IAVI Begins First-in-Human Phase 1 Trial of Single-Dose Marburg Virus Vaccine Candidate

Trial to generate foundational human safety and immunogenicity data, advancing a vaccine platform suited for rapid outbreak ...
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

Python Cave tours? The ways disease jumps from animals to humans are evolving

Tourism at a cave swarming with bats known to have transmitted a deadly fever disease? The popularity of Uganda's Python Cave points to yet another way interactions at the animal-human interface—where ...
The Maravi Post

Burundi investigates illness that has caused five deaths

The health authorities in Burundi, with support from the World Health Organization (WHO) and partners, are deepening investigations to determine the cause of an illness that has led to five deaths and ...
Phys.org

Scientists identify new Fusarium species behind wheat disease outbreak in Ethiopia

Fusarium head blight (FHB) is a destructive disease of wheat that can reduce grain yields and contaminate grain with toxins harmful to humans and livestock. The disease threatens wheat production ...
The Standard

Experts raise alarm over rising NCD cases linked to poor diet

Health experts warn that rising non-communicable diseases in Kenya are linked to poor diets, prompting the formation of Food ...
Everyday Health

Flu Spikes Across the U.S. as a Surprise New Virus Variant Drives Up Cases

At least 14 states and Washington, DC, are reporting high or very high flu activity. The dominant flu strain, a version of influenza A (H3N2) called subclade K, has multiple mutations that make it ...