Emerging Infectious Diseases

Republican legislators eye punishments abroad following FBI, DOE determinations of COVID-19 lab leak origins

Moving quickly in the wake of new determinations about the potential origins of the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra…

1 year ago

NIH scientists advance understanding of mpox through development of mouse model

According to new research published in “Proceedings of the National Academy of Science,” scientists from the National Institute of Allergy…

1 year ago

EBOV-based experimental Sudan virus vaccine shows promise among macaques

In use on macaques, at least, an experimental Sudan virus (SUDV) vaccine created by a National Institutes of Health (NIH)…

1 year ago

Marburg vaccine candidate deemed safe and effective in small, first-in-human study

According to results published in The Lancet this week, a Phase 1, first-in-human test of an experimental Marburg virus vaccine…

1 year ago

GAO calls for greater oversight of HHS research involving pandemic-capable pathogens

As called for under the CARES Act stimulus bill of 2020, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) conducted an investigation of…

1 year ago

End of year government funding bill included public health measures from PREVENT Pandemics Act

As lawmakers process the passage of the government funding bill at the tail end of December 2022, U.S. Sen. Susan…

1 year ago

WHO, CDC declare Ugandan Ebola outbreak over

It was the worst Ebola outbreak Uganda had experienced in decades, but after 42 days – or two incubation periods…

1 year ago

National Institutes of Health touts Home Test to Treat program

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is touting the new Home Test to Treat program, a virtual community health intervention…

1 year ago

CDC sticks COVID-19 test requirements on air passengers from China

Even as China reopens itself to travel following years of heavy restriction due to the COVID-19 pandemic, its citizens face…

1 year ago

HHS expands Tamiflu access for flu season

With flu season in full swing, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced this week that additional…

1 year ago

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