"It seems we've lost an understanding of the difference between a pandemic and an epidemic."
The PATH analysis discusses progress, outlines the risk, and recommends key actions.
As access to drinking water continues to pose a problem, leptospirosis infections and deaths have been reported.
The Saudi Arabian Ministry of Health (MOH) reported a new case of MERS-CoV in Riyadh today.
A 58-year-old Saudi man was diagnosed as having MERS-CoV (Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus) after presenting with symptoms. He is in critical condition and is not a healthcare worker. The source of the man's infection is listed as "primary," meaning it is unlikely he contracted the virus from another person.
The Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) today reported that six more states have suspected cases of monkeypox, a disease caused by a rare smallpox-like virus. There are now 31 suspected cases in seven states: Bayelsa, Rivers, Ekiti, Akwa Ibom, Lagos, Ogun, and Cross River.
Tillerson voices support for US collaboration on global infectious disease issues, including those involving HIV and malaria.
An experimental malaria drug called AQ-13 compared well with an established combination treatment in a non-inferiority trial in Malian men with non-severe malaria, according to a report yesterday in The Lancet Infectious Diseases.
Tom Frieden, MD, MPH, who stepped down as the director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) at the end of the Obama administration, today announced the launch of a $225 million initiative to combat infectious disease outbreaks and heart disease and stroke throughout the world, according to media reports.
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today said a Salmonella outbreak linked to pet turtles has sickened 37 people in 13 states, about one third of them children younger than 5 years.
The review didn't find any new evidence to drive policy changes, but said more research and new antivirals are needed.
