Bangladesh dengue outbreak worsens with over 42,000 cases and 117 deaths
Bangladesh’s dengue outbreak is accelerating, with 42,590 people hospitalized and 117 deaths recorded this year, as a sharp…
Weekly Health Update | Ebola Toll Nears 800; Cholera Hits Lake Chad
This week’s African health brief covers the worsening Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda’s…
New portable strip test accurately detects mosquito-borne viruses
A research team has developed a multisite bridging-mediated lateral flow immunoassay (mbLFIA) that enables highly sensitive, portable detection…
Review highlights traditional Chinese medicine for Chikungunya fever management
Chikungunya fever, caused by Chikungunya virus (CHIKV), has re‑emerged as a major global health threat. The 2025 outbreak…
New discovery sheds light on how the human body controls Salmonella infections
Salmonella, an infection that causes diarrhea, fever, and abdominal pain, is the most common form of bacterial food…
Amazon land use patterns reveal where vector-borne diseases collide
New research links Amazon disease clusters to the region’s agrarian divide, showing how forest-linked livelihoods, mining, poverty, and…
How clinicians can identify and manage Ebola, hantavirus
Two deadly infectious diseases, Ebola https://www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.260834 and hantavirus https://www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.260789, have made headlines in recent weeks as they pose…
Study finds indoor cats do not trigger child asthma flares
Asthma is the most common chronic disease and one of the main causes of hospitalization among children. The…
New project launches to advance chikungunya vaccine in Africa
Funded by the Global Health EDCTP3 Joint Undertaking, a new €15.3 million project coordinated by Institut Pasteur brings…
New data confirms dengue vaccine safety for older and chronic-risk travelers
Data from 1,028 people vaccinated with TAK-003 in Catalonia suggests that the dengue vaccine has a good tolerability…
Rising rotavirus cases highlight importance of childhood vaccination
With a rising number of rotavirus cases being reported across the country and in New Jersey this spring,…
‘Harry Potter’ Sets Live Drone Shows Timed to 25th Anniversary
Move over, quidditch: “Harry Potter” is sending thousands of drones into the sky to celebrate the franchise. Timed…