Commentary

Commentary: Thoughtful insight on the infectious disease scene.

Food Insecurity in Eastern and Southern Africa due to El Niño

March 23, 2016 The United Nations Children’s Fund has stated that approximately 11 million children in eastern and...

Antimalarial Drug Resistance in Cambodia

January 27, 2016 An NIH study published in The Lancet Infectious Disease earlier this month indicates that the anti-...

Series

Series: In depth looks at infectious disease topics.

EpiCore RFIs: Dengue Fever in São Joaquim da Barra, Brazil

January 28, 2019 At this time of year, it is dengue season in Brazil, and the city of São Joaquim da Barra...

EpiCore RFIs: Mysterious Illness Found to be Influenza in Nepal

September 17, 2018 On 11 September 2018, HealthMap noted a news- media report of a mystery disease in Kanchanrup...

Research & Policy

Research & Policy: Intelligible summaries of current infectious disease research and health policies.

FDA Requires a Class-Wide Label Changes of Fluoroquinolones

August 8, 2018 On July 10th, 2018, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) reinforced the warning of drug...

Lyme Disease Vaccine Candidate VLA15 Advances Through Phase 1 Trials

July 16, 2018 Valneva, a French biotech company focused on developing vaccines, has announced it has obtained...

Outbreak

Outbreak: Daily coverage on breaking infectious disease news from all over the world.

EpiCore RFIs: Dengue Fever in São Joaquim da Barra, Brazil

January 28, 2019 At this time of year, it is dengue season in Brazil, and the city of São Joaquim da Barra...

EpiCore RFIs: Hantavirus in Epuyén, Argentina

December 18, 2018 Argentina recently observed a unique occurrence of successive Hantavirus cases in Epuyén, all of...

ART

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Antimalarial Drug Resistance in Cambodia

Jan 27, 2016 | Colleen Nguyen

An NIH study published in The Lancet Infectious Disease earlier this month indicates that the anti-malarial medication dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine...

New Guidelines For HIV/AIDS Treatment

Jul 11, 2013 | Anonymous

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), earlier administration of antiretroviral treatments may be our newest weapon in the war against HIV...