How cholera bacteria outsmart viruses
When we think of cholera, most of us picture contaminated water and tragic outbreaks in vulnerable regions. But behind the scenes, cholera bacteria are locked in a fierce, microscopic war — one that could shape the course of pandemics. Cholera bacteria aren’t just battling antibiotics and public health measures — they are also constantly under […]
California Valley Fever Cases Surged in Q1 2025 Compared to Last Year
Central Valley, CA. Image credits: Unsplash In the first quarter of 2025, California reported 3,123 cases of Valley Fever (Coccidioidomycosis), nearly double the 10-year average for this period. This is the highest number reported for Q1 on record, surpassing the previous record of 3,011 cases in 2024. Following a record-breaking year in 2024 with 12,637 […]
How Will the New FDA COVID-19 Vaccine Policy Affect the Pediatric Population?
This is the second piece in a series on the new FDA COVID-19 vaccine policy being proposed. On Tuesday, in an article published in the New England Journal of Medicine, FDA Commissioner Marty Makary, MD, MPH, and Vinay Prasad, MD, MPH, director of the FDA’s Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER), laid out their plan to […]
Early Release – Lyme Disease Testing Practices, Wisconsin, USA, 2016–2019 – Volume 31, Number 7—July 2025 – Emerging Infectious Diseases journal
Disclaimer: Early release articles are not considered as final versions. Any changes will be reflected in the online version in the month the article is officially released. Author affiliation: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA (K.J. Kugeler, A. Earley, A.F. Hinckley, S.A. Hook, C.C. Nawrocki); Marshfield Clinic Research Institute, Marshfield […]
Early Release – Aedes aegypti Mosquito Detection at Bus Stations, Bogota, Colombia, 2023–2024 – Volume 31, Number 6—June 2025 – Emerging Infectious Diseases journal
Disclaimer: Early release articles are not considered as final versions. Any changes will be reflected in the online version in the month the article is officially released. Author affiliation: Subred Integrada de Servicios de Salud Sur Occidente E.S.E., Bogota, Colombia (A. Villamizar Gomez, M.A. Figueroa Caicedo); Secretaría Distrital de Salud de Bogota, Bogota (S.P. […]
