Here is a look at some interesting infectious disease and health news, opinion and research reported across the globe:
Circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 1 – Papua New Guinea
On 26 June 2018, an outbreak of circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 1 (cVDPV1) was declared in Papua New Guinea following laboratory confirmation of cVDPV1 isolation in two healthy community contacts of the index case.
Ebola vaccine to be given to pregnant, lactating women
Today the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) announced its plans to include pregnant and lactating women in the current Ebola vaccine protocol.
FDA chief: Federal government might step in if states don’t change lax vaccine laws
The head of the US Food and Drug Administration says that if states don’t require more schoolchildren to get vaccinated, the federal government might have to step in.
Launch of a cattle vaccination campaign against symptomatic anthrax
FAO, in partnership with the Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock, has launched a cattle vaccination campaign in the provinces of Kwilu and Kwango in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The objective is to address the outbreak of the symptomatic anthrax, which has caused the loss of more than 3 000 cattle.
New Insight on Potent HIV Antibody Could Improve Vaccine Design
In the quest to develop an effective HIV vaccine, researchers have focused attention on identifying and targeting the region of the virus’s outer envelope where a lineage of antibodies are able to dock and neutralize the virus.
- China: African swine fever reported on Shandong province farm
- Nigeria reports more monkeypox in January
- Venezuela: Malaria cases top 1.3 million in 2018, according to Global health organizations
- Boston College: Norovirus confirmed on campus
- Columbus, Ohio reports largest hepatitis A outbreak in 25 years
- Ireland: Donegal measles outbreak rises to 7 cases
- African swine fever: Vietnam reports 1st outbreaks, Guangxi province, China
- Fluconazole, a common yeast infection drug, linked to higher rates of miscarriage: Study