Was the Pandemic a Cause for Today’s Rise in TB?
With rising incidence of tuberculosis (TB) in Europe for the first time in 20 years, as well as in parts of the U.S., COVID is
With rising incidence of tuberculosis (TB) in Europe for the first time in 20 years, as well as in parts of the U.S., COVID is
Two emerging infectious diseases have been in the news in recent weeks. While both have some potential for infecting workers, Marburg is primarily being seen
In September 2020, CDC launched a National Wastewater Surveillance System (NWSS) to help track the presence of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. But it
The summary of the NYT article entitled The Next Pandemic: Not if, but When stated “The new, aggressive pathogens in China and Saudi Arabia may
The US is currently seeing some very positive downward trends in the various infectious diseases that TAG has been tracking: While this does leave us
The approach of spring brings with it the semiannual migration of wild birds which is, once again, raising predictions of avian influenza (AI) spread to
The conclusions of a recent Cochrane review on the effectiveness of masks for respiratory illness transmission reduction (including COVID) has been widely reported by numerous
Norovirus is continuing to spread in both the U.S. and Canada, and with it is some misinformation on its control. With even major publications making
In late January, the FDA’s Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee unanimously voted to recommend a single-shot COVID vaccine, consisting of the current bivalent