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Dr. Eric O. Freed received his Ph.D. in 1990 from the University of Wisconsin-Madison His Ph.D. work focused on the function of the murine leukemia virus and HIV envelope glycoproteins in membrane fusion and virus entry. He joined the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) at the NIH...

Richard Hayes is Professor of Epidemiology and International Health at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine He is a statistical epidemiologist, whose main research interest is in the epidemiology of infectious diseases of public health importance in low income countries. Following early work on sickle cell disease, malaria...

Here, Professor Masahide Sakamoto uses Japanese pollution research as a case study for thinking about and understanding how to create a sustainable society.

Why is rapid measurement tools or fast identification of bioaerosols important and what are the challenges and opportunities?

Zoonoses – zoonotic pathogens spread between animals and humans – have been a concern of the international community since COVID-19.

The Pakistan floods have brought on a double burden of communicable, and non-communicable diseases, fuelling more inequality and health disparities.

The vast increase in vaccine production throughout 2020 and 2021 meant the demand for reliable medical fridges also grew rapidly.

Reflecting on the recent World Antimicrobial Awareness Week (WAAW 2022), it’s evident that we must continue to raise better awareness and understanding of antimicrobial resistance, which is one of the top 10 global public health threats facing humanity.

Peter Bretscher, Faculty in the Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology at the University of Saskatchewan questions whether there is a way of fostering resilience in immunological research.

Organisations call on World Bank to end ‘chronic underinvestment’ in animal health using new fund launched at this year's G20 Summit.

The welfare of animals is not only important to animals but is also intrinsically linked to human health and the environment.

The Covid-19 pandemic and emerging threats such as Monkeypox have demonstrated the need for global cooperation on public health.

Dr Zisis Kozlakidis directs our thoughts towards infection prevention and control, including technology, in his two-part series.

James Seddon is a Reader in Global Child Health at Imperial College London, an Associate Professor at Stellenbosch University, and a Consultant in Paediatric Infectious Diseases at St. Mary’s Hospital in London His major area of research is that of children with TB, and he works on TB diagnostics, TB...

Sima Rugarabamu from the SACIDS Foundation for One Health, Sokoine University of Agriculture, Tanzania details the new understanding of viral haemorrhagic fevers in Tanzania.

Paul S. Mead, MD, MPH is the Chief of the Bacterial Diseases Branch (BDB), Division of Vector-Borne Diseases (DVBD) in the National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID). As chief of BDB, Dr. Mead works to protect the American public from bacterial diseases spread by ticks, fleas,...

Roxane Feller, Secretary General of AnimalhealthEurope, helps us understand the benefits of animal vaccination for both animals and people.

A meta-analysis finds that women who breastfeed are less likely to develop heart conditions or diseases, or die from cardiovascular disease than women who do not breastfeed.

Famine and disease were the catalyst for the evolution of lactose tolerance in Europe, and explain why others are lactose intolerant.

Scientists at AIDS 2022 describe how new technological insights into HIV latent cells could help HIV cure research.