The World Health Organization (WHO) recently announced a global network had been launched to help protect people from infectious disease threats through the power of pathogen genomics.
The International Pathogen Surveillance Network (IPSN) will provide a platform to connect countries and regions, improving systems for collecting and analyzing samples, using these data to drive public health decision-making, and sharing that information more broadly.
Global Data Network to Analyze, Detect and Prevent Infectious Disease Threats
Vaccines Extraordinarily Reduce Pneumococcus Impact
At the beginning of the 20th Century, South African miners often were in poor health, and infections such as influenza and pneumonia quickly spread, killing up to one in ten miners yearly.
The biggest killer was pneumococcal pneumonia, wrote GAVI on May 16, 2023.
Within the first four months of working in the mines, 1–2% of men had been infected with it, and among men proven to be infected, 25–56% later died.
They weren't alone. A century later, pneumococcus bacteria continues to be the leading cause of severe pneumonia and bacterial meningitis worldwide.
Lung Transplants From COVID-19-Positive Donors May Be Feasible
Data from 47 carefully selected transplants show early posttransplant outcomes are similar to those seen with COVID-19-negative donors
2011 to 2020 Saw Steady Improvement in Childhood Vaccine Adherence
Significant declines seen in patterns of no vaccination, selective vaccination, shot limiting