Latest infectious diseases News

Compound with the potential to treat drug-resistant HIV identified
Tuberculosis Transmission May Hold Key To Prevention
Hobart hosts the past, present and future of infectious disease science
Leading immunologist recognised for breakthrough discovery that could transform patient care in severe respiratory viral infections
How well do COVID antivirals actually work? Not as well as we thought
Expert Commentary: What Do We Know About H5 Bird Flu?
AFGHANISTAN: One in 10 children acutely malnourished as plummeting funding closes nearly 600 health facilities
Lab-grown ‘mini guts’ to help kids with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)
Lab-grown ‘mini guts’ to help kids with inflammatory bowel disease
Is bird flu infecting humans? How would we know?
From infection to protection: Could mosquitoes help eradicate malaria?
Storms of dust and sand are another sign our climate is changing. Two experts explain
Funding boost to help prevent injuries and improve health outcomes
Australia’s hepatitis B vaccine advice unchanged following US vaccine decision
QIMR Berghofer and James Cook University boost strategic partnership to advance tropical health research and workforce development
Conflicts can spread infectious diseases while making outbreaks harder to detect
Curtin researchers win $6.4 million to improve health worldwide
The lightbulb moment behind a potential antiviral breakthrough
Non-Aussie Mozzies Intercepted In Brissie
WHO: Integration, innovation and community leadership key to ending HIV, hepatitis and STIs
My Marjorie Davidson
Carinity aged care resident reflects on 60-year nursing career
Bird flu has reached New Zealand – what this means and what comes next
New malaria drug candidate shows early promise in human study
One million older Aussies miss out on RSV protection
Queensland Government backs sovereign gene and cell treatment capability
Researchers honoured with prestigious national parasitology awards
Patient enrolment begins in a scientific trial to identify the first effective treatments for Bundibugyo virus disease
How much do friends influence teens’ mental health? What a new study can (and can’t) tell us
TAG-TP statement on immunomodulators and host-directed therapies for Bundibugyo virus disease
African countries convene to prepare for future rollout of new TB vaccines for adults and adolescents
History shows quarantine can be a blip – or mark some people forever
Labmed establishes the Center for Systems Infection Biology (CSIB)
Scientists recreate enterovirus infection in a new model of the human intestine
Studying Mozzies So There’s No Sick Soldier
Global clinical trial reveals safest, most effective antibiotics for golden staph bloodstream infections
Advancing early phase clinical research through collaboration 
A resilient future that continues to protect lives and livelihoods in an age of disasters and pandemics
Mosquito Nets Long-term Effectiveness Is Under Threat
CHARM 2026 highlights research transforming healthcare in the ACT
Milestone For MRNA Manufacturing Facility
Heart research gets a boost with HRC funding
Strengthening key health measures in national climate plans
The daily habit that can protect hospital patients from pneumonia
Message by the Director of the Department of Immunization, Vaccines and Biologicals at WHO – May 2026
World’s first AI-designed vaccine explained
Brushing your teeth in hospital could reduce the chance of catching pneumonia
HIV enters the brain and doesn’t leave – paradoxically, drugs intended to reduce brain inflammation increase virus levels