Infection Prevention

Aug. 25, 2023

Industry leaders address challenges that remain

First Severe Human Case of Avian Influenza in U.S. Reported in Louisiana

Dec. 19, 2024

CDC Report: Increase in Influenza Testing in U.S. Emergency Departments 2013-2022

Dec. 18, 2024

FDA Grants Fast Track Designation to Non-mRNA Combination Vaccines

Dec. 17, 2024

Respiratory Virus Activity On the Rise as End of Year Approaches

Dec. 16, 2024

Rising Prevalence of Genital Herpes Infections

Dec. 12, 2024

Infection Prevention

WHO Report Says Billions of Malaria Cases Have Been Averted This Century

Dec. 12, 2024

Deaths in Mexico Linked to IV Feeding Bags

Dec. 11, 2024

Studies Show Vaccines Have Some Effectiveness in Preventing Long COVID

Dec. 11, 2024

First Cases of Bird Flu in Humans Reported in Arizona

Dec. 10, 2024

WHO Grants Prequalification to Molecular Diagnostic Test for Tuberculosis

Dec. 10, 2024

Research Shows Single Modification on H5N1 Protein Could Allow for Easier Transmission Among Humans

Dec. 9, 2024

Lab Results Expected Soon Regarding Mysterious Illness in DRC

Dec. 6, 2024

WHO Report Shows Global Progress on HAIs Not Moving Fast Enough

Dec. 2, 2024

Only 6% of countries met the WHO IPC minimum requirements in 2023-2024, and hopes of hitting goals set for 2030 appear low.

Raw Milk in California Contains Avian Flu, According to Testing

Nov. 27, 2024

Pasteurization inactivates the virus, but drinking raw milk infected with the virus comes with a risk of infection.

CDC Confirms H5N1 Bird Flu Infection in California Child

Nov. 26, 2024

This marks the first reported case of avian influenza H5 in a child in the U.S. The child is recovering.

WHO Grants Emergency Use Listing to a Second Mpox Vaccine

Nov. 22, 2024

The vaccine is being sent en masse to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the country that has been hardest hit by mpox in 2024.

CDC Warning: Infections Spread Via Body Lice in Homeless Populations