Emerging and Reemerging Infectious Diseases News

• Risk 'Moderate' After Lab in Sudan Seized by Fighters: WHO The World Health Organization said on Tuesday it had found that there was a 'moderate risk' related to the seizure of a public health laboratory in Sudan's capital Khartoum by one of the warring parties.
  Reuters Health Information, May 02, 2023
• Climate Change May Promote the Global Spread of Arboviruses Arboviruses such as chikungunya, dengue, and Zika are being detected in new regions that are ill prepared to confront them.
  Medscape Medical News, April 28, 2023
• Diagnosis by Dog: Canines Detect COVID in Schoolchildren Trained dogs have an accuracy of more than 95% for detecting the odor of volatile organic compounds produced by individuals with COVID.
  MDedge News, April 26, 2023
• More African Countries Set to Approve Malaria Shot African countries are lining up to approve a new vaccine for malaria, with 20 million doses available for them to buy this year.
  Reuters Health Information, April 21, 2023
• AI Promising in Detecting TB From Chest X-rays The performance of software is comparable to that of radiologists, new research indicates, and the technology may help diagnose more people in low-resource areas.
  Medscape Medical News, April 20, 2023
• Argentina Battles Major Dengue Outbreak With Atomic Radiation Argentine, fighting one of its worst outbreaks of dengue in recent years, is sterilizing mosquitoes using radiation that alters their DNA before releasing them into the wild.
  Reuters Health Information, April 17, 2023
• Alpha-Gal Syndrome Often Causes GI Issues 'It is important for gastroenterologists to be aware of this condition and to be capable of diagnosing and treating it in a timely manner.'
  MDedge News, April 07, 2023
• SARS-CoV-2 Crosses Placenta and Infects Brains of Two Infants It is the first study to confirm cross-placental SARS-CoV-2 transmission leading to brain injury in a newborn.
  MDedge News, April 07, 2023
• Antimicrobial Resistance Requires a Manifold Response If inappropriate prescribing practices and the lack of diagnostic laboratories are not overcome, "we're going to miss out on those drugs as soon as they become available," said a WHO official.
  Medscape Medical News, April 07, 2023
• World Making 'Huge Mistake' Not Funding New TB Vaccines: Gates A lack of funding could delay late-stage trials of the first new vaccine against tuberculosis for more than a century, warned Bill Gates, whose foundation is backing the development of the shot. 
  Reuters Health Information, April 04, 2023
• Likely Cause of Mysterious Hepatitis Outbreak Identified An investigation into the cause behind the sometimes-life-threatening liver inflammation in children points to simultaneous infection with common childhood viruses.
  Medscape Medical News, April 03, 2023
• Alert FDA Approves New Formulation of Hyrimoz Adalimumab Biosimilar The agency approved a higher concentration formulation of Hyrimoz for its previous indications, including rheumatoid arthritis and psoriasis.
  Medscape Medical News, March 27, 2023
• Old-School Printer Helps Scientists Spot Bacteria in Blood A faster way to identify bacterial infection in blood combines nanoparticles, AI, and ink-jet printer technology.
  WebMD Health News, March 21, 2023
• It's (Finally) Time to Stop Calling It a Pandemic: Experts With health systems no longer overwhelmed and more than a year of no surprise variants, many infectious disease experts are declaring a shift in the crisis from pandemic to endemic.
  WebMD Health News, March 17, 2023
• J&J's Experimental Dengue Pill Prevents Infection in Mice, Monkeys An experimental pill for dengue developed by Johnson & Johnson proved effective against all four types of the virus in mice and prevented infection from two types in monkeys, according to data published on Wednesday.
  Reuters Health Information, March 15, 2023
• Mozambique Records Rise in Cholera Cases, Malawi Sees Decline: WHO Mozambique recorded an increase in the number of cholera cases in the last few weeks, the World Health Organization said on Wednesday, even as many other African countries reported a decline.
  Reuters Health Information, March 15, 2023
• Potential Breakthrough for a Race-Linked Kidney Disease? Inaxaplin is an oral small molecule that curbs the ill effects of gene variants linked with kidney damage carried primarily by Black individuals. The drug has shown promise in a proof-of-concept study.
  Medscape Medical News, March 15, 2023
• Zombie Viruses: Fascinating and a Little Frightening The possibility that an unearthed, unknown virus will one day appear from seemingly nowhere and result in another pandemic is not necessarily zero.
  WebMD Health News, March 10, 2023
• Are Early Childhood Viral Infections Linked With Asthma? The question is whether the virus itself causes asthma or whether the virus simply uncovers underlying asthma in predisposed children, said one researcher.
  Medscape Medical News, March 10, 2023
• Novavax Raises Doubts About Remaining in Business, Shares Fall COVID-19 vaccine maker Novavax Inc on Tuesday raised doubts about its ability to remain in business and announced plans to slash spending as it works to prepare for a fall vaccination campaign.
  Reuters Health Information, February 28, 2023