Tuberculosis remains one of the most lethal infectious diseases caused by a single pathogen. According to the latest global tuberculosis report released by WHO in October, 2024, the estimated incidence of tuberculosis in 2023 was 10·8 million cases, le...
Tuberculosis remains one of the most lethal infectious diseases caused by a single pathogen. According to the latest global tuberculosis report released by WHO in October, 2024, the estimated incidence of tuberculosis in 2023 was 10·8 million cases, le...
Global rates of antimicrobial consumption increased by 65% between 2000 and 2015, by 16% between 2016 and 2023, and are estimated to increase by an additional 52% by 2030. Antimicrobial use and misuse remains high among people with serious illness and ...
As foreign aid is scaled back by the USA and other countries, Africa must find sustainable solutions to fill the gaps and ensure health security for African people. Paul Adepoju reports.
The 2015–16 Zika virus epidemic in the Americas drew global attention to Zika virus infection as a cause of microcephaly and Guillain–Barré syndrome. The epidemic highlighted the urgent need for preventive measures, including vaccines and monoclonal an...
The 2015–16 Zika virus epidemic in the Americas drew global attention to Zika virus infection as a cause of microcephaly and Guillain–Barré syndrome. The epidemic highlighted the urgent need for preventive measures, including vaccines and monoclonal an...
The 2015–16 Zika virus epidemic emerged in the Americas and rapidly spread throughout the region and beyond, showing the epidemic potential of this mosquito-borne Orthoflavivirus and its capacity to cause severe congenital malformations and neurologica...
The 2015–16 Zika virus epidemic emerged in the Americas and rapidly spread throughout the region and beyond, showing the epidemic potential of this mosquito-borne Orthoflavivirus and its capacity to cause severe congenital malformations and neurologica...
Despite considerable efforts to end cholera as a global public health threat, the past few years have seen an upsurge in cholera outbreaks worldwide.1 Cholera surveillance has limited specificity by primarily counting acute watery diarrhoea with restri...
Mycetoma is a chronic, subcutaneous infection that causes local tissue destruction, leading to deformity, disability, and social stigma. Safe and effective treatments for mycetoma are urgently needed; however, there is no systematic measure that allows...
Cornely OA, Sprute R, Bassetti M, et al. Global guideline for the diagnosis and management of candidiasis: an initiative of the ECMM in cooperation with ISHAM and ASM. Lancet Infect Dis 2025; published online Feb 13. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1473-3099(...
Novel SARS-CoV-2 variants continue to emerge, driving waves of COVID-19. The evolution of SARS-CoV-2 took a surprising turn in 2023 with the emergence of BA.2.86, a BA.2-descendant harbouring multiple spike (S) protein mutations, enhancing antibody eva...
Responding to the emergence of Plasmodium falciparum partial resistance to artemisinins and partner drugs of artemisinin-based combination therapies in the Greater Mekong subregion (GMS) of southeast Asia, the Regional Artemisinin-resistance Initiative...
The primary analysis showed efficacy and safety of sipavibart in preventing symptomatic COVID-19 in participants who are immunocompromised when susceptible (ie, non-Phe456Leu-containing) variants dominated, although no efficacy was shown against resist...
In The Lancet Infectious Diseases, Ghady Haidar and colleagues1 report the outcomes of the AstraZeneca-sponsored SUPERNOVA randomised controlled trial, which tested the efficacy of the anti-spike monoclonal antibody (mAb) sipavibart for pre-exposure pr...
A nearly 5-minute-long film, Filaria se Fight (meaning fight against filaria) depicts how some people in a village in India stand united against lymphatic filariasis, also known as elephantiasis. Performed by Indian artists, the film (in Hindi; English...