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The next pandemic is not a matter of if, but when

Pandemics are not random catastrophes—they are recurring biological events shaped by predictable patterns of viral evolution, ecological disruption, the number of humans on Earth, and human behavior. Understanding the...

5 August, 2026

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ViVa 30– Outbreak News (29th July 2026)

Europe West Nile virus in Europe: ECDC’s seasonal surveillance shows West Nile transmission is underway, with 81 locally acquired human cases across six countries and 35 affected areas reported as of 22 July 2026; Italy...

29 July, 2026

6 min read

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Microbiology and infectious diseases in numbers

We share this planet with more microorganisms than we can meaningfully picture—and understanding just how small a fraction of them threatens us reframes how we think about vaccines, exposure, and immunity. A planet...

29 July, 2026

4 min read

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Literature update ViVa week 30-2026

1. Two months earlier beats twice as fast: modeling shows South Korea’s vaccine timing, not speed, saved the most lives Summary: This scenario-based modeling study used an age-structured compartmental model...

29 July, 2026

10 min read

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Reassessment: Qdenga and the seronegative risk signal

My colleague pointed me to a modeling study by Cracknell et al. that I had not seen before my ViVa 29 publication on dengue vaccines and the discontinuation of the Butantan-DV program in Brazil. Summary Imperial College...

29 July, 2026

3 min read

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vaccines don’t trigger flares in patient with autoimmune disease — German claims study delivers reassurance

Summary This retrospective, population-based cohort study emulated six target trials using German statutory health insurance (BARMER) claims data (2013–2019) to assess whether pneumococcal (PV) or influenza (IV)...

27 July, 2026

2 min read

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The PPP of dengue vaccines: past, present, and pipeline

Background: recent event Brazil’s Ministry of Health has temporarily suspended the Butantan dengue vaccine (Butantan‑DV) as a precaution after a small number of serious suspected adverse events, including two deaths...

23 July, 2026

12 min read

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Human pertussis challenge study identifies plausible correlates of protection—but only in a whole-cell-primed generation

Summary Two Lancet Microbe papers together present and contextualize a controlled human infection model for Bordetella pertussis in healthy adults. The primary study showed that outpatient intranasal challenge with CFU...

22 July, 2026

2 min read

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Shingles risk in younger adults with chronic conditions rivals that of healthy adults in their 50s

Summary This GSK-sponsored retrospective cohort study used US Merative MarketScan claims data (2015–2022) covering over 20.6 million adults to compare herpes zoster (HZ) incidence rates in immunocompetent adults aged...

21 July, 2026

2 min read

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Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis: The devastating long-term risk of measles infection in young children

Summary Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE) is a fatal, progressive neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system caused by persistent, mutated measles virus that remains dormant in brain tissue for...

21 July, 2026

3 min read