Infectious

• A retrospective of 2025's top infectious disease reports highlights critical events including a tuberculosis outbreak in Kansas City and a significant FDA drug approval. • The Trump administration's termination of NIH grants severely disrupted clinical trials, with infectious disease research identified as the most heavily impacted sector. • The Kansas City TB outbreak underscores persistent public health vulnerabilities and the urgent need for improved treatment strategies and vigilance.

• Medical specialty societies are increasing their outreach and evidence-based guidance to fill communication gaps left by federal public health officials. • The Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) is collaborating with the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases and over a dozen other organizations to address public health needs. • This partnership is specifically focused on developing a comprehensive toolkit for clinicians and local health authorities to manage measles prevention and outbreak responses.

Pandemic report warns of growing global threat as health teams in Africa move to contain Ebola outbreak The world is becoming less resilient to outbreaks of infectious diseases, experts have warned, as health authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda scramble to contain an outbreak of Ebola.The Global Preparedness Monitoring Board (GPMB) said in a report published on Monday that “as infectious disease outbreaks become more frequent they are also becoming more damaging”, warning that pandemic risk is outpacing investments in preparedness and “the world is not yet meaningfully safer”. Continue reading...