Police sentenced the man responsible for spreading the rumor of a new SARS outbreak in northern China during the previous week to two years
Category: Research & Policy
Intelligible summaries of current infectious disease research and health policies
The World Health Organization (WHO) estimated global malaria deaths in 2010 to be around 655,000 but recent research suggests it may be nearly twice that
Scientists at Washington University in St. Louis have uncovered a protein that they believe might be the key to controlling the deadly malaria parasite, Plasmodium
The debate surrounding an inexplicable skin disease, coined “Morgellons” in 2002, may finally provide patients and practitioners with some answers. The CDC’s anticipated study was
This week, the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria announced the departure of its Executive Director, appointed a new General Manager, celebrated 10
Following the scare in Kuwait of a possible Meningitis-Neisseria outbreak, news came out of a potential breakthrough in the development of an effective preventative vaccine
Recent findings around the treatment of yaws have the World Health Organization (WHO) discussing future eradication efforts. Researchers from Papua New Guinea and Spain have
Recent findings around the treatment of yaws have the World Health Organization (WHO) discussing future eradication efforts. Researchers from Papua New Guinea and Spain have
The United States is one of the world’s largest consumers of imported wildlife and wildlife products. There are an estimated 120 million live wild animals
The third annual World Pneumonia Day will be observed on Saturday, Nov. 12, 2011. World Pneumonia Day aims to raise awareness around the leading killer