This week’s topics include restructuring of ASPR, anti-vaccine leadership at NIH, the UK’s new pathogen priority research targets list, and data on a post-exposure treatment for filoviruses. FEATURED Trump Administration…

Case Report: First Lab-Confirmed H5N2 Case in Mexico

Melioidosis Cases Spike in Taiwan Following Typhoon

Study: Risk of Long COVID Declined Over Course of Pandemic

Infectious Diseases

Research Ramps Up to Mitigate Surging Syphilis Rates in the U.S.

Australians: If You Have the Flu, Should You Ask for Antivirals?

Latest Covid Variant Threatens to be Most Adept at Evading Immunity

How the Body Battles Against Viruses Like Influenza, RSV and SARS-CoV-2

UK COVID-19 Case Rates, Hospitalizations Down

How are Bivalent COVID Vaccines Stacking Up Against Omicron?

Officials Declare End to Ebola Outbreak in Uganda

Why Upper Respiratory Infectious are More Common in Colder Temperatures

Feeling Winded After Your Workout? Long COVID May Reduce Exercise Capacity

3 Ways Long COVID Patients’ Lung Function Can Suffer

There is No Cure for Polio. The Only Treatment is Prevention.

Many Children Hospitalized with COVID-19 or MIS-C Have Lingering Complications Months Later

Children Infected with a Mild Case of COVID-19 Can Still Develop Long COVID Symptoms

Monkeypox Transmission: Virus Detected in Saliva, Bodily Fluids

Chronic Wasting Disease: The Fatal Prion Infection Killing Elk and Deer in North America

Transforming How We Think About Sepsis

Congenital Syphilis Continues a Decade-Long Surge Across the US

Long COVID Leaves Newly Disabled People Facing Old Barriers

‘Test and Treat’ is Being Used to Tackle HIV. Why Not TB?

Some PASC Patients May Experience Long-Lasting Airway Disease — Even if They Only Had Mild COVID-19

Biodefense Headlines – 31 March 2025

Assessing Research Security Efforts in Higher Education

International Pandemic Sciences Conference 2025