infectious diseases

First Opinion By Matthew R. Bailey

Animal activists are on the wrong side of the fight against AIDS

Health By Brittany Flaherty

Can a new Lyme disease vaccine overcome a history of distrust and failure?

In the Lab By Helen Branswell

Everyone agrees this superbug is a threat. Few are willing to fund research to stop it

First Opinion By Ann T. MacIntyre

Presidential candidates should be ready to discuss plans for infectious diseases

Health By Helen Branswell

Can officials require vaccinations against measles? A century-old case may give them a foothold

Health By Helen Branswell

New York county, declaring emergency over measles, seeks to ban unvaccinated from public places

Health By Helen Branswell

Flu shots this winter providing moderate levels of protection, CDC data show

Health By Helen Branswell

Top WHO official sees progress in grueling fight against Ebola outbreak

Politics By Ike Swetlitz

In last-ditch move, lawmakers push to renew pandemic preparedness bill before end of year

Health By Helen Branswell

Ebola’s other unsung heroes: the planners who keep the response running

Politics By Ike Swetlitz

CDC director says he pushed to keep U.S. experts in Ebola zone but was overruled

First Opinion By Mary Alice Carter

Azar is empowering anti-fetal tissue research ideologues at the expense of science

Health By Helen Branswell

With vaccine in hand, Ebola response teams are struggling to track those who need it

Health By Helen Branswell

An Ebola outbreak presents a new mystery involving children

Health By Helen Branswell

WHO raises concerns over Ebola outbreak, but declines to declare a global health emergency

In the Lab By Helen Branswell

Why HIV vaccine research is now about much more than HIV

Health By Helen Branswell

CDC expresses concern over mysterious surge in polio-like paralysis cases