Infectious Disease

Pathogens, stewardship and the response to emerging threats.

Fatal Rickettsia parkeri Infection in Immunocompromised Child in Georgia

A Georgia child on leukemia chemotherapy died of Rickettsia parkeri rickettsiosis, diagnosed by plasma cell-free DNA sequencing and skin pathology.

Japan’s 2023–2024 STSS surge tracked with M1UK and M113SNPs expansion in S pyogenes, with M113SNPs linked to younger…

A dual-duplex digital PCR approach improved wastewater surveillance by separating HPAI H5N1 clade 2.3.4.4b from seasonal influenza A…

PNAS study maps PorH and ProtX assembly in Corynebacterium glutamicum, linking mycomembrane proteins to polar growth and the…

CDC warns travelers about Zika in Bali, with special concern for pregnancy, sexual transmission, mosquito exposure, and post-travel…

CDC warns of diphtheria outbreaks in eight sub-Saharan African countries and urges travelers to verify vaccination, mask around…

CDC warns of paratyphoid fever in travelers returning from Yemen and advises food, water, and hand hygiene plus…

A meta-analysis of 16 studies found asymptomatic mpox detections were uncommon in nonendemic regions, with a pooled prevalence…

Mexico recorded 204 confirmed human New World screwworm myiasis cases as the parasite reemerged, with clustering in southern…

Meta-analysis of 98 studies found 18% GBS colonization in Asia-Pacific pregnancies, with limited Southeast Asian data and low…

Infectious Disease

Pathogens, stewardship and the response to emerging threats.

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