Infectious Diseases News

The Rwanda Ministry of Health confirmed six deaths and 26 cases of Marburg virus, a severe viral hemorrhagic virus in the same family as Ebola that is spread by bats.

Positive screenings for autism spectrum disorders did not increase to a significant degree among children born during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to results of a cohort study published in JAMA Network Open.

Long COVID is more prevalent among patients with all types of disabilities, and primary care providers must ensure their practices are accessible for everyone, according to an expert.

In adults living with HIV, those with three or more metabolic risk factors had a higher risk for developing new-onset diabetes than those without any risk factors, according to new findings from the REPRIEVE trial.

LIMA, Peru — Positive data continue to roll in for lenacapavir, the long-acting injectable that looks like a game-changer for HIV prevention.

Despite clinical guidance advising against such use, most individuals said that antibiotics would help treat common symptoms and prevent more serious illness, according to results of a survey of patients seen in primary care and ED clinics.

This is the second respiratory disease season with two new powerful tools to protect infants from severe respiratory syncytial virus disease, and experts are optimistic that uptake will improve from last season.

LIMA, Peru — Healio is on site for the International AIDS Society’s HIV Research for Prevention Conference, which will take place from Oct. 6 to 10.

An ED program flagging high-risk patients for optional syphilis testing more than doubled the number of infections the department detected, according to a study.

The threat from bird flu remains low for the general public, the CDC reiterated last week in an update related to a human case in Missouri with no exposure to infected animals.