Changes in the vaccine advisory process in the United States have disrupted immunization guidance, which reinforces the need for independent evidence review to inform decisions regarding immunizati...

The rising rates of antifungal resistance have been expressed by many as “the silent pandemic,” profoundly reshaping the landscape of fungal disease management. Innovations in clinical mycology, howev...

“We cannot and will not gamble with our patients’ health or the health of our communities,” write the presidents of the AAFP, AAP, ACP, ACOG, and IDSA.

We describe 3 cases of extensively drug-resistant Shigella sonnei infections among men who have sex with men in Los Angeles, CA. Using whole-genome sequencing, we determined that they are highly genet...

NIAID's Integrated Research Facility is one of the few federal facilities charged with studying Ebola. Tuesday afternoon, all of its work was put on indefinite pause by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s departm...

The order is in, and the LDT Final Rule is out.

“Now that the pandemic is over, the grants and cooperative agreements are no longer necessary," federal health authorities wrote to funding recipients this week.

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Genome sequencing creates first reference data for microbes living with healthy adults.

By Donna Campisano, specialist, Communications, APHL When it comes to detecting an infectious disease and launching an effective public health response, quick action is everything. And New…

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It’s just the latest “Orwellian” crackdown on government scientists.

Amid a deluge of executive actions, the Trump administration has directed federal health agencies to pause external communications, such as regular scientific reports, updates to websites and health a...

Public health experts say U.S. withdrawal from the W.H.O. would undermine the nation’s standing as a global health leader and make it harder to fight the next pandemic.

We describe 3 cases of extensively drug-resistant (XDR) Shigella sonnei infections among men who have sex with men (MSM) in Los Angeles, CA. Using whole-genome sequencing, we determined that they are highly genetically related, exhibit similar antimicrobial resistomes, and appear to be distinct from other circulating strains. These cases highlight the rapid expansion of XDR Shigella in the U.S. and urgent need for appropriate detection and management.

Researchers at UC San Diego have identified a key mechanism by which Staphylococcus aureus evades the immune response, leading to the failure of numerous vaccine trials. The bacteria triggers an overp...

In 2024, several human infections with highly pathogenic clade 2.3.4.4b bovine influenza H5N1 viruses in the United States raised concerns about their capability for bovine-to-human or even human-to-h...

CDC’s gateway to interact with U.S. clinical laboratories. Currently, LOCS is a functional CDC mailbox designed to provide updates and answer questions from clinical laboratories through coordination ...