Infectious Diseases
FEATURED STORIES
Unlocking the secrets of drug resistance in malaria parasites
A new gene search tool opens “endless possibilities.”
When infection won’t quit
TB, AIDS, and malaria are finding new ways to resist treatment
HIV/AIDS
Dean’s message: HIV/AIDS at 30: Turning the corner
HSPH researchers have made fundamental discoveries about HIV/AIDS and translated knowledge into action.
AIDS at 30: Hard lessons and hope
Thirty years after the first official reports about HIV/AIDS, we look back on the human devastation and forward to a changed social landscape.
HSPH alum tracks clues to pandemics before they erupt
Nathan Wolfe: Mission possible
MALARIA
Unlocking the secrets of drug resistance in malaria parasites
A new gene search tool opens “endless possibilities.”
The wily malaria parasite
Genetically diverse P. falciparum strains add up to one virulent, drug-resistant foe
Harvard Malaria Initiative
Visit the Malaria Initiative website for the latest on malaria research at HSPH and Harvard University
INFLUENZA
HSPH investigators help lead H1N1 research and response
Catching the flu before it catches the world
Bird flu: Now, all too human
An outbreak in Sumatra shows the world is ill-prepared
Avian flu in Africa
What does an outbreak in resource-poor Nigeria mean?
TUBERCULOSIS
March of the TB superstrains
HSPH research centers on “extensively drug-resistant” mutants
Hope for a needle-free TB vaccine
New “dry-spray” technology passes muster in guinea pigs
Is Vitamin D the missing key to TB?
New research suggests a low-cost way to help protect people of color
TB, or not TB?
Why is the bacterium dormant in 90% of cases—but potentially life-threatening in the rest?
VACCINES
Polio pioneer
Remembering HSPH Professor and Nobel Laureate Thomas Weller
Prevention and savings: The polio vaccine
In the U.S., the polio vaccine saved over $180 billion, says an HSPH study that supports global eradication
“Only connect…”
What can we learn from vaccines about translating knowledge into policy?
Avian flu: Preparing for a pandemic
Developing an effective vaccine and the capacity to manufacture it in sufficient quantities must form the centerpiece of pandemic preparations
OTHER INFECTIOUS DISEASES
Bacteria without borders
Scientists trace inflammatory ulcerative colitis to failure of immune “peacekeeper”
The lessons of oral rehydration therapy
The co-discoverer of a simple solution to a global killer passes all he has learned to public health’s next generation
Images left to right: CDC/Dr. Ray Butler, Janice Carr; CDC/James Gathany; CDC/C. Goldsmith, P. Feorino, E. L. Palmer, W. R. McManus