Clinicians' Biosecurity News Archive: 2018

• 11-26-2018: Machine Learning to Identify the Attributes Influencing Zoonotic Virus Emergence Overview of an important new study that illustrates how machine learning can identify attributes influencing zoonotic virus emergence.
• 10-03-2018: The Value of Legionella and Pneumococcal Testing in Pneumonia A new study questions the use of urinary antigen tests in community acquired pneumonia but supports their continued use in the work up of respiratory infections
• 09-12-2018: Early Vaccinations and Waning Immunity Create Dilemma for Flu Season A review describe rates of waning immunity in a single season among individuals vaccinated against seasonal influenza using the traditional inactivated vaccine.
• 07-24-2018: What Lurks in the 42% of Cases of Meningitis Without an Identified Cause? A new British study, published in Lancet Infectious Diseases, finds that the microbiologic etiology of meningitis often not discovered.
• 06-27-2018: Favipiravir Treatment of Lassa: A Broad-Spectrum RNA Antiviral A new study just published reports on the use of the influenza antiviral favipiravir for Lassa fever and provides an example of this strategy.
• 06-05-2018: The Etiology of Sepsis in Uganda A new study used sophisticated and comprehensive diagnostic technology and details causes of sepsis in Uganda.
• 05-21-2018: The Essential Elements of Pandemic Pathogens To optimally prepare for pandemics, it is essential to possess some understanding of what types of pathogens are most likely to cause a pandemic.
• 04-13-2018: Monkeypox: Spread in Nonendemic Countries Report on the reemergence of monkeypox in Nigeria after a nearly 40-year absence. The disease has been facilitated by the ending of routine smallpox vaccination
• 03-13-2018: Modeling Smallpox in 2018: The Role of the Immunosuppressed Population If smallpox ever recurs, the Increasing percentage of immunocompromised Individuals could both amplify the death rate and complicate vaccination strategies.
• 01-26-2018: How Severe Is an Influenza Season? The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released a new methodology to assess and communicate the severity of flu seasons.
• 01-05-2018: Culture-Negative Septic Shock: Equally Deadly New research shows that the cause of sepsis is often unclear but the outcome is similar whether cultures are positive or not.