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With the world continuing to grapple for solutions to limited Dengue fever outbreaks, India may soon offer its population a proven vaccine.
In 2024, India reported over 230,000 dengue cases and 236 related fatalities.

On World Malaria Day, the World Health Organization (WHO) called for revitalized efforts, from global policy to community action, to accelerate progress toward the elimination of Malaria, a serious disease.
As of April 2025, the WHO has certified 45 countries and one territory as malaria-free. Of the remaining 83 malaria-endemic countries, 25 reported fewer than 10 cases of the disease in 2023.

The global resistance to antibiotics is complicating the treatment of approximately 150 million urinary tract infections (UTIs) that occur annually. 
According to new research, nearly half of the women presenting with symptoms at a major referral hospital have infections resistant to multiple drugs.
The study, conducted by researchers at Mzuzu University and published in the National Library of Medicine, found that the prevalence of UTIs among women assessed at Zomba Central Hospital in Malawi is 48.5%.

As the northeastern United States prepares for another Lyme disease season without an approved vaccine, more individuals are at increased risk of both acute Lyme disease (caused by B. burgdorferi infection) and postacute sequelae after Lyme disease.
Lyme disease has been a notifiable condition since 1991. Last year, approximately 89,000 cases were reported in the U.S., in states such as Pennsylvania.