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.

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...

New Antibiotics - Near or Far?

January 21, 2015 In the grand scheme of things, antibiotics are fairly new additions to our medical repertoire. Germ...

Outbreak

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

H5N1 Arrives in the United States

January 30, 2015 As of January 16, 2015, Avian Influenza H5N1 has officially arrived in the United States. H5N1, a...

Me, Mickey, and Measles

January 27, 2015 What is Measles? Measles is a vaccine-preventable, highly communicable (easy to spread) disease...

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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...