1. Vaccine research boomed with COVID — but it’s still a one-country show Summary: This systematic mapping and scientometric analysis (PRISMA 2020) searched PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science for studies (January...
The most consequential active outbreak is the Bundibugyo virus Ebola disease in the Democratic Republic of Congo, while major ongoing risks also include mpox, cholera, meningitis-belt epidemics, vector-borne outbreaks...
1. Dengue antibodies play both hero and villain — and severity may tip the scales Vietnamese pediatric data show that the same antibody surge protecting children from repeat dengue may also be quietly loading the gun...
The pneumococcus: A condensed overview Streptococcus pneumoniae is a Gram-positive diplococcus whose polysaccharide capsule — detectable via the Quellung reaction — is both its main virulence factor and the target of...
1. When strep throat explains MS – vaccination to prevent EBV-complications? Summary: This Viewpoint proposes that Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) drives multiple sclerosis (MS) through a mechanism analogous to group A...
1. Nosocomial “SFTS” cluster shows Dabie bandavirus can spread hospital-to-hospital-bed—no ticks required, and one case had no direct contact at all. Summary: This multidisciplinary investigation (Zhejiang...
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...
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...
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...
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...