Zoonotic Infections News

A West Nile vaccine plan that targets older people in areas of the United States with a high incidence of the virus would be a more cost-effective strategy than an age-based strategy alone, or a national plan, researchers said.

My initial fascination with infectious diseases began as it did for many others: through the influence of my parents and exposure through books.

Researchers said they have identified a new “hidden” life cycle of malaria parasites in the human spleen — a finding that could have implications for malaria elimination programs, one of them said.

Researchers have been exploring the use of genetically modified mosquitos as a potential control method for vector-borne diseases.

Health officials have traced a series of Salmonella outbreaks to backyard poultry.

Researchers identified a new canine-feline alphacoronavirus in a Malaysian child with pneumonia.

On Dec. 31, 2019, a message from the local health authority indicated that most patients with a new viral disease were epidemiologically linked to the Huanan seafood market in Wuhan, China.

My career has been on the preventing infectious diseases side.

May is Lyme Disease Awareness Month.

In this video, Nitin Damle, MD, MS, MACP, past president of the ACP, discusses highlights from his presentation at the virtual ACP Internal Medicine Meeting on the health consequences of climate change.