The SARS-CoV-2 epidemic has already had a major impact on children’s education, with schools having been required to implement infection […]
Study of airborne transmission of COVID-19 will help reopen large recreational events
A new Loughborough University-led study will create clear guidance on how to design and operate non-domestic buildings to minimize the […]
Eliminating community transmission of COVID‑19 is achievable and sustainable, new research shows
A goal of eliminating community transmission of the pandemic virus causing COVID‑19 is achievable and sustainable as a response strategy […]
New Zealand goes 100 days with no COVID-19 transmission
New Zealand, a country of about 4.8 million, has now gone 100 days without a single locally transmitted case of […]
Antiviral drug baloxavir reduces transmission of flu virus among ferrets
Baloxavir treatment reduced transmission of the flu virus from infected ferrets to healthy ferrets, suggesting that the antiviral drug could […]
Multiple factors aligned to establish sustained transmission of XDR-TB in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
A study published today in PNAS (Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences) examines the evolutionary and epidemiologic history of […]
Math models of flu transmission rates show dramatic savings with universal vaccine
A team of researchers from the Yale School of Public Health, the University of Maryland School of Medicine, the University […]
Treatment prevents sexual HIV transmission among gay men
Microscopic image of an HIV-infected T cell. Credit: NIAID HIV-suppressing medication can make the AIDS virus “untransmittable” even among couples […]