CDC: Increase Seen in Cryptosporidiosis Outbreaks
Exposure to treated recreational water accounted for 35.1 percent of outbreaks, 56.7 percent of cases
Helminth Infections
CDC: First Confirmed ID of ‘Kissing Bug’ in Delaware
Triatoma sanguisuga insect can transmit parasite that causes Chagas disease
Egaten Approved for the Treatment of Fascioliasis
Novartis announced that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Egaten (triclabendazole) for the treatment of fascioliasis (also known as liver fluke infestation) in patients aged 6 years and older, making it the only FDA-approved treatment for this tropical disease.
FDA Approves New Treatment for Onchocerciasis
Moxidectin, a macrocyclic lactone, is an anthelmintic drug that selectively binds to the parasite’s glutamate-gated chloride ion channels.
First Treatment for Chagas Disease Gets FDA Approval
Chagas disease, also known as American trypanosomiasis, is caused by the Trypanosoma cruzi parasite.
Cases of Cyclosporiasis on the Rise, CDC Warns
A total of 206 cases of Cyclospora infections have been reported to the CDC as of August 2, 2017 among individuals who became ill on or after May 1, 2017.
Warm Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia Occurs After Babesiosis
The researchers documented warm autoimmune hemolytic anemia following babesiosis in patients with no history of autimmunity, they said there was no alternative explanation for clinical hemolysis.
Emverm Chewable Tabs Available for Pinworm Treatment
Emverm (mebendazole; Impax) chewable tablets are available for the treatment of pinworm, whipworm, common roundworm, common hookworm, and American hookworm in single or mixed infections. It is indicated for use in both adults and children
FDA Approves Emverm Chewable Tablets
Impax announced that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved its supplemental New Drug Application (sNDA) for Emverm (mebendazole) chewable tablets.
Nobel Prize Awarded for Groundbreaking Research on Infectious Disease Drugs
The Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet has awarded the 2015 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine to researchers for their discoveries concerning novel therapies against infections caused by roundworm parasites and malaria.
