Case report suggests hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome may trigger secondary hyperparathyroidism
Kidney Failure Causes Hormone Surge in Rare Virus Recovery
This case report describes a patient with hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome in whom secondary hyperparathyroidism was suspected to be tr…
A rare virus causing sudden kidney failure may unexpectedly spike hormone levels during recovery, revealing a hidden complication doctors ra…
Environmental and social factors influence arbovirus proliferation in changing climate conditions
Rising Temperatures Push Dangerous Viruses Into New Communities
This review examines how environmental and social factors, including increasing temperatures and urbanization, affect the proliferation of a…
Warming weather pushes dangerous insect-borne viruses into new areas, making early warning systems and vaccines more critical than ever for …
Observational study evaluates clinical prediction models for dengue, chikungunya, and Oropouche fever in Brazil
New Tool Helps Doctors Tell Dengue, Chikungunya, and Oropouche Fever Apart
This observational study analyzed surveillance data from Espirito Santo state, Brazil, involving 465,280 observations to assess clinical pre…
A new online tool can tell apart dengue, chikungunya, and Oropouche fever using simple symptoms, helping doctors make faster, more accurate …
Peripheral immune patterns in severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome reveal plasma cell expansion
Doctors find a unique immune cell clue that predicts severe fever outcomes
This cohort study of 24 patients with SFTS and healthy controls found marked activation and exhaustion of T cells, expansion of T peripheral…
A rare immune cell spike predicts severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome, offering a new way to track patient recovery and guide treatm…
Meta-analysis finds high prevalence of zoonotic diseases in African pastoralist livestock systems
Three Deadly Animal-Linked Diseases Hiding in Plain Sight Across Africa
A systematic review and meta-analysis of 34 studies in African pastoralist systems found high prevalence rates for Rift Valley fever and Cri…
Three deadly livestock diseases hide in African pastoral communities, where women face the highest risk despite official counts suggesting t…
Oropouche Virus Disease Cases Reported in U.S. Travelers Returning from Cuba
What is Oropouche virus? U.S. travelers return from Cuba with the illness
A case report describes Oropouche virus disease in U.S.
U.S. travelers returning from Cuba have tested positive for the Oropouche virus, a mosquito-borne illness that adds a new destination to the…
CCHFV detected in Hyalomma ticks in western Spain with 1.54% infection rate
Study finds Crimean-Congo fever virus in ticks from western Spain
A retrospective surveillance study of 3,183 ticks from western Spain found Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus exclusively in Hyalomma lus…
Ticks in western Spain carry Crimean-Congo fever virus, found mostly in red deer and one specific tick type, prompting health officials to k…