ECDC: Questions and answers on the hantavirus outbreak in a cruise ship
What is hantavirus and the Andes strain? Hantaviruses are a group of viruses that people usually catch through particles from infected rodents. It can cause serious illness, and the symptoms…
Early immune responses linked to protective HIV antibodies
Some people living with HIV develop antibodies capable of neutralizing many different strains of the virus. New research links this to immune responses that occur early in infection. The findings,…
Cases of invasive meningococcal disease notified in Kent
The UK Health Security Agency is continuing to investigate an outbreak of meningococcal disease in Kent. As of 5pm on 19 March, 18 laboratory cases are confirmed and 11 notifications…
Study reveals immune blueprint for next-generation malaria vaccine
New research co-led by WEHI and Burnet Institute (Melbourne, Australia) has uncovered how the human immune system fights Plasmodium vivax, paving the way for the first effective vaccine against the…
WHO prequalifies an additional novel oral polio vaccine, strengthening global outbreak response
The World Health Organization (WHO) has prequalified an additional novel oral polio vaccine type 2 (nOPV2), further strengthening the global supply of a vaccine at the heart of efforts to…
Catch-up Immunization Campaign Launched in the Gaza Strip
UNICEF, UNRWA, WHO and partners, in collaboration with the Ministry of Health, are launching an integrated catch-up campaign for routine immunization, nutrition, and growth monitoring in the Gaza Strip to…
WHO: Recommendations announced for influenza vaccine composition for the 2026 southern hemisphere influenza season
The World Health Organization (WHO) today announced its recommendations for the viral composition of influenza vaccines for use in the 2026 influenza season in the southern hemisphere. The announcement was…
Americans don’t think bird flu is a threat
In an editorial in the American Journal of Public Health, a team led by researchers from the CUNY Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy (CUNY SPH) say public…
A therapeutic HPV vaccine could eliminate precancerous cervical lesions
A therapeutic vaccine targeting human papillomavirus type 16 (HPV16) induced regression in high-grade precancerous cervical lesions, according to the results from a phase II clinical trial published in Clinical Cancer…
Researchers use biophysics to design new vaccines against RSV, HMPV and related respiratory viruses
In most people, the lung-infecting pathogens known as respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and human metapneumovirus (hMPV) trigger mild cold-like symptoms. But in infants and seniors, these viruses can cause severe…