Infectious Disease

Pathogens, stewardship and the response to emerging threats.

Anaplasma capra Detected in Turkey CCHF-Suspected Patients

Phylogenetic analysis found Anaplasma capra genotypes in Turkish patients evaluated for Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever, widening the tick-borne differential.

By Dr. A.R. Athira, MBBS · 4 days ago · 4 min read

Infectious Disease·PLOS Med

Chandipura virus outbreaks in India raise urgent preparedness questions

Recurrent Chandipura virus outbreaks in India expose fatal pediatric encephalitis, uncertain vectors, and gaps in diagnostics, antivirals, and…

4 days ago

Infectious Disease·CDC

Dirofilaria asiatica Microfilaremia Reported in Sri Lankan Toddler

CDC case report describes persistent microfilaremia from Dirofilaria asiatica in a 2-year-old child in Sri Lanka, raising diagnostic…

5 days ago

Infectious Disease·NIH

Infections and the Opioid Epidemic Drive Rising HIV, Hepatitis, and Endocarditis

Injection drug use is fueling HIV, hepatitis, and severe bacterial infections, while expanded opioid treatment and integrated care…

5 days ago

Infectious Disease·medRxiv

Oral HPV in Nigerian Mothers and Youth Often Clears Quickly, Study Finds

In a Nigerian mother-youth cohort, oral HPV was usually transient, but persistence was concentrated in people with HIV…

5 days ago

Infectious Disease·MHRA

UK Treats Ebola Case in High-Security Hospital After DRC Aid Work

A British aid worker with Ebola has been evacuated to the UK for specialist isolation care, while officials…

5 days ago

Infectious Disease·Sci Transl Med

Zanamivir-based dual-acting compounds show potent influenza inhibition

Researchers designed zanamivir-linked compounds with an acidifying domain that attack influenza on the virus surface, pointing to a…

6 days ago

Infectious Disease·PLOS Med

VITAL trial tests viral load-triggered HIV care model in Lesotho

The VITAL cluster trial in Lesotho is testing whether viral load-triggered differentiated HIV care can maintain suppression and…

6 days ago

Infectious Disease·PLOS Med

Canine SFTS Virus Shedding Linked to Possible Family Transmission

A family cluster in China links prolonged SFTS virus shedding in a golden retriever to a likely canine-to-human…

6 days ago

Infectious Disease·Nat Rev Onc

Personalized phage therapy shows feasibility in refractory musculoskeletal infections

In refractory musculoskeletal infections, personalized adjunctive phage therapy was feasible and safe, with remission in 9 of 11…

6 days ago

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.