Marburg Hemorrhagic Fever in Guinea
Sep 3, 2021 | Outbreak NewsBackground Marburg virus is a zoonotic RNA virus from the same family as Ebola, the flavovirus family. This virus is a highly contagious infectious disease that inflicts humans and primates causing...
Ongoing Multistate Investigation of Melioidosis Cases
Aug 26, 2021 | Outbreak NewsBackground Melioidosis, also known as Whitmore’s disease, is a neglected tropical disease caused by the gram-negative bacterium Burkholderia pseudomallei [1]. It is primarily seen in Southeast Asia...
A Preview of Influenza Season 2021: Are We In For a Mega-Flu Winter?
Aug 6, 2021 | Outbreak NewsWhile the public’s focus is largely centered on the emergence of the highly contagious Delta variant of COVID-19, public health experts are simultaneously looking ahead to the coming flu season. ...
Slipping Through the Cracks: The Danger of Losing Sight of Non-COVID-19 Diseases
Jul 13, 2021 | Outbreak NewsOver the last year and a half, an incredible amount of resources have been devoted to containing the spread of COVID-19 by monitoring emerging hotspots and creating a vaccine for global distribution...
The COVID-19 Delta variant: What is it and why should we worry?
Jun 24, 2021 | Outbreak NewsIn December 2020, the B.1.617.2 variant, also known as the COVID-19 Delta variant, was first documented in India (1). Originally referred to as the “India variant,” it was given the name Delta after...
The New Avian Influenza: A Case of Zoonosis
Jun 4, 2021 | Outbreak NewsH10N3 in China On Tuesday, June 1, 2021, Beijing’s National Health Commission announced a confirmed case of the H10N3 avian influenza in a 41-year-old man. Though details are unclear as to how the...
Mosquitoes: The Problem and Solution
May 25, 2021 | Outbreak NewsBeyond the pestilence of itchy bites, mosquitos play a critical role in the ecosystem at the bottom of the food chain, and their lesser known role as pollinators [1]. The itchy bites they leave...
The COVID-19 Crisis in India
May 11, 2021 | Outbreak NewsThrough 2020 and the first few months of 2021, India experienced a relatively low COVID-19 caseload. However, on April 30th, India broke the world record for the most COVID-19 cases in one day,...
The U.S. Pauses Johnson & Johnson Vaccine After Six Cases of Rare Blood-Clotting Disorder
May 5, 2021 | Outbreak NewsOver seven million Americans have already received the single-dose Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine, with another ten million doses currently on their way to vaccination sites nationwide [1]....
AstraZeneca/Oxford COVID-19 Vaccine Efficacy and Safety
Mar 22, 2021 | Outbreak NewsOne year after the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak a pandemic [1], several COVID-19 vaccines were developed and received emergency use...
New Ebola Outbreak and COVID-19 in West Africa
Mar 12, 2021 | Outbreak NewsOn top of the COVID-19 pandemic, West Africa is experiencing another, newly declared deadly viral outbreak of Ebola. On February 11, 2021, two people contracted Ebola and died in Democratic Republic...
IDHA Launches New Respiratory Health Study on Google Health Studies App
Mar 8, 2021 | Outbreak NewsIn December 2020, the Innovative & Digital Health Accelerator at Boston Children’s Hospital launched a new health study in collaboration with Google. The Respiratory Health Study is the inaugural...
COVID-19 and the Rise of Alcohol Use Among College Students
Feb 24, 2021 | Outbreak NewsThe COVID-19 pandemic forced many universities to reassess their way of teaching students this past fall. The new academia consisted primarily of remote or hybrid versions of learning. This caused...
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