Leishmaniasis

Leishmaniasis

Biodefense Headlines – 29 September 2024

News Scan September 29, 2024

This edition includes a Marburg virus outbreak in Rwanda, the trajectory of the global H5N1 panzootic, and the public health emergency response to states hit by Hurricane Helene. FEATURED Rwanda Confirms Cases of Marburg Virus Disease, Steps Up Preventive Measures…

Leishmaniasis Infection Rates Rise in U.S. Servicemembers, Tourists

Drug Discovery for Parasitic Diseases

Lingering Immune Cells Protect Against Leishmania

Army Seeks Improved Flying Vector Trap Systems

Contract Award to GSK for Leishmaniasis Drug

Army Seeks Improved Flying Vector Trap Systems

Targeting One Enzyme Key to Tackling Two Tropical Diseases

NIAID Funds Eukaryotic Pathogen Genomics Database

Rapid Leishmania Diagnostic Receives FDA Clearance

Development of Assays for Diagnostics, Biothreat Agents

Infectious Disease Challenges Caused by Conflict in Syria

Navy Malaria Research in Peru

Brucellosis, Anthrax Diseases Neglected in Developing World

Global Partners are Taking the ‘Neglect’ Out Of ‘Neglected Tropical Diseases’

New Drug Candidate for Leishmaniasis

UK Awards 5-Year Grant to Drugs for Neglected Diseases Initiative

U.S. Army Seeks Vector-Borne Pathogen Detection Systems

Open Access Initiative Helps Neglected Tropical Disease Drug Effort

Army Moves Forward on Topical Drug for Cutaneous Leishmaniasis

U.S. Army Seeks Leishmaniasis Rapid Diagnostic Device

Biodefense Headlines – 29 September 2024