Global Health

A novel combination of neuraminidase mutations detected in influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 viruses on several continents has left these viruses less susceptible to treatment with oseltamivir, researchers found.

Experts have called for additional research and drug development after estimates showed that more than 700 million disability-adjusted life-years were associated with 85 pathogens, with some disproportionately affecting young children.

Preparing for her 2024 to 2025 term as American Thoracic Society president, Irina Petrache, MD, ATSF, plans to make sure the society is at the forefront of important issues related to respiratory health.

The American Thoracic Society International Conference will be held May 17 to 22 in San Diego with the goals of getting people involved and embracing unfamiliar topics.

Belize, Jamaica and St. Vincent and the Grenadines became the latest nations to eliminate mother-to-child transmission of HIV and syphilis, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) announced.

HOUSTON — Uganda rapidly scaled up screening during a rare outbreak of Ebola virus in 2022 using a plan that researchers said could be a blueprint for future responses.

A sharp uptick in reported measles cases in the United States during the first quarter of 2024 has raised concerns that the country could lose its measles elimination status, CDC researchers said Thursday.

The European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases is getting a new name.

One in eight hospitalized adults treated for community-acquired pneumonia were misdiagnosed and given unnecessary antibiotics, according to a study in Michigan.

The NIH has chosen vaccine researcher Kathleen M. Neuzil, MD, MPH, to be the new director of the Fogarty International Center.