All Emerging Threats & Epidemiology articles
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NewsDrought is reshaping the spread of infectious diseases
A review study reveals how drier conditions could make humans and wildlife more vulnerable to certain infectious diseases, even though many parasites and disease-carrying organisms depend heavily on water to survive.
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NewsMen more likely to be infected with TB than women
Men are more likely than women to catch tuberculosis, finds a new study. Researchers found that men were more likely than women to already have a TB infection when the study began, but men were not significantly more likely to develop active TB disease than women.
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NewsBeyond COVID-19: Fundamental principles that shape pandemics
Researchers have compiled 10 fundamental mechanisms that can be used to describe the development of pandemics, bringing together insights from epidemiology, sociology, mathematics, physics, political science, psychology, and public health.
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NewsOptimal containment measures exhibit a clear threshold depending on severity of infectious disease
Pandemic measures can reduce the spread of disease but also entail social, economic, and psychological costs. A new model calculates the optimal intensity of intervention based on the characteristics and severity of a disease.
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NewsU.S. disease tracker launches to strengthen monitoring of vaccine-preventable diseases
A new website will track the spread of vaccine-preventable diseases across the United States to offer the public, the media, healthcare providers, public health officials, and policymakers reliable and visual information about current disease trends.
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NewsHow do vaccine conspiracy beliefs develop?
Researchers analyzed five years of longitudinal panel survey data collected between 2020 and 2024 and examined how vaccine-related conspiracy beliefs were associated with media skepticism during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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NewsStudy detects, for the first time in Brazil, bacteria that cause a serious disease in farmed fish
Columnaris disease pathogens, which were previously only found in Asia and the United States, were identified in samples from São Paulo, Minas Gerais, and Paraná. This finding underscores the need for epidemiological surveillance and new vaccines.
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NewsScientists bring Florida high school students to the front lines of pandemic preparedness
Thirty outstanding high school students from 18 communities across Florida arrived in Tampa last week for the Global Virus Network (GVN) Global Guardians for Pandemic Preparedness Program, curious about viruses and considering careers in science.
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NewsClimate change is redrawing the malaria map in Africa, study finds
A study quantifying climate change’s historical and future impact in sub-Saharan Africa’s children finds that climate change has slightly increased malaria overall. Rising temperatures could increase the malaria risk in southern and East Africa while reducing it where it is most rampant today.
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NewsDeadly superbug CR-hvKP: new framework says ‘watch virulence, not just resistance genes’
Carbapenem-resistant hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae (CR-hvKP) represents one of the most alarming evolutionary developments in modern infectious diseases—a “superbug” that combines high-level antibiotic resistance with enhanced virulence.
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NewsTire microplastics may accelerate the spread of antibiotic resistance in cities
A new perspective article suggests that tire microplastics could create environmental hotspots that help antibiotic resistance genes persist, move between bacteria, and spread through cities.
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NewsStudy shows targeted school closures can improve pandemic response
New research shows that school closures during a pandemic outbreak are most effective when they are carefully targeted. The study demonstrates that the right strategy depends on which age groups are driving transmission at different stages of an outbreak.
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NewsDespite progress towards eliminating hepatitis in Europe, gaps in prevention measures keep 2030 targets out of reach
Viral hepatitis remains a significant public health challenge across Europe but childhood vaccination against hepatitis B and provision of harm reduction services show results.
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NewsGut microbiomes follow distinct trajectories during urbanization across South Asia
An international team of researchers studied communities across India and Sri Lanka to understand the impact of urbanization, local diets, and culture on the gut microbiome.
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NewsMany countries overusing powerful antibiotics
Many countries are using too many powerful and inappropriate antibiotics, fuelling antibiotic resistance concerns, while millions lack access to the specific drugs they need. That is according to a major international study of antibiotic use.
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NewsWHO Member States continue negotiations on the Pathogen Access and Benefit Sharing Annex
WHO Member States have advanced negotiations on the Pathogen Access and Benefit Sharing (PABS) annex, while agreeing that continued discussions are needed to finalize a framework that supports a faster, more effective and equitable response to future pandemics.
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NewsDrug-resistant gonorrhea on the rise in Europe, ECDC warns
An increasing number of European countries have detected gonococcal strains resistant to the antibiotic ceftriaxone, the first-line drug to treat gonorrhea infection.
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NewsHow did the COVID-19 pandemic shift seasonal surges of other respiratory diseases?
A new analysis explores what underlies shifts in the timing of seasonal surges of respiratory diseases, as well as shifts in surges of heart-related deaths, that occurred after the COVID-19 pandemic began.
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NewsEmerging tick-borne virus raises concern
A study shows how a family of tick-borne viruses known as orthonairoviruses can evade immune defenses, offering important insights into emerging infectious disease threats and the potential pandemic risk posed by these viruses.
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NewsInternational study maps high risk hotspots of Noma disease in Nigeria
A collaborative international research team has now produced the most detailed mapping of noma incidence risk in Nigeria, uncovering previously unrecognised high-risk areas and providing an important new tool to support prevention and early detection efforts.