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US Warship Quarantined At Sea Due To Viral Parotitis.

CNN (3/13, Starr) reports the USS Fort McHenry amphibious warship “has essentially been quarantined at sea for over two months and has been unable to make a port call due to an outbreak of a viral infection similar to mumps.” According to CNN, 25 sailors...

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Health Officials Confirm 71st Measles Case In Clark County, Washington.

U.S. News & World Report (3/13) reports a new measles case was identified in Clark County, Washington, raising the total number of confirmed cases in the community to 71. It was the first measles cases announced in the county in over a week “after two mon...

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CDC: Whooping Cough Vaccine Less Effective Because Bacteria Are Mutating.

NBC News (3/13) reports Centers for Disease Control and Prevention researchers have found the vaccine for whooping cough doesn’t work as well as it used to because the “Bordetella pertussis, which causes whooping cough, has gone through genetic changes ov...

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Group Of British Men Found To Have Acquired HLVT-1 Through Blood Shedding Religious Rituals.

The AP (3/13, Stobbe) reports a study found a group of ten British men became infected with human T-cell leukemia virus type 1 may have acquired the infection when they “participated in blood-shedding religious rituals – cutting or whipping themselves – i...

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Some European Lawmakers Are Banning Unvaccinated Children From Schools.

The Washington Post (3/13, Noack) reports European countries “agree that the decision to vaccinate children is up to parents, but a growing number of lawmakers are questioning that position” in response to “major surges in measles cases last year.” Italia...

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Rates Of Malaria, Dengue, Zika Spike In Venezuela Amid Political Turmoil.

Scientific American (3/12, Daley) reports several recent studies indicate that “cases of malaria, dengue fever, Zika and other serious illnesses have reached alarming levels in Venezuela and are spilling over into neighboring countries.” A worsening econo...

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Rates Of Diseases Like Typhus Increase Among Homeless Settlements In US Cities.

Kaiser Health News (3/12, Gorman, de Marco) reports a number of diseases from past centuries, typhus in particular, that are associated with poor living conditions have returned to certain parts of the US, especially among homeless settlements in cities,...

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Administration’s Budget Includes Boost In Funding For HIV Prevention.

The Washington Post (3/12, Cunningham) reports Trump’s budget proposal includes a large increase in funding for HIV prevention. The requested “funding, about half of it flowing through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, would be targeted towa...

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Italian Law Banning Unvaccinated Children From Entering Public Schools Goes Back Into Effect.

The New York Times (3/12, Pianigiani) reports that a measure suspending a previous law that bans vaccinated children in Italy from entering school expired over the weekend. As such, “around 300 children in Bologna, Italy, were not eligible to attend kinde...

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New York State Lawmakers Introduce Bill That Would Allow Teens To Get Vaccinations Without Parental Approval.

The AP (3/12) provides continuing coverage of the news that two New York state lawmakers are introducing a bill that would allow minors to receive vaccinations without parental consent. In response to the news, “the New York chapters of the American Acade...

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Proposed Bill In Maine Would End Non-Medical Opt-Outs For Vaccinations.

The AP (3/13) reports “Maine lawmakers could tighten vaccination requirements under a Democrat’s bill” that “would end non-medical exemptions for routine childhood vaccines required by schools and certain health care facilities.”

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Carriers Of Certain Genetic Variant May Be More Susceptible To Getting Pregnant While Taking Birth Control, Study Indicates.

Reuters (3/12, Carroll) reports a new study “suggests some women may inherit genes that break down contraceptive hormones more rapidly, leaving them with hormone levels that are too low to prevent pregnancy.” Researchers found in an analysis of “350 women...

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Genome Wide Association Study Identified Genetic Variants Associated With Short- And Long-Term Responses To Pegylated Interferon In HBV Patients, Research Suggests.

Infectious Disease Advisor (3/12) reports study results suggest that “the current Genome Wide Association Study (GWAS) identified genetic variants that are associated with both short- and long-term responses to pegylated interferon (Peg IFN) in patients w...

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Babies Have Consistent Immune Development, Study Indicates.

STAT (3/12, Branswell) reports that according to a study published in Nature Communications, researchers found “discernible and consistent patterns of change that occur” in infants’ immune systems soon after birth after analyzing blood from 60 babies in G...

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Health Officials Warn Of Potential Measles Exposure At Los Angeles International Airport.

The Los Angeles Times (3/12, Karlamangla) reports “travelers at Los Angeles International Airport may have been exposed to measles late last month, health officials said Tuesday.” Health authorities “did not say where the person last month was traveling t...

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World Health Organization Concerned About Rising Number Of Measles Outbreaks.

The NPR (3/12, Wamsley) “Goats and Soda” blog reports that the increasing number of measles outbreaks is causing concern at the World Health Organization. In particular, the organization is worried about vaccine hesitancy, especially among more developed,...

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Florida Chickens Help Show Geographic Origin Of Eastern Equine Encephalitis Virus, Study Indicates.

HealthDay (3/11) reports a new study suggests that Florida chickens “have revealed that eastern equine encephalitis virus (EEEV) originates in the state’s panhandle and then spreads as far north as Nova Scotia, Canada.” Armed with a better understanding o...

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PopART Study Results Said To Call Into Question Effectiveness Of HIV Treatment Strategies.

Science Magazine (3/11) provides continuing coverage of results from the Population Effects of Antiretroviral Therapy to Reduce HIV Transmission (PopART) study, which “included 1 million adults in Zambia and South Africa” and indicated that rapid initiati...

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Mycoplasma Genitalium As Common In Women With HIV In Johannesburg As Other Sexually Transmitted Infections, Study Suggests.

Infectious Disease Advisor (3/11) reports the results of a prospective cohort study of 662 women suggest that “prevalence of Mycoplasma genitalium (MG) in women living with HIV in Johannesburg, South Africa, was 7.4%.” Data indicate that “M genitalium inf...

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Measles Continue To Spread Across US.

Joe Fryer reported on NBC Nightly News that “measles is still spreading” across the nation. In the past week, “the number of cases jumped from 206 to 228, now impacting 12 states.”

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US Warship Quarantined At Sea Due To Viral Parotitis.

Health Officials Confirm 71st Measles Case In Clark County, Washington.

CDC: Whooping Cough Vaccine Less Effective Because Bacteria Are Mutating.

Group Of British Men Found To Have Acquired HLVT-1 Through Blood Shedding Religious Rituals.

Some European Lawmakers Are Banning Unvaccinated Children From Schools.

Rates Of Malaria, Dengue, Zika Spike In Venezuela Amid Political Turmoil.

Rates Of Diseases Like Typhus Increase Among Homeless Settlements In US Cities.

Administration’s Budget Includes Boost In Funding For HIV Prevention.

Italian Law Banning Unvaccinated Children From Entering Public Schools Goes Back Into Effect.

New York State Lawmakers Introduce Bill That Would Allow Teens To Get Vaccinations Without Parental Approval.

Proposed Bill In Maine Would End Non-Medical Opt-Outs For Vaccinations.

Carriers Of Certain Genetic Variant May Be More Susceptible To Getting Pregnant While Taking Birth Control, Study Indicates.

Genome Wide Association Study Identified Genetic Variants Associated With Short- And Long-Term Responses To Pegylated Interferon In HBV Patients, Research Suggests.

Babies Have Consistent Immune Development, Study Indicates.

Health Officials Warn Of Potential Measles Exposure At Los Angeles International Airport.

World Health Organization Concerned About Rising Number Of Measles Outbreaks.

Florida Chickens Help Show Geographic Origin Of Eastern Equine Encephalitis Virus, Study Indicates.

PopART Study Results Said To Call Into Question Effectiveness Of HIV Treatment Strategies.

Mycoplasma Genitalium As Common In Women With HIV In Johannesburg As Other Sexually Transmitted Infections, Study Suggests.

Measles Continue To Spread Across US.