Tag: Infectious Disease
World Cup Mass Gatherings Create High-Risk Environment for Infectious Disease Transmission
FIFA World Cup creates optimal conditions for infectious disease transmission, with respiratory pathogens like measles and influenza posing greater public…
UK Health Security Agency Issues Updated Hantavirus Guidance as Rare Disease Remains Critical Health Concern
UK Health Security Agency updates hantavirus guidance, emphasising continued surveillance for rare but potentially fatal viral infections with case fatality…
James Phillip Luby, Pioneer of Infectious Disease Research, Dies at 91
James Phillip Luby, pioneering infectious disease researcher who transformed hospital infection control and trained over 1,000 medical students, died April…
Four Health Workers Recover from Ebola in Democratic Republic of Congo as Treatment Capacity Expands
Four nurses have recovered from Ebola in Democratic Republic of Congo as WHO expands treatment capacity with a newly refurbished…
Infectious Disease Conferences Face Growing Importance Amid Misinformation and Political Constraints
The 36th ESCMID congress highlighted the critical role of scientific gatherings in countering misinformation and political constraints on infectious disease…
Osteomyelitis: New Global Evidence on Diagnosis and Treatment of Bone Infections
A comprehensive new review in Nature Reviews Disease Primers reveals that adults over 50 face the highest osteomyelitis risk at…
Ebola outbreak in DRC and Uganda: what we know in May 2026
The Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda are experiencing active Ebola transmission, according to a CDC situation update from…