Infectious Disease

Pathogens, stewardship and the response to emerging threats.

IXCHIQ chikungunya vaccine withdrawn in UK after safety review

MHRA withdraws IXCHIQ’s UK licence after safety review found benefits no longer outweighed risks, including rare neurological events and deaths.

An archived abstract explores homologous and heterologous immunity in mice infected with Mycobacterium ulcerans and Mycobacterium balnei.

In ICU patients with suspected CAP, MRSA nasal PCR had excellent negative predictive value but did not shorten…

A meta-analysis of 36 studies found carbapenem resistance in 30.34% of gram-negative neonatal sepsis isolates across Africa, with…

Infectious African swine fever virus was detected in spray-dried porcine plasma, and experimentally inoculated pigs developed fatal disease.

Saudi Arabia reported eight confirmed MERS cases and one death in 2026, with no links between cases and…

A systematic review in Eastern Africa found wide PKDL incidence variation, key risk factors, and strong cure rates…

A travel-associated mpox case in India carried a recombinant Clade Ib/IIb virus, raising concerns for genomic surveillance and…

A novel Shamonda orthobunyavirus clade was identified in dairy cattle in Germany, with high herd illness rates and…

Updated ciprofloxacin labeling reinforces boxed warnings, limits use for common infections, and details dosing, interactions, and lactation guidance.

Infectious Disease

Pathogens, stewardship and the response to emerging threats.

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