Microbiology & Infectious Diseases

COVID-19 caused a significant decline in life expectancy and years of life lost across 18 European countries from 2020–2022.

The new CRISPR-Cascade assay eliminates the need for nucleic acid amplification, enabling highly sensitive detection of pathogens within minutes.

A groundbreaking Phase IIa HIV cure study in South Africa has demonstrated the safety and potential efficacy of a novel therapeutic regimen in women with HIV.

Measles cases in the EU/EEA have risen dramatically over the past year, with numbers far exceeding those reported in 2023.

A large-scale genomic surveillance study has found that resistance to nirsevimab in infants remains rare despite widespread use.

A new orally administered norovirus vaccine tablet has demonstrated promising safety and immunogenicity in a clinical trial involving older adults.

A Phase IIb clinical trial evaluating the tuberculosis vaccine H56:IC31 has found no evidence that it reduces the risk of recurrent disease in individuals who have completed treatment for pulmonary tuberculosis.

The new guidelines address emerging antifungal resistance, recent taxonomic reclassifications, and gaps in existing treatment recommendations.