the number of cases has been observed, suggesting […]
Nov 12, 2025
Third of donated Japanese mpox vaccines going to waste in Congo amid storage challenge
Reuters Around a third of mpox vaccines donated by Japan to the Democratic Republic of Congo are being wasted because they cannot be stored once prepared for use, the head of Congo’s mpox response told Reuters. Japan has donated three million doses of its LC16 vaccine to Congo to help fight a new form of mpox known […]
Nov 12, 2025