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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.

The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Tuberculosis Diagnosis and Treatment
January 4, 2021 Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease similar to COVID-19: both respiratory illnesses are...
The Future of Telehealth after the COVID-19 Pandemic
December 23, 2020 With more than sixteen million cases and over three hundred thousand deaths from COVID-19 in the...

Jackie Sheridan

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Jackie Sheridan joined HealthMap as an intern in 2016. She is currently an undergraduate at Boston University pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Health Science, as well as an MPH candidate concentrating in Epidemiology at the BU School of Public Health. She is particularly interested in the monitoring and surveillance of infectious diseases. In her free time, Jackie enjoys hiking, reading, and exploring Boston.

Disease Daily Articles

Clusters Across the Globe Show Severe Prevalence Rates of HTLV-1
Source Identified for the Deadliest Listeria Outbreak in History
Vancouver Island Puzzled by Rare Cholera Outbreak
Madrid Reports Locally Transmitted Malaria Case in Infant
Multiple Outbreaks Threaten the 2018 Winter Olympics
Diphtheria Outbreak Among Rohingya Refugees Enters Third Month
Unexpected Hepatitis A Outbreaks Spread Throughout the U.S.
Yemen Faces Worst Cholera Outbreak in Recent History
Nigeria Faces its Worst Outbreak of Meningitis in Years
Diphtheria Reemerges as Venezuela Remains on the Brink of Economic Collapse
Seoul Virus Outbreak in the U.S. Could Affect up to 15 States
Anthrax Outbreak Persists in Zambia Despite Public Health Efforts
Yet Another Outbreak Strikes: Yellow Fever in Brazil
Mumps Outbreak in Arkansas Continues to Grow at Rapid Rate
Mayaro Virus: The Next Alphavirus to Strike?
Sexually Transmitted Infections Reach All Time High in the US
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