Infectious Disease

Pathogens, stewardship and the response to emerging threats.

Influenza Outbreaks in England and France Preceded 1918 Pandemic

Archival records from army hospitals suggest severe respiratory outbreaks in England and France before 1918, offering clues to the pandemic’s spread.

By Dr. A.R. Athira, MBBS · Oct 25, 2026 · 5 min read

Infectious Disease·Nature

Influenza Biomarkers in Ferret Models Track Severity and Immune Protection

Serial blood counts and serum chemistry distinguished severe H5N1 disease from milder influenza in ferrets, with immune status…

Oct 25, 2026

Infectious Disease·BMJ Open

Casirivimab and Imdevimab Cut COVID-19 Hospitalization Risk in Real-World Use

A large claims-based cohort found casirivimab and imdevimab reduced 30-day mortality or COVID-19 hospitalization in ambulatory patients, including…

Oct 25, 2026

Infectious Disease·medRxiv

Measles Re-emergence in US Counties Follows Shifting Vaccine Coverage

County-level measles modeling shows re-emergence is spreading beyond clustered communities, with targeted vaccination offering the strongest control.

Oct 24, 2026

Infectious Disease·CDC

Pathotypr improves tuberculosis genomic surveillance with alignment-free typing

Pathotypr classifies tuberculosis genomes and reads without alignment, improving lineage coverage and resistance detection across 88,071 samples.

Oct 24, 2026

Infectious Disease·CDC

MERS in Camels in Kazakhstan Raises One Health Surveillance Stakes

A CDC dispatch maps camel density and sampling sites in Kazakhstan as investigators examine Middle East respiratory syndrome…

Oct 24, 2026

Infectious Disease·Nature

Cryptococcus cell wall architecture reveals chitosan-driven remodeling

Solid-state NMR maps Cryptococcus cell wall structure and shows chitosan loss triggers species-specific remodeling linked to virulence.

Oct 24, 2026

Infectious Disease·CDC

Candidozyma auris metastatic infection linked to cardiac devices in Spain study

Spanish multicenter analysis found cardiac devices or prosthetic valves were the only significant predictor of metastatic Candidozyma auris…

Oct 24, 2026

Infectious Disease·PLOS Med

Tonate virus sensing depends on RIG-I/MDA5-MAVS-IRF3 axis

Human cell experiments show Tonate virus triggers RIG-I/MDA5-MAVS-IRF3 signaling and type I interferon, which sharply restricts replication.

Oct 24, 2026

Infectious Disease·CDC

Trimethoprim-Sulfamethoxazole-Resistant Nocardiosis Breakthrough in Renal Transplant Recipient

A renal transplant recipient developed disseminated trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole-resistant nocardiosis with brain and lung disease despite prophylaxis.

Oct 24, 2026

Infectious Disease

Pathogens, stewardship and the response to emerging threats.

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