In a follow-up on the hepatitis A outbreak in Virginia, The Virginia Department of Health (VDH) says the outbreak total has risen by five cases, bringing it to a total of 40. VDH continues the investigation...

Mosquito-borne eastern equine encephalitis has infected one human and seven horses this summer in North Carolina, state health and agricultural officials report. Also known as EEE or ‘Triple E,’...

The Florida Department of Health today reported the 43rd non travel-associated Zika virus case in the state in Miami-Dade County. DOH continues door-to-door outreach and targeted testing in Pinellas,...

Officials with Yunnan Provincial Health and Family Planning Commission announced (computer translated) a confirmed case of H9N2 avian influenza in a Mengzi City boy. Confirmation of the virus was made...

Researchers at the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) recently identified compounds that potentially can be used to inhibit Zika virus replication and reduce its ability to kill...

A study shows that stimulating the production of interleukin-17A (IL-17A), one of the cytokines released by cells of the immune system, can be an effective strategy for the treatment of visceral leishmaniasis,...

Inovio Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced it has initiated a clinical study of its preventive Zika vaccine (GLS-5700) in 160 subjects in Puerto Rico, where the Zika virus outbreak has been declared...

On Sunday’s show, I had two fantastic guests to discuss two very interesting topics. In the first half, the Dean of the National School of Tropical Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston...

With the announcement yesterday of 41 locally transmitted Zika virus infections in Singapore, health officials in at least two Asian countries have responded to the issue. In Taiwan, the Centers for Disease...

In the European Union (EU), an increase in the number of human West Nile virus (WNV) cases has been reported in recent weeks, according to the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC). In...