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A comparison of two maps of Argentina, with the one on the left labeled 2022 and the one on the right labeled 2040. The image on the right has more red shaded areas.

Climate Models Suggest Hantavirus Risk Could Spread With Rodent Range Shifts

New models suggest climate change may shift the range of hantavirus-carrying rodents in Argentina.
Argentina recorded more than 100 hantavirus cases between June 2025 and early May 2026, about double the previous year.
Researchers warn that expanding host ranges could expose populations with little prior experience of the disease.

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DT Editorial Team·May 13, 2026·via livescience.com

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Pediatric Malaria Is Still Being Missed in the US, and the Delays Can Be Dangerous

A US multicenter study found diagnostic delays in more than one in four pediatric malaria patients.
The analysis covered 171 children treated at nine hospitals between 2016 and 2023.
Most patients had traveled to West Africa to visit friends and relatives.

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DT Editorial Team·May 9, 2026·via medicalxpress.com

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Higher-dose ivermectin failed to outperform standard treatment for severe scabies

A study in NEJM compared higher-dose and standard-dose ivermectin regimens.
All patients in the comparison also received permethrin.
The higher-dose approach was not superior in adults with severe scabies.

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DT Editorial Team·May 8, 2026·via medicalxpress.com

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Cruise Ship Hantavirus Outbreak Triggers Global Monitoring Effort

WHO confirmed the outbreak on May 4, with seven infections and three deaths reported at that point.
An eighth case was confirmed on May 6, and more cases may still surface because incubation can last up to eight weeks.
Officials say public risk is low, but international monitoring continues for passengers who disembarked earlier.

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DT Editorial Team·May 8, 2026·via medicalxpress.com

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Key takeaways from WHO briefing on hantavirus cruise ship outbreak

WHO briefing underscores concern over cruise ship hantavirus outbreak while discounting pandemic fears

WHO held a briefing on the hantavirus outbreak aboard a cruise ship.
Experts are described as worried by the outbreak itself.
The supplied reporting says pandemic fears are being discounted.

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DT Editorial Team·May 8, 2026·via statnews.com

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CDC report finds 50 large tuberculosis outbreaks across 23 U.S. states

The CDC identified 50 large TB outbreaks involving 1,092 cases from 2017 to 2023.
Outbreak-linked cases were disproportionately U.S.-born and more often associated with substance use, homelessness and incarceration.
About one quarter of outbreak cases were found through contact tracing.
The report argues for response strategies that address social barriers to diagnosis and treatment.

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DT Editorial Team·May 6, 2026·via medicalxpress.com

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An illustration of a blue translucent spiky sphere of a hantavirus molecule, with a 3D strand of DNA at the center. All in front of a blue background.

Suspected Hantavirus Cases on Atlantic Cruise Put Focus on a Rare but Serious Threat

WHO said one confirmed and five suspected hantavirus cases were tied to a cruise ship.
Three passengers have died and one person is in intensive care.
Hantaviruses can cause severe pulmonary or kidney-related disease and have no cure.

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DT Editorial Team·May 4, 2026·via livescience.com

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FDA clears Merck’s once-daily two-drug HIV tablet for adults with suppressed virus

The FDA approved Idvynso for adults with HIV-1 who are already virologically suppressed.
The once-daily tablet combines doravirine and islatravir in a single pill.
Two randomized trials supported the approval by showing maintained viral suppression after switching.

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DT Editorial Team·May 2, 2026·via medicalxpress.com

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Leishmania Study Finds Genetic Mixing Is Common, Not Exceptional

Researchers found evidence of genetic mixing in more than 70% of sampled Leishmania isolates.
The result challenges the view that these parasites evolve mainly through clonal reproduction.
The findings could reshape disease-control and treatment research.

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DT Editorial Team·May 2, 2026·via phys.org

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U.S. Measles Elimination Status Comes Under Pressure as Outbreaks Reach 45 States

A Lancet analysis says the U.S. has missed four of the CDC’s seven measles-elimination indicators.
Researchers report outbreaks that began in Texas in January 2025 have spread to 45 states.
Most recent cases were linked to domestic transmission rather than importations from abroad.

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DT Editorial Team·May 1, 2026·via medicalxpress.com

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Rapid Tuberculosis Biosensor Delivers Results in 60 Minutes

The biosensor targets MPT64, a protein secreted during active tuberculosis infection.
Researchers say it can deliver results in about 60 minutes.
Early tests showed selectivity against several other respiratory pathogens.

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 26, 2026·via medicalxpress.com

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Rotavirus Cases Are Arriving Early, but Vaccination Is Keeping Many Children Out of the Hospital

Doctors are seeing rotavirus cases earlier in the season than usual.
Rotavirus remains highly contagious and can make young children very sick.
A highly effective vaccine has sharply reduced hospitalizations.

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 25, 2026·via medicalxpress.com

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Phage Therapy’s Promise Meets an Immune-System Roadblock

A Melbourne phage-therapy program reported its first Victorian patient case.
Researchers found preexisting antibodies can block therapeutic phages.
The finding suggests future phage treatment may require immune screening as well as bacterial matching.

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 25, 2026·via medicalxpress.com

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Rabies Study Points to a Bigger Role for Skin Cells After Minor Exposures

A new report challenges the view that skin cells are passive in rabies infection.
Keratinocytes may help the virus invade nerves after minor bites or scratches.
The supplied source text does not include the study's full methods or mechanism.

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 16, 2026·via medicalxpress.com

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Urine Protein Test May Help Doctors Spot Severe Dengue Before It Escalates

Researchers identified urine proteins linked to progression toward severe dengue.
The test could offer a noninvasive way to improve patient triage.
Clinical validation will determine whether the approach reaches routine care.

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 13, 2026·via medicalxpress.com

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Gut Microbiome Study Adds a New Clue to the HIV Persistence Puzzle

Karolinska Institutet researchers reported an association between gut bacteria composition and latent HIV levels
The finding concerns people receiving antiretroviral therapy
The study points to a potential new avenue for HIV persistence and cure research

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 9, 2026·via medicalxpress.com

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Two images labeled A and B show translucent yellow worms with small red stripes and large black eyes in a plastic petri dish.

A rare parasitic case in Greece shows how unusual infections can defy expectations

A 58-year-old woman in Greece was reported to have a rare parasitic fly infection.
Her symptoms began with facial pain and later included a severe cough.
The case illustrates the importance of considering rare causes in unusual presentations.

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 8, 2026·via livescience.com

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Marine Animal Virus Linked to Chronic Eye Disease in People

A study in Nature Microbiology links a marine-animal virus to chronic eye disease in people.
The reported virus is typically associated with seafood species such as shrimp and fish.
The finding raises new questions about cross-species transmission and underrecognized eye infections.

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 7, 2026·via medicalxpress.com

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Evidence of monkeypox virus clade IIb lineage A.2.2 in the Republic of the Congo and co-circulation of clade Ia, Ib and clade IIb - Nature Medicine

Mpox surveillance in Congo identifies three viral clades circulating at once

Researchers report a confirmed mpox clade IIb lineage A.2.2 case in Pointe-Noire.
Passive surveillance in 2025 also identified clade Ia, clade Ib, and another clade IIb introduction.
The study argues for stronger surveillance, diagnostics, contact tracing, and affordable vaccines.

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 4, 2026·via nature.com

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Hope for control of a centuries-old epidemic

Tuberculosis research is finally building a credible path to control

Tuberculosis caused 1.23 million deaths worldwide in 2024.
Researchers now count 29 drug candidates and 16 vaccine candidates in development.
A phase 3 trial of M72/AS01E could introduce the first new TB vaccine class in 100 years.

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 2, 2026·via nature.com

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