ECCMID19: Vaccine-preventable diseases on the rise in Venezuela
Vaccine-preventable diseases – including measles and diphtheria – have surged in crisis-hit Venezuela, according to research presented at ECCMID.
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ECCMID19: 1 million new malaria cases estimated in Venezuela in 2018
A huge upsurge in malaria cases has been caused by Venezuela’s socioeconomic and political crisis, undoing years of progress and endangering neighbouring countries, according to research presented at ECCMID.
ECCMID19: Public urged to seek medical advice immediately following rabies exposure
Following new research presented at ECCMID, experts are calling for people to not delay seeking medical advice after being exposed to potentially rabid animals overseas.
Institutional trust and misinformation: the impact on Ebola control efforts
A new population-based survey has reported that low levels of public trust could have impacted the Ebola control efforts in the Democratic Republic of Congo, with a quarter of individuals not believing the virus was real and refusing vaccination.
Wastewater could indicate the levels of antibiotic resistance in a region
An international study has compared the number of antibiotic resistance genes in water treatment plants across European countries, discovering that this correlates with the number of resistant bacteria in patient samples and antibiotic consumption across the region.
Rising vector-borne diseases result from Venezuela’s ongoing crisis
A review of Venezuela’s current crisis has given cause for concern, highlighting the increased rate of re-emergence and spread of vector-borne diseases such as malaria, Chagas disease, dengue and Zika virus.
The best of 2018 – an A–Z of infectious diseases research
Want to discover the best research that’s occurred this year? Editor, Martha Powell, highlights the best of 2018’s infectious diseases research in an A–Z.
WHO World Malaria Report 2018: launch of country-led response to put control efforts back on track
With progress plateauing for a second consecutive year and global financing also levelling off, the WHO has called for a ‘high burden to high impact’ country-led strategy.
World Antibiotic Awareness Week on Infectious Diseases Hub
Take a look at our page for World Antibiotic Awareness Week, including some of our top content from the year, exclusive opinion pieces and a compilation of our #TalkAMR videos!
Test your knowledge with #TalkAMR
In line with World Antibiotic Awareness Week we focus on some key statistics and to test the understanding of antibiotic-resistant infections #TalkAMR!
