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Infectious Diseases

16-Part Series

Infectious Diseases

Globally, infectious diseases are the leading cause of premature mortality. This series will explore the latest research and clinical activities being undertaken to curb the spread of infectious disease.

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Modern HIV care requires multiple diagnostic tools working in concert.

CD4 Testing: A Critical Diagnostic Tool for Advanced HIV

CD4 Testing: A Critical Diagnostic Tool for Advanced HIV

The US severing its ties with the WHO will cause ripple effects that linger for years to come.

US Exit from the World Health Organization Marks a New Era in Global Health Policy—Here’s What the US, and World, Will Lose

US Exit from the World Health Organization Marks a New Era in Global Health Policy—Here’s What the US, and World, Will Lose

This year’s norovirus increase is smaller, but experts warn labs must prioritize early detection, surveillance, and infection control.

Responding to Norovirus: How Laboratories Can Improve Diagnostics and Readiness

Responding to Norovirus: How Laboratories Can Improve Diagnostics and Readiness

Illustration of the measles virus particles with the word 'measles' in bold against an orange background.

Why Measles Is Spreading Again—And What It Means for Global Health

Why Measles Is Spreading Again—And What It Means for Global Health

Illustration of a person with a bowed head wearing an N95-type respiratory mask with virus particles, representing norovirus, flu, RSV, and SARS-CoV-2, orbiting around their head against a yellow background.

Are We in a ‘Quademic’? COVID-19, Flu, RSV, and Norovirus Infections Surge

Are We in a ‘Quademic’? COVID-19, Flu, RSV, and Norovirus Infections Surge

Photo portrait of Rodney E. Rohde, PhD

Battling Rabies and Beyond: A Molecular Epidemiologist’s Perspective of the Medical Laboratory Sciences

Battling Rabies and Beyond: A Molecular Epidemiologist’s Perspective of the Medical Laboratory Sciences

Photo of a baby's face covered with the measles rash.

Measles Cases Continue to Rise in the US

Measles Cases Continue to Rise in the US

Photo of a torn strip of newspaper that reads “Marburg virus” against a background of other strips of newspaper with the same words.

What Is Marburg Virus and Should We Be Worried?

What Is Marburg Virus and Should We Be Worried?

Illustration of RSV particle.

Everything You Need to Know about RSV

Everything You Need to Know about RSV

Photograph of different pills and pharmaceuticals spaced out in a grad on a blue background.

COVID-19 Therapeutics Research Reaches New Highs

COVID-19 Therapeutics Research Reaches New Highs

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Emerging Point-of-Care Diagnostics for Infectious Diseases

Emerging Point-of-Care Diagnostics for Infectious Diseases

Photo of a robotics system picking up blood samples for infectious disease testing

Robotics in the Fight Against Infectious Diseases

Robotics in the Fight Against Infectious Diseases

Photograph of a sign that reads "Sexual Health Clinic"

Latest Technological Advancements for STI Detection

Latest Technological Advancements for STI Detection

A New Generation of Malaria Vaccines

A New Generation of Malaria Vaccines

A New Generation of Malaria Vaccines

Advances in Early HIV Detection

Advances in Early HIV Detection

Advances in Early HIV Detection

Preventing False Positives and False Negatives in PCR

Preventing False Positives and False Negatives in PCR

Preventing False Positives and False Negatives in PCR

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