Infectious Disease

Pathogens, stewardship and the response to emerging threats.

Measles Deaths in Jerusalem Expose Severe Vaccination Gaps

Jerusalem’s 2025–2026 measles outbreak caused 11 child deaths, with the highest mortality in ultraorthodox neighborhoods and major vaccination gaps.

By Dr. A.R. Athira, MBBS · Oct 17, 2026 · 5 min read

Infectious Disease·CDC EID

Wastewater Digital PCR Distinguishes Avian and Seasonal Influenza

Dual-duplex digital PCR improved wastewater discrimination of HPAI H5N1 clade 2.3.4.4b from seasonal influenza A during mixed circulation.

Oct 17, 2026

Infectious Disease·CDC EID

Trachoma Serology in Coastal Ecuador Points to Public Health Action Needed

Serologic screening in coastal Ecuador found high trachoma transmission risk in rural villages, supporting further surveillance and intervention…

Oct 17, 2026

Infectious Disease·CDC EID

Japan STSS surge tied to expanding Streptococcus pyogenes lineages

Japan’s STSS rebound after COVID-19 restrictions eased was linked to rising M1UK and M113SNPs Streptococcus pyogenes lineages.

Oct 17, 2026

Infectious Disease·CDC EID

Japan Measles Resurgence Exposes Fragility of Elimination in 2024–2026

Japan’s 2024–2026 measles resurgence shows how importations, adult susceptibility, and modified measles can destabilize elimination status.

Oct 17, 2026

Infectious Disease·CDC EID

Influenza leader Nancy J. Cox remembered for global surveillance legacy

Nancy J. Cox shaped influenza surveillance, vaccine strain selection, and global preparedness across nearly four decades at CDC…

Oct 17, 2026

Infectious Disease·CDC EID

Haemophilus ducreyi identified in Sierra Leone child ulcer outbreak

Sierra Leone investigators linked a 2025 childhood cutaneous ulcer outbreak to Haemophilus ducreyi, with PCR positivity in 96…

Oct 17, 2026

Infectious Disease·CDC EID

Bundibugyo Virus Reanalysis Revises Transmission and Fatality Estimates

A reanalysis of Uganda’s 2007 Bundibugyo virus outbreak estimates moderate transmissibility, lower postintervention spread, and adjusted fatality risk.

Oct 17, 2026

Infectious Disease·CDC EID

Pertussis Epidemic in NSW Shifted Sharply Toward Older Children in 2024

New South Wales saw more than double the pertussis notifications in 2024, with cases shifting toward older school-age…

Oct 17, 2026

Infectious Disease·CDC EID

Mpox and Varicella Zoster Virus Cocirculate in Uganda

Genomic sequencing in Uganda found clade 1b mpox and varicella zoster virus cocirculating, complicating rash diagnosis and surveillance.

Oct 17, 2026

Infectious Disease

Pathogens, stewardship and the response to emerging threats.

In Brief The 5-minute rounds

New hypertension guideline lowers the treatment threshold to 130/80 mm Hg.
Phase 3 GLP-1 trial reports a 20% cut in major adverse cardiac events.
FDA clears a next-generation CAR-T therapy for relapsed lymphoma.
Meta-analysis links early mobilisation to shorter ICU length of stay.
Rapid guidance broadens empiric antibiotics for suspected sepsis.