infectious diseases

COVID update: CDC map reveals states with “high” wastewater viral activity
December 28, 2024
New data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows that over half of U.S. states have either "high" or "very high" levels of SARS-CoV-2—the virus...
COVID map update reveals new states with “very high” wastewater activity
December 3, 2024
There are an increasing number of states across the U.S. where "very high" levels of the virus that causes COVID-19 are present in wastewater.According to the U.S. Centers for...
First human case of bird flu detected in Canada
November 11, 2024
Health officials have confirmed Canada's first human case of avian influenza.The case involves a teenager within the Fraser Health health authority area of British Columbia who has tested positive...
Evotec and Pfizer announce drug discovery collaboration
July 10, 2024
Evotec and Pfizer have entered a multi-year partnership that will focus initially on early discovery research.As part of the master research collaboration and option and licence agreement, the two...