Emerging Diseases News

Pediatric ED visits for firearm injuries nearly doubled during the COVID-19 pandemic compared with earlier trends, according to a study published in Pediatrics.

The COVID-19 pandemic was not associated with changes in parental vaccine hesitancy overall, but there were other effects, including a polarization of vaccine attitudes and changes in trust about vaccine information, a study found.

BOSTON — A single dose of benzathine penicillin G is effective against early syphilis regardless of HIV status, according to a study presented at IDWeek.

In the last few years, major strides have been made in the fight to control malaria, including the first two malaria vaccines ever recommended for use.

Researchers completed the first ever human challenge trial for Zika virus, deliberately infecting volunteers to identify strains of the virus that can be safely used to test vaccines against the mosquito-borne pathogen.

Vibrio cases and deaths in Florida spiked last year after Hurricane Ian, lending credence to concerns that larger, longer, warmer tropical storms may increase the risk for viral infections, according to a study.

A healthy 7-year-old girl is sent to the school nurse by her teacher, who was concerned about the girl scratching her scalp and seeing white material in her hair.

WASHINGTON — The American Academy of Pediatrics on Monday named Anthony S. Fauci, MD, FAAP, an honorary fellow for what it called his “decades of distinguished leadership, dedication, wisdom and service to children and families.”

BOSTON — Sub-Saharan African countries supported by the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, or PEPFAR, tested for COVID-19 at three times the rate of non-PEPFAR nations, according to data presented at IDWeek.

A new study links some neurocognitive symptoms of long COVID to persistent SARS-CoV-2 infection in the gut, which triggers a series of reactions that lowers serotonin levels.