With Federal Offices Related to Fighting Infectious Disease Closing, Who Will Pick-Up the Slack?
Within the last couple of weeks, the Trump administration has continued its closure and restructuring of federal agencies and offices related to infectious diseases. The administration dismissed the entire staff of the HHS Office of Infectious Diseases & HIV Policy, along with staff from other offices including the HHS Office of Minority Health and the […]
Study Reveals Low Completion Rates for Essential Testing in Ehrlichiosis and Spotted Fever Cases
Ross M Boyce, MD, MSc Image credits: UNC A new study out of North Carolina reveals that most patients tested for potentially serious tick-borne diseases like ehrlichiosis and spotted fever rickettsiosis are not completing the full two-step testing process necessary for a confirmed diagnosis, leaving significant gaps in public health surveillance and clinical care. Researchers […]
Alaska Sees HCV Reduction, But Need For Greater Test-And Treat Adoption Remains
Image credit: Julien Tromeur, Unsplash In a recent Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR), investigators reported that the state of Alaska saw reductions in incidence rates of hepatitis C. “The average annual rate of newly reported chronic hepatitis C (cases per 100,000 adults) during 2016–2023 was 121; the rate decreased a relative 30% from 142 […]
Communicable disease threats report, 5 – 11 April 2025, week 15
This issue of the ECDC Communicable Disease Threats Report (CDTR) covers the period 5 – 11 April 2025 and includes updates on Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV), Influenza A(H5N1), chikungunya, Ebola and an overview of respiratory virus epidemiology in the EU/EEA. Source link
Canine Serology Sheds Light on Underreported Human Coccidioidomycosis Spread
Jane E Sykes, BVSc(Hons) MPH MBA PhD Image credits: University of California-Davis Canine serologic testing data indicate a broader geographic distribution of coccidioidomycosis (Valley fever) in the United States than previously recognized, suggesting that current human surveillance may underestimate the true burden of the fungal disease. Researchers analyzed 834,899 serologic test results from dogs across […]
