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Infectious disease

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Zika virus
Scientists aim to fast-track Zika treatment
Published Aug 29, 2016
In large-scale screen of existing drugs, researchers identify three drugs effective enough in lab to warrant further study
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Student scholar
'A door-opening opportunity'
Published Aug 12, 2016
Rising senior George Mwinnyaa, a public health studies major, earns coveted NIH Undergraduate Scholarship
Zika research
4 JHU teams win funding to combat Zika virus
Published Aug 10, 2016
Projects are among 21 selected for accelerated development in USAID Zika challenge
Innovation collaboration
JHU, DuPont team up on Ebola protective suit
Published Sept 28, 2015 Video
First of garments could be available in marketplace in first half of 2016
Designed to save lives
Published Aug 27, 2015 Video
Protective suit for Ebola caregivers lands JHU, Jhpiego among finalists in global design competition
Ebola preparedness
Hopkins Medicine develops training videos for CDC
Published Feb 18, 2015
Modules aim to help hospital emergency departments better prepare to treat patients with infectious diseases / Hopkins Medicine
Experts discuss measles vaccine efficacy, resistance
Published Feb 10, 2015
School of Public Health hosts half-day symposium amid national outbreak that has sickened more than 120
Global health
Slowing Ebola's spread
Published Feb 4, 2015
Guinean doctor who survived Ebola works with Jhpiego-led group to ensure proper infection prevention practices
Commentary
Anti-vaccine madness
Published Feb 3, 2015
JHSPH vaccine expert featured in Sunday column on current measles outbreak / The New York Times
Small 'miracle'
A curated history of smallpox
Published Jan 12, 2015
Johns Hopkins exhibition features items from collections of two men whose efforts were critical to eradicating deadly disease