In 2005, when there have been no outbreaks of poliomyelitis in the Western hemisphere for over a decade, it is difficult to appreciate the stark terror that accompanied epidemics in the 1950s. More
It wasn't so long ago that nearly all big pharma outfits and even many biotech firms put vaccine development on the very bottom of their wish list. More
If you had contracted tuberculosis (TB) in the first half of the last century, the most advanced treatment available was rest in a sanatorium and collapsing the lung; not surprisingly, the chances of survival were only around 50%. More
For fifty years scientists have been trying - and failing - to develop a vaccine against malaria, but last October the Lancet published details of the most effective candidate yet, which could be licensed in 2010. More
A recent report from the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA; Washington, DC) lists drugs and vaccines in clinical development for HIV/AIDS and related conditions and also details related epidemiologic and cost facts. More
Today the UK plays host to more than 60 million rats, this population explosion is important as feral rats are the main animal reservoir for Leptospira interrogans, the causative organism of Leptospirosis. More
"Measles - a childhood illness that more or less died out decades ago" just about sums up the public attitude to the disease in the developed world - and it is very mistaken. More
The number of people with sexually transmitted chlamydial infections is soaring; it is estimated that one in seven girls under the age of 16 is now infected, and one in 10 young women. More
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