Commentary

Commentary: Thoughtful insight on the infectious disease scene.

Epidemics MOOC: Expanding Free Access to Education

September 24, 2014 MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses) have been heralded as the future of learning. The New York...

Polio: What Happens to a Vaccine-Preventable Disease When Vaccination Is Prevented?

July 18, 2014 Polio is a highly infectious disease that mainly affects children under age five and leads to...

Series

Series: In depth looks at infectious disease topics.

TODAY: Order a Flu Shot Delivered to Your Door

October 23, 2014 You’ve heard it here before: the flu is serious, and the best way to prevent getting ill is the flu...

VacciNerds Explain: Why You Need a Flu Shot

October 16, 2014 There’s a deadly virus about to sweep through the United States. Over the next few months thousands...

Research & Policy

Research & Policy: Intelligible summaries of current infectious disease research and health policies.

Hybrid 'Super' Mosquito Reported in Mali

February 22, 2015 Two types of malaria-transmitting mosquitoes in Mali -- Anopheles gambiae and Anopheles coluzzii...

NYC's New Flu Mandate

January 23, 2015 As the festivities at Times Square ushered in the new year, for young children in New York City, it...

Outbreak

Outbreak: Daily coverage on breaking infectious disease news from all over the world.

“Superbug” Outbreak at UCLA Medical Center

February 27, 2015 A recent outbreak of the “superbug”, carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) bacteria, at the...

The Rise of Avian Influenza

February 20, 2015 The Outbreak Since mid-December 2014, several cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI)...

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Spotlight on Bats: Nature's Spooky Disease Reservoirs

Oct 31, 2013 | Katharine York

Picture a dark and foggy night. Tall, nearly leafless trees loom around you, and newly fallen leaves whirl around your feet. The silhouette of a...

Updates on Marburg and Ebola

Dec 3, 2012 | Anna Tomasulo

On Nov. 28, Uganda’s Ministry of Health reported seven cases of Ebola (six confirmed, one probable), and four deaths. The current Ebola outbreak is...