Emerging Diseases
Other Infections
Experimental Vaccines Demonstrate Protection Against Zika Virus in Monkey Studies
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- Category: Emerging Diseases
- Published on Wednesday, 24 August 2016 00:00
- Written by Liz Highleyman
Three different approaches using an inactivated virus vaccine, a DNA-based vaccine, and an adenovirus vector vaccine stimulated antibody production and provided complete protection against Zika virus infection in exposed rhesus monkeys, according to research published in the August 4 online edition of Science.
WHO Declares Zika Virus a Global Health Emergency, Sexual Transmission Reported in Texas
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- Category: Emerging Diseases
- Published on Friday, 05 February 2016 00:00
- Written by Liz Highleyman
The World Health Organization said this month that clusters of microcephaly andneurological disorders including Guillain-Barré syndrome occurring in areas affected by Zika virus -- currently concentrated in Brazil and elsewhere in Central and South America and the Caribbean -- is a Public Health Emergency of International Concern.
CDC Issues Stricter Ebola Virus Protection Guidance for Healthcare Workers
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- Category: Other Health News
- Published on Wednesday, 22 October 2014 00:00
- Written by CDC
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) this week issued new, expanded guidelines to help healthcare workers protect themselves against Ebola virus infection. The guidance details procedures for use of personal protective equipment (PPE), including how to take it off without contamination.
CROI 2015: International Ebola Response Too Little, Too Late [VIDEO]
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- Category: Emerging Diseases
- Published on Monday, 23 February 2015 00:00
- Written by Gregory Fowler
An HIV clinic in hard-hit Guinea saw a 50% drop in people coming to the facility in the midst of the Ebola epidemic, and the global response has been inadequate, researchers said at the opening press conference of the 2015 Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI) taking place this week in Seattle. According to another report, the antiviral drug favipiravir (Avigan) appeared to help some patients with less-severe Ebola virus disease, but more effective therapies are still needed.
Researchers Use Live Ticks to Diagnose Persistent Lyme Disease
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- Category: Emerging Diseases
- Published on Friday, 14 February 2014 00:00
- Written by NIH
Scientists at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) have used live larval ticks in an attempt to determine whether Borrelia burgdorferi-- the bacteria that cause Lyme disease -- remain in the body of people who continue to experience symptoms after completing antibiotic therapy. In this small study, most patients did not have detectable bacterial spirochetes.
13. Ebola Death Toll Tops 8000, Stigma Recalls Early AIDS Epidemic
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- Category: Emerging Diseases
- Published on Monday, 12 January 2015 00:00
- Written by HIVandHepatitis.com
Outside the HIV and hepatitis fields, the major health topic in 2014 was the emergence of an Ebola virus outbreak in West Africa. While only a small number of cases have been seen in the U.S. and Europe, the resulting stigma and panic reminded many of the early AIDS epidemic.
IDWeek 2013 Opens with MERS-CoV, Controversies in HIV Care, and More
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- Category: HIV Treatment
- Published on Thursday, 03 October 2013 00:00
- Written by Liz Highleyman
Should pilgrims heading to the Hajj wear face masks to avoid catching Middle-East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV)? Do partners of HIV positive people on effective antiretroviral therapy still need to practice safer sex? And should HIV/HCV coinfected people start hepatitis C treatment now or wait for new drugs? These were among the many topics discussed at IDWeek 2013, now underway in San Francisco.
Health Officials, Infectious Disease Experts, AIDS Activists Oppose Ebola Quarantine
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- Category: Other Health News
- Published on Tuesday, 28 October 2014 00:00
- Written by HIVandHepatitis.com
Public health officials and medical professionals spoke out this week against newly instituted policies in New York and New Jersey -- later joined by Illinois and Florida -- calling for 21-day quarantine of people arriving in the states after being in contact with Ebola patients in West Africa. AIDS activists were among those spearheading the opposition, stressing that increasing stigma and discouraging medical providers from volunteering in Africa would only worsen the growing epidemic.
WHO Issues New Coronavirus Alert, Says It Does Not Spread Easily Like SARS
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- Category: Emerging Diseases
- Published on Tuesday, 02 October 2012 00:00
- Written by Liz Highleyman
The World Health Organization (WHO) last week issued an alert informing healthcare providers about a new coronavirus that has so far caused 1 known death due to respiratory illness and kidney failure. The agency issued an interim case definition and asked providers to be on the lookout for new cases.
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