Infectious Disease

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Global Health Security Lessons from the U.S. Biodefense Response

The COVID-19 pandemic exemplified how an institute concerned with biodefense could pivot to serve public health needs

Marburg in Rwanda: What to Expect

Physician and Ebola survivor Craig Spencer on Rwanda's response and how the international community can help

Governance

The United States Isn't Ready for a Bird Flu Epidemic

Epidemiologist Michael Osterholm discusses what's keeping the United States from closing public health gaps

Poverty

The Economic Constraints on Clean Water

Investing in water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) reduces the financial costs of disease outbreaks

Governance

Mpox Vaccine Tracker: Millions Pledged, Millions Still to Be Delivered

A weekly updated tracker for vaccine donations announced in response to the mpox Clade I outbreak

Governance

Centering Indigenous Groups in Canada's Antimicrobial Resistance Plan

Canada's plan to combat antimicrobial resistance needs to address the high burden in Indigenous populations

Trade

Using Game Theory to Advance the Pandemic Agreement

Rewarding drug manufacturers for sharing vaccine doses could break the impasse in negotiations

Urbanization

A U.S. Response to Mosquito-Borne Disease Outbreaks

Experts explain what it would take for malaria to become endemic in the United States—and why this is unlikely

Governance

H5N1: How Effective Is Wastewater Surveillance for Bird Flu?

The Rockefeller Foundation's Megan Diamond explains wastewater surveillance for monitoring the H5N1 outbreak

Governance

What South Africa's Fatal Mpox Cases Mean for the Global Crisis

A nurse holds a monkeypox vaccination at the Northwell Health Immediate Care Center at Fire Island-Cherry Grove.

Governance

Pandemic Prevention Begins at Home

Proposed amendments to the International Health Regulations could enable timely outbreak reporting at the local level

Trade

How Pasteurization Kills Bird Flu Virus in Milk

Experts explain how pasteurization obliterates avian influenza virus from milk

Poverty

Investments in Rapid Outbreak Responses: Spend Now, Save Later

New pandemic preparedness approaches from Democratic Republic of Congo and Nigeria balance speed and financing

Poverty

U.S. Aid Package Leaves Ukraine Vulnerable to Public Health Crisis

Public health experts say the heightened conflict is making outbreaks more likely in Ukraine and elsewhere