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Malaria transmission patterns could emerge due to climate change: Study

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An international study reveals how future climate change could affect malaria transmission in Africa over the next century. Malaria is a climate sensitive disease; it thrives where it is warm and wet enough...

COVID-19 Study: Children and teenagers are less likely than adults to develop severe disease or die

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Children and teenagers are less likely than adults to develop severe Covid-19 or die from the disease, according to the world’s largest study of hospital patients with Covid-19. Obesity, Black ethnicity...

CRISPR-based tests detects Lassa and Ebola in real-time

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One of the keys to bringing a viral outbreak under control is rapid detection and diagnosis, which depend on the availability of fast, low-cost, easy-to-use tests that don’t require labs or expensive...

People with antibodies to Zika virus are more vulnerable to severe infection with certain types of dengue

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Getting sick with the mosquito-borne Zika virus makes people more vulnerable to developing dengue disease later on, and to suffering from more severe symptoms when they do get sick from dengue, finds a...

COVID-19 antigen test receives EUA, Similar in design to some pregnancy tests

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Earlier this week, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued an emergency use authorization for the first antigen test where results can be read directly from the testing card, a similar design to...

Salmonella outbreak to peaches update, More recalls

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews In a follow-up on the Salmonella illness outbreak linked to peaches, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says as of August 27, a total of 78 people...

Saint Lucia: Dengue fever outbreak declared

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The Saint Lucia Ministry of Health and Wellness has continued to provide updates over the past few weeks to the public on the significant increases in trends of dengue viral infection. These increasing...

Ebola outbreak: Two additional cases reported

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews The World Health Organization (WHO) Africa Region reported two additional Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in Équateur Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)....

AMA Strongly Urges FDA to Ensure Transparency in COVID-19 Vaccine Development to Promote Vaccine Confidence Among Physicians, Public

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With COVID-19 vaccine development moving at a rapid pace, the American Medical Association (AMA) is urging the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to work more closely with the physician community...

Coronavirus and obesity: Greater risk for complications

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A review of COVID-19 studies reveals a troubling connection between two health crises: coronavirus and obesity. From COVID-19 risk to recovery, the odds are stacked against those with obesity, and a new...