Biphasic Outbreak of Invasive Group A Streptococcus Disease in Eldercare Facility, New Zealand

Published on April 27, 2020

This study shows how retrospective high-resolution genomic investigations identified rapid spread of a closed-facilty clonal outbreak that was controlled, but not readily cleared, by infection control management procedures. CDC Emerging Infectious Diseases

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Notes from the Field: Outbreak of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection Among Persons Who Inject Drugs - Cabell County, West Virginia, 2018-2019

April 23, 2020
A recent human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) outbreak among people who inject drugs in Cabell County, West Virginia, underscores the importance of HIV prevention, diagnosis, and care in communities with high rates of substance use disorder.

‘Designer Virus’ is First New Polio Vaccine in 50 Years

April 28, 2020
The results of the phase 1 clinical trial found that the new designer polio vaccine was both more stable and more effective than the 50-year old Sabin vaccine from which it was derived. Specifically, the new vaccine caused participants to generate plentiful antibodies against the poliovirus, and despite shedding viral particles in their stool, those particles were unable to infect or cause paralys