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: Ebola-Like Illness in Tanzania

September 17, 2019 On September 12, 2019, HealthMap was alerted to a press release from the World Health Organization...

EpiCore RFIs: Cholera in Mandera, Kenya

August 21, 2019 On August 14, 2019, the HealthMap system was alerted to a potential cholera outbreak in Mandera,...

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.

Marburg Hemorrhagic Fever in Guinea

September 3, 2021 Background Marburg virus is a zoonotic RNA virus from the same family as Ebola, the flavovirus...

Ongoing Multistate Investigation of Melioidosis Cases

August 26, 2021 Background Melioidosis, also known as Whitmore’s disease, is a neglected tropical disease caused by...

Papua New Guinea

2 articles

With Summer Comes Mosquitoes: Australia Health Dept. Warns of Ross River Virus

Dec 12, 2013 | Lindsay Denny

On December 9, Australia’s Northern Territory health department warned residents that this season’s mosquito numbers and high tide do not bode well...

Spotlight: Why Cannibalism is Bad for You

Jul 26, 2012 | Jason Hayes

Spotlight Series: Kuru Although it is not expressly stated in the umbrella values of most dogmas or individual moral compasses, eating people is...