Jackie Sheridan

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: 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...

EpiCore RFIs: Influenza on Emirates Flight 203

September 14, 2018 On 5 September 2018, HealthMap noted multiple news-media reports and twitter posts of sick...

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: Hantavirus in Epuyén, Argentina

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

Update on Acute Flaccid Myelitis in the US: Cases Continue to Rise

December 11, 2018 According to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), there have been 158...

Commentary

Food Insecurity in Eastern and Southern Africa due to El Niño

Antimalarial Drug Resistance in Cambodia

Series

EpiCore RFIs: Mysterious Illness Found to be Influenza in Nepal

EpiCore RFIs: Influenza on Emirates Flight 203

Research & Policy

FDA Requires a Class-Wide Label Changes of Fluoroquinolones

Lyme Disease Vaccine Candidate VLA15 Advances Through Phase 1 Trials

Outbreak

EpiCore RFIs: Hantavirus in Epuyén, Argentina

Update on Acute Flaccid Myelitis in the US: Cases Continue to Rise

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