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A computer rendering of the structural detail of the Hepatitis B virus.

ACIP: All Adults Ages 59 and Younger Should Get Hep B Vaccine

Committee also passed new recommendations on vaccines against Ebola, orthopoxviruses

ASTMH over a photo of a physician examining children in West Africa

Remdesivir May Keep Ebola Out of the Bedroom

Won't help clinical disease, but phase II trial shows it reduces virus levels in survivors' semen

Covid-19 UPDATE over a background of illustrated coronaviruses

COVID Deaths Drop in the Hospitalized; Miracle Mouthwash? New Organ Discovered

A daily roundup of news on COVID-19 and the rest of medicine

A bottle of quercetin capsules

Quercetin: New Hype for COVID-19?

Parallels drawn with early data on hydroxychloroquine

The VSVG-EBOV-GP Ebola vaccine over a microscope image of the virus

ACIP: Offer Ebola Vax to Healthcare Workers With Exposure Risk

Unanimous vote by CDC committee included debate about Ebola vaccine in pregnant women

Still No Clarity on Merck's Ebola Vax in Congo

Data suggest effectiveness but too many variables to be sure

Hepatitis A Outbreak to Greet IDWeek

Homeless bear brunt of disease; delegates at low risk

Five CDC Cartoons, Out of Context

Agency likes to keep it simple in illustrating infectious disease

Ebola Virus Lives in Eye Long After Blood Clears

'Cured' in October, back in hospital in December

Ebola Diary: On the Ground in Sierra Leone, Part 5

Last installment in a CDC fellow's account of her experiences tracking the spread of the Ebola virus in West Africa.

Ebola Response: Slowed by a 'Perfect Storm' of Setbacks

WASHINGTON -- The world was taken by surprise by the West Africa Ebola outbreak and has been scrambling ever since to catch up, with many setbacks and only a few bright spots in the picture, international experts said at the Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy.