Amid a global surge in measles cases, new research suggests that undernutrition may be exacerbating outbreaks in areas suffering from food insecurity. A study involving over 600 fully vaccinated ...

The world is entering a new era of crisis for children; climate change, inequality and conflict are disrupting their lives ...

New global study reports a 60% drop in global mortality from diarrheal diseases, but children and the elderly ... comprehensive study from the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) conducted by the ...

The largest decrease was among children under 5 years with a 79 ... a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021, The Lancet Infectious Diseases (2024). DOI: 10.1016 ...

Nearly 900 people have become ill and 48 have died, most of them children under age 5, according to the WHO. “This event highlights the severe burden from common infectious diseases (acute ...

The disease burden remains highest among children, with roughly half of all ... The national, regional, and global risks, in contrast, are low. Although the report provides strong evidence that ...

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) was first identified as a cause of human infection more than six decades ago, after the virus was isolated from respiratory swabs from two children with outpatient ...

These numbers accounted for 35 percent of the global cholera ... outbreak of waterborne diseases like cholera and acute watery diarrhoea imposes an additional burden on an already stressed health ...