Zoonotic Infections News

A familiar set of neurobehavioral symptoms often attributed to Lyme disease, such as fatigue and cognitive difficulties, is not specific to Lyme disease and is not indicative of nervous system infection or inflammation, according to researchers.

When it comes to keeping mosquitoes away, swatting may have the same effect as the best insect repellents.

Researchers identified three new mosquito carriers of Zika virus in Mexico and say all three are potential vectors of the disease.

Researchers documented serologic evidence of exposure to Ebola virus in villages that were not affected by an outbreak of the disease in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The people were seemingly asymptomatic, suggesting that many Ebola infections may go unrecognized.

Experts are warning that it is not a matter of if, but when, the next pandemic strikes.

WHO announced today that the agency has airlifted 200 metric tons of medical supplies — including insulin vials, antibiotics, rabies vaccines and IV fluids — to war-torn Yemen.

NEW YORK —  The aftermath of Hurricanes Irma and Maria have displaced an estimated 100,000 to 200,000 Puerto Rican citizens, with many people from the island and other Caribbean areas traveling to the United States for refuge.

Researchers have found evidence that people visiting a popular public park in Florida are at risk for contracting a potentially deadly virus known as macacine herpesvirus 1, or herpes B virus, through contact with rhesus macaques.

The biopharmaceutical company Appili Therapeutics recently announced that it has signed a license agreement with the National Research Council of Canada to develop a vaccine for Francisella tularensis, a potential bioterrorism agent.

WHO has released a summary of its biggest stories on key health issues in 2017. Among them include major achievements against measles, polio, trachoma and lymphatic filariasis, as well as efforts in combating deadly outbreaks of plague in Madagascar, Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and cholera in Yemen, which the agency said is the largest epidemic of cholera in recorded history.