What are we learning from the UK's Meningitis B outbreak?
An outbreak of Meningitis B rippled through the UK's student population in March. Have we learnt anything about how the public react to infectious disease outbreaks since Covid? UK readers, learn how to check if you're vaccinated.
Regional bias in research on land use change, ecosystem restoration and zoonotic disease risk
Research has long shown that land use change can impact zoonotic disease transmission, but there is a regional bias across the literature leaving glaring gaps where research is needed most, in countries with high levels of land use change and high risk of zoonotic disease infection.
SDG3 and Me Video Series: Albert Osterhaus
Virologist and Editor-in-Chief of One Health Outlook, Professor Albert Osterhaus, discusses his research on virus discovery, particularly animal viruses that cross the species barrier to humans. Learn how his work supports intervention strategies such as new vaccines, which are key to achieving SDG 3 target 3.3 by 2030.
Book Q&A: Dengue Virus Evolution: From Emergence to a Global Health Crisis
As climate change has worsened, so has dengue. But there’s hope. In this blog, we hear from Dr Duarte dos Santos and Dr Giovanetti about dengue virus, their book's connection to SDG 3 and the next steps forward.
Advances in infectious disease diagnostics – how can they help us achieve SDG3.3?
Diagnostic tools for infectious diseases have advanced dramatically in recent years. How important are these tools in achieving SDG3.3, and which options should we invest in? Discover more in this blog.
SN BEN, SDG 3 & SDG 10: Ebola
Members of Springer Nature’s Black Employee Network (SN BEN) explore how Ebola virus disease disproportionately affects African communities, and how collective action with charities and public awareness can help destigmatise Ebola and advance good health (SDG 3) and reduced inequalities (SDG 10).
BMC Global and Public Health: Infectious Diseases and SDG 3
As global health is called into focus, don't miss this blog championing some of BMC Global and Public Health's key infectious disease publications.
Nature, BMC & Discover Collections: health policy, digital and personalised medicine
Researchers, don’t miss these open collections. Two blogs from Nature Communications and npj journals showcase collections focusing on health policy and digital medicine. Discover Nano's Collection focuses on the application of nanomedicines in the treatment of infectious diseases. Meanwhile, BMC Infectious Diseases calls for submissions to Collections on personalised medicine, HIV, malaria, and tropical vector‑borne diseases.
Documenting Disruption: Harm Reduction Research on Infectious Disease is Urgently Needed
Global health gains are being undone by aid cuts, conflict and political retreat. Harm Reduction Journal is calling for content to document the impact on infectious disease.
In other news...
A call to action from the Global Think-tank on Steatotic Liver Disease
SLD is no longer an emerging issue. It is an established component of the global metabolic public health threat. The question is not whether solutions exist, but whether they will be implemented at scale. Learn more about the authors' publication in this blog.
European Public Health Week 4-8 May
Want to write a blog about your research? Wish to highlight a public health cause close to your heart? Contact us last-minute to contribute a blog for our campaign, which goes live next week! Email campaign lead Alex Goodridge at alex.goodridge@springernature.com
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With special thanks to this newsletter's 20 contributors: Anthony Armenta, Freyja Austin, Binta Bah, Vivian Bai, Emma Brode, Emma Campbell, Rebecca Chen, Ben Cranfield, India Sapsed-Foster, Louis Gautier, Dr Marta Giovanetti, Sophie Gray, Natasha Hirst, Amy Joint, Abiola Lawal, Dr Jeffrey Lazarus, Virginia Mercer, Dr Claudia Nunes Duarte dos Santos, Will Shadbolt and Rebecca Shen