Infectious Disease Control
Releases published in the last 30 days. 
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- Douglas county sees increase in whooping cough cases
- 1/6/2025 10:13:11 AM
- Douglas County saw a large increase in pertussis cases, better known as whooping cough, in 2024. Whooping cough, a bacterial disease that causes severe coughing, is most dangerous for infants and people with compromised immune systems.
- NIH researchers discover novel class of anti-malaria antibodies
- 1/6/2025 6:56:55 AM
- What A novel class of antibodies that binds to a previously untargeted portion of the malaria parasite could lead to new prevention methods, according to a study from researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) published today in Science.
- HHS awards $306 million in Avian Flu monitoring and preparedness funding
- 1/3/2025 2:04:40 PM
- Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced it would award $306 million dollars to continue its H5N1 Avian Flu response. While CDC’s assessment of the risk of avian influenza to the general public remains low, USDA and HHS continue to closely collaborate with Federal, State, local, industry and other stakeholders to protect human health, animal …
- NIH officials assess threat of H5N1
- 1/2/2025 6:52:29 PM
- What Highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza A virus (HPAI H5N1) remains a low risk to the general public, and public health experts in the United States believe that available treatments and vaccines, as well as those in development, are sufficient to prevent severe disease.
- Respiratory Illnesses, Norovirus Spreading Across U.S.
- 1/2/2025 11:31:15 AM
- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports respiratory illnesses are on the rise, the agency also reporting an unusually high number of norovirus outbreaks getting people sick across the country.
- Protecting Patients and Building Occupants from Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Other Pathogens
- 1/2/2025 9:33:55 AM
- Of the hundreds of different types of Pseudomonas, the one that most often causes infections in humans is known as Pseudomonas aeruginosa, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
- Emerging Tech Predictions 2025: Modern Artificial Intelligence Drug Development, Quantum Proof Encryption, Blockchain & Health Data Monetization
- 12/30/2024 8:30:00 AM
- The landmark peer reviewed Blockchain in Healthcare Today Platform Approaches Journal (BHTY), has published its annual predictions article for 2025. Noble Prizes in medicine, chemistry, and physics awarded this year have validated the profound impact of technology on healthcare and life sciences.
- Predictions to Guide Telehealth Stakeholders through 2025 Published
- 12/27/2024 8:00:00 AM
- Telehealth and Medicine Today (THMT) peer reviewed journal has published the annual predictions article for 2024. Driven by demand for access and the acceptance of technology to expand care delivery and monitoring, providers are becoming more strategic in how they are leveraging telehealth, and cutting edge technologies to expand the options and benefits they deliver.
- Basilea is awarded additional CARB-X funding to develop new drug candidate from a novel class of antibiotics
- 12/23/2024 7:21:35 PM
- Basilea Pharmaceutica Ltd, Allschwil (SIX: BSLN), a commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company committed to meeting the needs of patients with severe bacterial and fungal infections, announced today that it was awarded an additional USD 7.3 million from CARB-X (Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria Biopharmaceutical Accelerator), a global non-profit partnership dedicated to …
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