Why are doctors being warned about the Oropouche virus?
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Pan American Health Organization…
Category: Infectious diseases
Test for syphilis in people with possible symptoms, says UKHSA, as cases rise
Public health leaders are reminding doctors and their teams to consider testing people for syphilis…
Poliovirus is detected in Gaza as “dire” conditions ignite fears of infectious diseases spreading
The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that there is a “high risk” of polio…
E coli: Contaminated lettuce thought to be behind outbreak, as death is reported
One death has been linked to the recent UK outbreak of Shiga toxin producing Escherichia…
Bird flu: First person with confirmed H5N2 infection dies
The first ever confirmed human case of influenza A(H5N2) has been reported in a person…
Moderna’s decision to shelve vaccine plant in Kenya should encourage global south’s self-reliance, says global health adviser
A decision by the drug manufacturer Moderna to drop plans to set up its first…
Fluoroquinolones: clearer evidence and guidance on safety are needed
Doctors learn early in their careers about the central importance of communication in medicine. Discussion…
Contaminated blood victims are still being let down by government, say campaigners
Campaigners representing victims of the UK infected blood scandal say that government plans for a…
Antibiotic costs rise 1100% as big pharma exits Nigeria
In Nigeria, the rapidly escalating drug prices are indicative of a deeper issue: fundamentally, it’s…
Measles: Man dies in Ireland, while cases in West Midlands remain “disproportionately high”
A man has died in hospital in Ireland after contracting measles, the country’s Health Service…
Conditions in Gaza are ripe for “epidemics and public health disaster,” UN warns
Gaza’s health system is “on its knees” as “mentally and physically exhausted” Palestinians face more…
WHO pandemic treaty: Negotiations falter as pharma companies warn that intellectual property rules will harm profits
Pharmaceutical representatives and Germany’s health ministry have publicly opposed the latest draft of the World…
Two cases of bird flu are detected in poultry workers in England
What do we know about the cases?The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) says influenza A…
West Nile, Lyme, and other diseases are on the rise with climate change. Experts warn the U.S. is not prepared
In the summer and fall of 2021, West Nile virus spread rapidly through Arizona’s Maricopa…
Beijing rebukes new Covid testing requirements for travelers from China
BEIJING — The Chinese government sharply criticized COVID-19 testing requirements imposed on passengers from China…
Diphtheria: Home Office ignored offer of help to manage migrant centre outbreak, say public health leaders
The diphtheria outbreak linked to the Manston migrant processing centre in Kent “could and should…
Vaccine access: World’s poorest people suffer at the hands of free market dynamics, says WHO
Important progress on vaccine access has been made over the past two decades, but diseases…
Cholera: WHO rations vaccines to preserve stocks amid rising outbreaks
Countries confronting outbreaks of cholera will have to administer half the recommended doses of vaccines…
Monkeypox: Virus DNA is widespread in treatment rooms, study finds
Healthcare workers treating patients with monkeypox should use personal protective equipment (PPE), regularly disinfect any…
Ebola: Uganda battles fresh epidemic as infections threaten to spread
Ugandan health authorities are setting up emergency response teams, isolation centres, and treatment tents in…
Syphilis and gonorrhoea cases soar in US
Syphilis is surging in the US, with reported cases climbing 28% last year to 171…
DR Congo rushes to contain resurgence of Ebola virus
Local health authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) declared a resurgence of…
Monkeypox: what we know about the 2022 outbreak so far
Which authorities have declared monkeypox a public health emergency?The World Health Organization declared monkeypox a…
Monkeypox: Concerns mount over vaccine inequity
Global health experts, including senior World Health Organization officials, have expressed concern that the vaccine…
Monkeypox: New clinical symptoms are identified in confirmed cases
The largest study of confirmed monkeypox cases to date has identified new clinical symptoms that…
Polio: What do we know about the polioviruses detected in the UK?
What have they found?Vaccine derived poliovirus was detected in several sewage samples from the London…
Monkeypox: What do we know about the outbreaks in Europe and North America?
How many cases have been confirmed?Case numbers seem to be rising daily though are still…
Colorado man’s positive test for bird flu puts 10 people under health surveillance
Authorities in Colorado are monitoring the health of about 10 people who were in contact…
Meningitis vaccine could protect against gonorrhoea, studies find
The meningitis vaccine could be used to provide some protection against gonorrhoea, researchers have said.In…
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Changes in behaviour last year led to fall in antibiotic resistant infections
The incidence of antibiotic resistant bloodstream infections fell in England in 2020 for the first…
Taliban lifts ban on polio vaccinations in Afghanistan
bmj;375/nov03_1/n2656/FAF1faJaved Tanveer/AFP /Getty ImagesAfter a three year pause, nationwide house-to-house polio vaccinations are to restart…
Guinea reports west Africa’s first ever case of Marburg virus disease
West Africa’s first ever case of Marburg virus disease, an epidemic prone disease with high…
Candida auris: CDC warns of risk of new, drug resistant strain in US
Outbreaks have been reported in the US of transmissible Candida auris fungal infections that have…
‘It’s not over yet’: Uncertain protection from Covid vaccines leaves cancer patients in limbo
After 14 long months of near-isolation, Michele Nadeem-Baker was ready for her Covid-19 vaccination. Diagnosed…
Fighting malaria with genetically modified mosquitoes
On 29 July 2019, the Target Malaria insectary was opened at the Uganda Virus Research…
New Ebola outbreak in DRC has killed 20 people so far
A new outbreak of Ebola virus disease in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the 11th…
Opinion: The growing global appetite for meat increases the risk of future ‘spillover’ pandemics. We can do something about it
I was a pandemic specialist for 15 years, leading projects under the emerging pandemic threats…
Covid-19: Testing testing
Lockdown is a crude instrument. On its own it can’t eliminate covid-19, but it buys…
Covid-19: Hancock is urged to make testing strategy clearer
The UK Statistics Authority has urged the government to make its data on the national…
Covid-19: What is the R number?
It’s been driving policy decisions since covid-19 emerged in late 2019, but what is the…
Covid-19: Doctors make bid for public inquiry into lack of PPE for frontline workers
The Doctors Association UK and the Good Law Project have launched legal action to try…
Covid-19: Concern about social care’s ability to cope with pandemics was raised two years ago
Mounting criticism of UK ministers’ failure to prevent the spread of covid-19 through care homes…
Covid-19: Trump says added deaths are necessary price for reopening US businesses
A rise in mortality is a price worth paying to restart the US economy, President…
Covid-19: Surviving the long road ahead
More than four months after the first cases in China, we know a lot about…
David Oliver: Is abuse towards doctors in government roles unfair?
The coronavirus pandemic has brought unaccustomed attention to doctors working in government departments and arm’s…
Covid-19: UK advisory panel members are revealed after experts set up new group
The UK government has disclosed some of the members of its Scientific Advisory Group for…
Partha Kar: Covid-19 and ethnicity—why are all our angels white?
The higher covid-19 mortality rate among people from black and minority ethnic (BME) backgrounds—both in…
Covid-19: GPs have a fortnight to start organising weekly care home reviews, says NHS
GPs will be required to give extra support to care homes, including a weekly review…
Covid-19: NHS bosses told to assess risk to ethnic minority staff who may be at greater risk
NHS leaders in England have been told to “risk-assess” and make “appropriate arrangements” to protect…
Covid-19: Coroners needn’t investigate PPE policy failures in deaths of NHS staff, new guidance says
Coroners have been issued with new guidance on covid-19 deaths steering them away from investigating…