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STI Awareness Week, Silent No More
-Transforming STI Screening with a Tiered Multiplex Diagnostic Portfolio in Alignment with 2025–2026 WHO Guidelines 1. The Iceberg Beneath the Surface This week, April 12–18, 2026, marks STI Awareness Week. The theme of this week serves as a powerful reminder: the global burden of sexually transm...Read more -
MRSA: Rapid Screening for Infection Control in Healthcare Settings
The Rising Challenge of Antimicrobial Resistance The rapid rise of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is one of the most serious global health challenges of our time. The World Health Organization has listed MRSA as a priority pathogen. Among resistant pathogens, methicillin resistant Staphylococcus ...Read more -
Dengue & Chikungunya Epidemiologic Update: Growing Global Threat Amidst Climate and Travel Drivers
Once confined to the tropics, mosquito-borne viral diseases are rapidly expanding their reach. Dengue and chikungunya, sharing the same vectors, overlapping symptoms, and growing geographic footprints, are evolving from episodic outbreaks into a persistent global threat, driven by climate change ...Read more -
Mpox Global Update and Advanced Diagnostics
1. Global Epidemiological Update of Mpox (as of March 2026) Mpox, caused by the Monkeypox virus (MPXV), remains a persistent global public health concern despite the end of its designation as a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) by the World Health Organization. Continued tr...Read more -
Innovations in Cervical Cancer Screening: Alignment of WHO Guidelines with a Fully Automated High-Rish HPV Detection Platform
1.Global Burden of Cervical Cancer and Screening Challenges Cervical cancer remains a major global public health challenge, despite being largely preventable through effective screening and early intervention. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), an estimated 662,000 new cases and ...Read more -
World Tuberculosis Day 2026: Yes! We Can End TB
March 24, 2026 marks the 31st World Tuberculosis Day. The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced this year’s global theme as “Yes! We can end TB!”, emphasizing that strong government leadership, sustained political commitment, and coordinated multisectoral action are essential to ending th...Read more -
Literature Sharing: Virome profiling of wild small mammals in West Africa reveals novel viruses and zoonotic risks
A recent study published in Microbiome conducted viral metagenomic analysis on 846 wild small mammals—including bats, rodents, and shrews—collected in Sierra Leone, West Africa. The study identified a total of 39 mammal-associated RNA viruses, comprising 26 novel and 13 previously known viruses. ...Read more -
Addressing the Dengue Challenge: From Viral Transmission Dynamics to Tiered Testing Strategies
1 Dengue Epidemic Background: An Escalating Global Public Health Challenge Dengue is an acute mosquito-borne viral disease caused by the dengue virus (DENV), which has emerged as the most rapidly spreading arboviral disease globally, posing a substantial threat to public health security. Over the...Read more -
When Antibiotics Stop Working: Understanding the Threat of Carbapenemase and the Role of Rapid Detection
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has become one of the most pressing global health challenges of our time. According to the 2024 Bacterial Priority Pathogens List (BPPL) released by the World Health Organization, several carbapenem-resistant bacteria—including Acinetobacter baumannii, Pseudomonas a...Read more -
Mosquito-Borne Viral Diseases: A Growing Global Health Challenge
Mosquito-borne viral diseases remain a significant public health concern in tropical and subtropical regions. Among them, dengue and chikungunya are two rapidly expanding threats that share similar transmission routes, clinical manifestations, and geographical distribution. As global travel and c...Read more -
Give to Gain – Protecting Mothers and Newborns Through Timely GBS Detection
This March, as we celebrate International Women’s Day, we shift our focus from simply raising awareness to taking meaningful action. The theme “Give to Gain” captures a powerful truth: when we give women access to timely detection, accurate screening, and proper care, we all gai...Read more -
Measles Resurgence in 2026: When Herd Immunity Gaps Appear, How Should We Respond?
At the beginning of 2026, measles has once again become a major global public health concern. Despite being vaccine-preventable, this highly contagious disease is resurging in multiple regions due to declining vaccination coverage, widening immunity gaps, and fully restored international travel. ...Read more