Chikungunya

Since the outbreak began in October 2022, officials have reported 71,748 suspected cases of the mosquito-borne disease.

Valneva submitted promising data from a phase 3 trial, final lot-to-lot consistency results, and positive 1-year persistence data.

There were more than 271,000 chikungunya illnesses last year, 95 of them fatal, compared with about 137,000 cases in 2021.

Danish study supports shorter antibiotics course for pneumonia

A study of hospitalized pneumonia patients in Denmark found similar outcomes between short-course and prolonged-course antibiotic therapy, Danish researchers reported yesterday in Clinical Microbiology and Infection.

Indonesian drug outlets often dispense antibiotics without prescription

A study involving simulated patients found that dispensing antibiotics without a prescription is common in Indonesian drug stores and pharmacies, despite regulations against it, researchers reported this week in BMJ Global Health.

WHO recommends new rapid molecular tests for TB

The World Health Organization (WHO) today issued an update to its consolidated guidelines on the detection of tuberculosis (TB) and drug-resistant TB.

Ebola sickens 2 more in DRC outbreak; 112 total, 48 fatal

Two more Ebola cases were confirmed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Equateur province outbreak, raising the total to 112, the World Health Organization (WHO) African regional office said today in a Twitter update.

Five more illnesses reported in new DRC Ebola outbreak

Officials reported five more illnesses and three more deaths in a new Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), according to figures reported today by the country's multisectoral Ebola response committee (CMRE).

The new developments raise the outbreak total to 17 cases, 14 of them confirmed and 3 listed as probable. The new deaths raise the fatality count to 11.

Nondrug measures slowed COVID-19 spread without lockdown, analysis finds

Physical distancing, enhanced screening, and quarantining of people with confirmed or suspected COVID-19—without a lockdown—reduced the spread of the novel coronavirus outside of a hard-hit South Korean province by up to 34%, results of a study published yesterday in Emerging Infectious Diseases suggest.

Study confirms risks of breastfeeding to infants of moms with Ebola

A systematic review published yesterday in The Lancet Infectious Diseases underscores the importance of precautions to minimize the risk of transmitting Ebola via breastfeeding.