Emerging Infections
Conference Coverage
TB meningitis cases in U.S. are fewer but more complicated
BOSTON – Seizures and strokes have risen in hospitalized TB meningitis patients.
Conference Coverage
Bilateral cellulitis on legs? Think venous stasis dermatitis
If a patient presents with bilateral cellulitis on both legs, think venous stasis dermatitis, which is the number one misdiagnosis of cellulitis...
News
U.S. malaria cases dipped slightly in 2014
Talk to patients who might be traveling to regions where malaria is endemic about taking chemoprophylaxis.
From the Journals
U.S. Zika epidemic could cost billions, or less
Estimates of the costs of the U.S. Zika virus epidemic from a computational model vary depending on the attack rate.
Conference Coverage
After the epidemic, Ebola’s destructive power still haunts survivors
VIENNA – Nearly 80% of survivors in Sierra Leone now appear to have one or more sequelae of the infection – some so debilitating that life may...
From the Journals
A viral inducer of celiac disease?
A new study shows evidence that reovirus infection during early childhood may prompt T-cell immune response to dietary gluten.
Conference Coverage
Anthony Fauci faces the ‘perpetual challenge’ of emerging infections
SAN DIEGO – NIAID Director Anthony S. Fauci, MD, can say one thing for certain: Emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases in the United States...
From the Journals
Chikungunya arthritis symptoms reduced with immunomodulatory drugs
A mouse study finds abatacept, tofacitinib, and fingolimod – all of which change T-cell response – effective in checking arthritis symptoms in...
News from the FDA/CDC
West Nile virus accounted for 95% of domestic arboviral disease in 2015
The CDC reports that West Nile virus was the most common cause of domestically acquired arboviral disease in 2015.
From the Journals
Replicative Zika RNA found in brain and placental tissue
U.S.-based researchers have isolated replicative Zika virus RNA from the brain tissue of infants with microcephaly, and the placenta and fetal...
From the Journals
Big data ready to revolutionize infectious diseases research
Most researchers and public health experts believe big data may be poised to revolutionize the field of infectious diseases research.