Without approved treatments or vaccines to prevent Sudan Ebolavirus outbreaks in 2025, the World Health Organization (WHO) and its partners have immediately supported the Republic of Uganda's response to a potential new outbreak by facilitating access to a candidate vaccine.
As of January 31, 2025, the first 2,160 doses of IAVI's rVSV Sudan ebolavirus vaccine candidate (IAVI C108, rVSVΔG-SUDV-GP) were in Uganda's capital, Kampala, where they were prepositioned as part of outbreak preparedness.
2,160 Experimental Sudan Ebolavirus Doses Deployed in Uganda
Europe Adds Second Chikungunya Vaccine
While the global Chikungunya outbreak in 2024 impacted over 100 countries, most European countries reported very few Indigenous (locally) acquired cases.
However, according to the European CDC, the geographic expansion of Ae. albopictus mosquitoes to more temperate regions in Europe have increased the risk of arboviral disease outbreaks in 2025.
Increase Seen in Infant Mortality From Sudden Unexpected Infant Death
Decreases in mortality seen for many causes of death among infants, with SUID the notable exception
Bird Flu Studies Delayed as White House Halts CDC Reports
By India Edwards HealthDay ReporterFRIDAY, Jan. 31, 2025 (HealthDay News) — As a bird flu outbreak escalates across the U.S., the Trump administration has paused the release of key public …
COVID-19 Linked to More Severe Outcomes Than Flu, RSV in 2022-2023 Season
30-day risk for death slightly higher for COVID-19 than influenza or RSV; 180-day mortality also higher for COVID-19
RFK Jr. Faces Tough Questions at First Confirmation Hearing
By India Edwards HealthDay ReporterTHURSDAY, Jan. 30, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Robert F. Kennedy Jr. faced a plethora of tough questions on vaccines, abortion and public health policy during his Senate confirmation …
Americans Still Consider COVID Major Public Health Threat
By Dennis Thompson HealthDay ReporterTHURSDAY, Jan. 30, 2025 (HealthDay News) — People still see COVID-19 as an ongoing public health threat, even though the pandemic officially ended in 2023, according …
Leukocyte Count Predictor of Future Long COVID Severity in Postmenopausal Women
Leukocyte count linked to severity of post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection, but not of PASC occurrence or related cognitive outcomes
Trump Administration Waives Halt on Distribution of HIV Medications Via PEPFAR
However, the waiver does not address resumption of other PEPFAR services
50% of Northeastern Adult Ticks Carry Lyme Disease
As the snow melts away in the Northeast, hikers will return to the hills in the spring of 2025, and so will an unwanted tick that carries a severe disease.
Researchers from Dartmouth College recently reported that many states in the Northeast—including Connecticut, New York, New Hampshire, Vermont, and Maine — are at risk for contracting Lyme disease during the spring, summer, and fall.