Worried you or your family member might have COVID-19? The University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) has launched a groundbreaking mobile app to screen large groups of individuals who are concerned...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews The Florida Department of Health reports this evening the total case count in the state has eclipsed 10,000. As of Friday, 10,268 total cases have been reported with...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews There were five additional wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) cases reported this past week in two of the remaining endemic countries–Pakistan and Afghanistan. In...

Surgical masks may help prevent infected people from making others sick with seasonal viruses, including coronaviruses, according to new research that could help settle a fierce debate spanning clinical...

Adaptive Phage Therapeutics (APT), a clinical-stage biotechnology company founded to provide an effective therapeutic response to the global rise of multi-drug resistant (MDR) pathogenic bacteria, announced...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Portugal’s Health Ministry, or Direção-Geral da Saúde (DGS) report the number of COVID-19 cases stands at 9886 as of Friday, which includes cases in the Azores...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews The Thailand Ministry of Public Health (MOPH) reported an additional 103 confirmed COVID-19 cases today, bringing the country total to 1,978. Health officials say...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Brazil’s Health Ministry reported Thursday the number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Brazil rose to 7,910. There were 1,076 new confirmations in 24 hours. The...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews The Philippines Department of Health (DOH) is now reporting 2,633 COVID-19 cases, including 107 deaths, as of April 2. The most confirmed cases have been reported...

Think about traffic flow in a city – there are stop signs, one-way streets, and traffic lights to organize movement across a widespread network. Now, imagine what would happen if you removed some...