All Infectious Disease articles – Page 8
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NewsAbout 1 in 3 Americans say RFK Jr. recommends measles vaccination
The number of measles cases in the United States is at the highest level in decades, attributed to a decrease in vaccination against measles. The public remains evenly divided on whether or not U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. recommends the MMR vaccine.
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NewsWHO reports latest global trends in cholera, meningitis and plague
Cholera deaths increased by 30% in 2025, despite fewer cases being reported to the World Health Organization (WHO). In 2025, 47 countries reported 451 499 cholera cases and 7870 deaths to WHO, the highest number of annual cholera deaths reported to WHO since 1999.
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NewsThe Andes were supposed to stop this cacao killer - they didn’t
Black pod disease destroys up to a quarter of the world’s cacao every year. A study provides the first comprehensive portrait of Phytophthora palmivora’s genetic structure in Colombia. Researchers genotyped and virulence-tested 73 isolates gathered from 48 locations across the country’s three main cacao-growing regions.
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NewsStudy finds community-led dog vaccination could save children’s lives
A community-based approach to vaccinating dogs against rabies could help protect countless children in Africa and other areas from one of the world’s deadliest infectious diseases, according to a new study. The new approach also maintained more consistent vaccination coverage throughout the year.
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NewsMeasles is making a comeback: Study foresees an epidemic risk for Florida
As Florida considers dropping its measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine mandate for school attendance, a new study predicts that such a policy change could spark the largest measles epidemic in the United States in nearly 50 years.
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NewsOne Health model links spillover, microbiomes and governance to global risk
Global health risks continue to emerge where people, animals and the environment meet. A new review highlights that managing these threats requires more than reacting to individual outbreaks: health systems need to monitor the biological, ecological and institutional conditions that allow risks to build.
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NewsKU secures $5.8 million NIH grant to advance infectious disease research
The National Institutes of Health awarded the University of Kansas $5.8 million for Phase 3 of KU’s Chemical Biology of Infectious Disease center, supporting researchers across KU, KU Medical Center, Kansas State, Wichita State and regional partners in addressing infectious disease and antibiotic resistance.
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NewsPortable device delivers rapid testing for mosquito-borne viruses
Researchers have created an inexpensive, quick and accurate handheld device that can detect seven mosquito-borne illnesses. Their design could help clinicians in low-resource or remote settings — from clinics in rural Haiti to farm animal veterinarians — diagnose patients without the need for a power supply, bulky equipment or extensive training.
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NewsResearch advances understanding of tick-borne Powassan virus
Researchers characterized changes in brain microRNAs during Powassan virus infection. MicroRNAs are tiny, natural molecules that help regulate how cells function by controlling protein production. The researchers found that these important regulators were widely disrupted as the infection progressed.
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NewsDrug helps bladder cells to clear urinary infections
Researchers have identified a way to strengthen the bladder cells’ ability to eliminate urinary tract infection bacteria sheltered in the cells of the epiithelium. The drug OM-89, marketed as Uro-Vaxom®, activates cellular degradation pathways in bladder epithelial cells while also increasing the amount of antibiotic that enters them.
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NewsFrog’s coat of bacterial armor helps protect it from fungal disease
The bacteria living on frogs’ skin could serve a vital role in protecting the animal from a deadly fungal disease. A team of researchers found that frogs’ natural skin bacteria can help them fight disease and improve their chances of survival.
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NewsA new mechanism of action against an old enemy
Researchers identified corramycin as a promising candidate against Mycobacterium tuberculosis. In the laboratory, the natural compound is effective against various forms of the tuberculosis pathogen, including strains from clinical samples that are already resistant to common antibiotics.
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NewsHow human impacts increase risk of emerging infectious disease outbreaks
Global fragmentation of ecosystems and changing patterns of rainfall have increased the risk of diseases spreading to humans from animals, mosquitoes and ticks, finds a study.
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NewsResearchers use computational design to engineer immune cells to fight cancer and viruses
Researchers have used advanced computational design methods to enhance the ability of genetically engineered immune cells to recognize and attack cancer and viral targets.
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NewsA shorter, better-tolerated treatment for chagas disease is possible
A 30-day course of benznidazole taken once a day could offer people with chronic Trypanosoma cruzi infection a safer and more practical option than the current standard treatment, taken twice a day for 60 days.
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NewsTarget identified in treatment of neuroHIV
NeuroHIV occurs when HIV infection affects the function and structural integrity of the brain and, to some extent, the spinal cord and peripheral nervous system. New research has identified a brain protein driving this damage, pointing toward a possible treatment.
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NewsCorals show ‘vaccine-like’ responses after pathogen exposure
To boost the resilience of corals in the face of increasing sea temperatures and the spread of disease, researchers have found that controlled, low-level exposure to dead pathogenic cells can help corals resist future infection.
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NewsEfficacy of commercial disinfectants Virkon®S and Microchem Plus against poliovirus
The WHO 4th Global Action Plan for Poliovirus Containment (GAPIV) mandates poliovirus-essential facilities (PEFs) to validate on-site decontamination protocols for non-enveloped poliovirus, a pathogen resistant to many routine disinfectants. A study assessed two commercial biosecurity disinfectants.
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News€8 million Horizon Europe grant to launch next-generation initiative to detect, assess and respond to pandemics
Led by the University of Oxford in partnership with the WHO and an international consortium the three-year PANDAI project will develop and deploy advanced AI models to transform the detection, assessment, prediction and response to global disease threats.
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NewsScientists uncover genetic changes in the bacteria causing severe Kent meningococcal disease outbreak
Scientists have used bacterial genome sequencing to understand why the meningococcal disease outbreak in Kent earlier this year was so severe. The outbreak bacteria had picked up genetic material from other, less harmful bacteria found naturally in the throats of many healthy people.