The results of a recent study moved University of Arizona Health Sciences researchers one step closer to developing effective vaccinations against flaviviruses, which infect more than 400 million people...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews COVID-19 The Uganda Ministry of Health reported Sunday that the country registered the highest number COVID-19 cases at 318 in a single day. The breakdown of the...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Dengue fever In an update on the dengue fever situation in the Florida Keys, the Florida Department of Health in Monroe County reported three additional cases that...

Here is a look at some important infectious disease news reported across the globe: Pakistan and Afghanistan: the final wild poliovirus bastion As recently as 30 years ago, wild poliovirus paralysed more...

UT Southwestern researchers today report the first use of CRISPR genome-wide screening to identify a gene that helps cells resist flavivirus infection. That nasty class of pathogens includes West Nile...

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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today announced awards of nearly $110 million to help states and communities strengthen their capacity to track and respond to infectious diseases....