CDC warned of new E. coli outbreak linked to organic carrots
On Nov. 16, 2024, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and public health officials in…
UC Davis study showed how salmonella tricks gut defenses to cause infection
On Nov. 15, 2024, a University of California Davis Health (UC Davis Health) research team announced they had…
FDA Investigation of E. coli outbreak from McDonald’s Onions Completed
On Nov. 13, 2024, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control…
Before RSV vaccine, virus caused substantial illness in US adults
On Nov. 13, 2024, a study published in JAMA Network Open showed that respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) was…
single Genomic Test Can Diagnose Nearly Any Infection
On Nov. 12, 2024, researchers from the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) reported that their genomic test…
Vaccine doses allocated to African countries hardest hit by mpox surge
On Nov. 9, 2024, the World Health Organization announced that three additional countries had confirmed travel-related cases of…
4-strain meningococcal vaccine tied to reduction in invasive meningitis cases, deaths
On Nov. 7, 2024, researchers reported that Implementation of routine immunization of U.S. adolescents with the quadrivalent (four-strain)…
Vaccine doses allocated to African countries hardest hit by mpox surge
On Nov. 6, 2024, the World Health Organization announced that the Access and Allocation Mechanism (AAM) for mpox…
Recent COVID-19 vaccination tied to lower risk of long COVID
On Nov. 6, 2024, data from the VENUS (Vaccine Effectiveness, Networking, and Universal Safety) study in Japan revealed…
H5N1 and H5N5 Avian influenza confirmed in poultry in England
On Nov. 6, 2024, The United Kingdom’s Chief Veterinary Officers was urging all bird keepers to follow scrupulous…
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WHO study lists top endemic pathogens for which new vaccines are urgently needed
On Nov. 5, 2024, a World Health Organization (WHO) study published in eBioMedicine named 17 pathogens that regularly…
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FDA and EPA Announced First Registered Pre-Harvest Agricultural Water Treatment
On Nov. 4, 2024, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), in collaboration with the Environmental Protection Agency…
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UW–Madison researchers find persistent problems with AI-assisted genomic studies
On Nov. 4, 2024, a team of University of Wisconsin–Madison researchers warned that artificial intelligence tools gaining popularity…
chronic wasting disease reported in Wyoming deer and elk
On Nov. 4, 2024, the Wyoming Game and Fish Department announced that it had confirmed the presence of…
Study revealed stubborn mistrust in COVID-19 vaccine science
On Nov. 4, 2024, a study conducted by researchers from the CUNY Graduate School of Public Health and…
Marburg virus outbreak in Rwanda traced to Bats
On Nov. 1, 2024, the World Health Organization reported that as of October 31, 66 confirmed cases, including…
Onions served at McDonald’s likely source of E. coli outbreak
On Oct. 30, 2024, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) reported that fresh, slivered onions served on…
Tuberculosis resurges as top infectious disease killer
On Oct. 29, 2024, the World Health Organization (WHO) published a report on tuberculosis revealing that approximately 8.2…
University of Florida scientists discover first jeilongvirus in the U.S., thanks to a cat
On Oct. 29, 2024, University of Florida scientist John Lednicky, Ph.D., an expert in viruses, working with colleagues,…
WHO and partners activated Global Health Emergency Corps for the first time in response to mpox outbreak
On Oct. 29, 2024, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that it had, in collaboration with Member States,…
Passenger with measles travelled through Vancouver International Airport
On Oct. 29, 2024, the BC Centre for Disease Control announced that travellers were alerted to potential exposure…
Iowa Health Department reported Resident Death from Lassa fever
On Oct. 28, 2024, the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) confirmed the death of a…
Source of Marburg virus outbreak in Rwanda remains unknown
On Oct. 25, 2024, the World Health Organization reported that as of October 24, a total of 64…
More cases reported in E. coli outbreak linked to McDonald’s Quarter Pounders
On Oct. 25, 2024, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported illnesses have been reported in…
CDC confirmed two human cases of avian influenza in Washington State
On Oct. 24, 2024, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirmed that two people who had…
E. coli Outbreak Linked to McDonald’s Quarter Pounders
On Oct. 22, 2024, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) announced that public health officials in multiple…
U.S. FDA Approves Pfizer’s RSV Vaccine ABRYSVO® for Adults Aged 18 to 59 at Increased Risk for Disease
On Oct. 22, 2024, Pfizer announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had approved ABRYSVO® (Respiratory…
Egypt certified malaria-free by WHO
On Oct. 20, 2024, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced it had certified Egypt as malaria-free, marking a…
WHO reported Spike in outbreak of cholera
On Oct. 18, 2024, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported that from January 1 to September 29, 2024,…
Why do we love carbs? The origins predate agriculture and maybe our split from Neanderthals
On Oct. 17, 2024, a study led by the University at Buffalo and the Jackson Laboratory (JAX) revealed…