WHO warns of dangerous mosquito-borne virus.
The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued a pressing call to action to prevent a resurgence of the Chikungunya virus epidemic, reminiscent of the widespread outbreak that gripped the world two decades ago. The latest surge began in early 2025, with significant outbreaks reported on the Indian Ocean islands previously impacted, including La Reunion, Mayotte, and Mauritius. Alarmingly, about one-third of La Reunion’s population has already been infected. The virus is rapidly spreading to countries such as Madagascar, Somalia, and Kenya, with epidemic transmission confirmed in Southeast Asia, including India. European health authorities are also growing increasingly concerned as imported cases rise. Since May 1, France has recorded approximately 800 imported chikungunya cases. More worryingly, there have been 12 documented local transmission clusters in southern France, where individuals were infected by local mosquitoes without travel to endemic regions. A case was also recently confirmed in Italy.
Published: July 24, 2025.
https://caliber.az/en/post/who-warns-of-dangerous-mosquito-borne-virus
Expanding human papillomavirus vaccine options.
To accelerate HPV vaccine introduction, all available and affordable vaccines should be deployed to meet WHO elimination targets. Delays in vaccine introduction result in substantial health losses, particularly for those ageing out of current target cohorts.
Published: August, 2025.
China’s Southeast Coast Reports Chikungunya Outbreak.
China’s Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health (DH) announced today that an outbreak of the mosquito-transmitted Chikungunya fever (CF) has occurred in Shunde, Guangdong, which began in July 2025 and was triggered by imported cases. As of July 15, 2025, a total of 478 confirmed cases have been reported, all of which exhibited mild symptoms.
Published: July 16, 2025.
Major new study finds no health risks from aluminium in childhood vaccines
A study of over one million children over 24 years found no increased risk of autism, asthma or autoimmune diseases in children receiving aluminium-containing vaccines.
Published: July 24, 2025.
Western Cuba Confirms Chikungunya Outbreak.
While the Pan American Health Organization has reported over 200,000 Chikungunya cases in 2025, none were confirmed in the Republic of Cuba. However, as of July 28, 2025, local media are reporting that the Pedro Kourí Institute of Tropical Medicine has stated a Chikungunya outbreak has been reported in the España Republicana neighborhood of Matanzas municipality, specifically in the Perico area.
Published: July 28, 2025.
https://www.vax-before-travel.com/2025/07/28/western-cuba-confirms-chikungunya-outbreak
Chikungunya Cases Surge Sixfold in South China City in a Week.
A sudden surge of chikungunya cases has been reported in Foshan city in China, increasing from 478 cases to almost 3000 cases within a week, according to South China Morning Post. France has reported over 53,000 cases in its overseas territories this year, reflecting a wider outbreak trend.
Published: July 31, 2025.
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-08-chikungunya-cases-surge-sixfold-south.html
World-first library of vaccine-enhancing adjuvants launches.
The UK’s Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) will host a repository of 25 vaccine-enhancing adjuvants that can be ‘taken off the shelf’ and used in new vaccines being developed against epidemic and pandemic threats. This includes diseases like mpox, COVID-19 and Ebola, as well as a novel or as-yet-unidentified Disease X. The $2.5 million project—funded and led by the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI)—will act as a matchmaking service, helping vaccine developers select the best vaccine-adjuvant combination to make their vaccines more potent and effective.
Published: July 3, 2025.
https://cepi.net/world-first-library-vaccine-enhancing-adjuvants-launches
This vaccine uses dental floss instead of needles.
Scientists have discovered that flossing between your teeth could one day help vaccinate you. By targeting a uniquely permeable gum tissue called the junctional epithelium, this new method stimulates immunity right where many infections enter: the mouth, nose, and lungs.
Published: August 3, 2025.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/08/250803011820.htm
Sleeping’ cancer cells in the lungs can be roused by COVID and flu.
Hidden in the lungs of some breast cancer survivors are tumour cells that can remain dormant for decades — until they one day trigger a relapse. Now, experiments in mice show that these rogue cells can be roused from their slumber by common respiratory illnesses such as COVID-19 or the flu.
Published: July 30, 2025.
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-02420-1
WHO: Guidelines for the international packaging and shipping of vaccines, 7th ed.
Published: July 2025.
European Vaccines Hub for Pandemic Readiness, a new European partnership for public health-relevant vaccine development.
The Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Authority (HERA) of the European Commission, through the European Health and Digital Executive Agency (HaDEA) supports the establishment of the “European Vaccines Hub (EVH) for Pandemic Readiness”, a pan-European center dedicated to advancing public-health–relevant vaccine development. The Grant Agreement has been signed today, marking a transformative step in public-health–relevant vaccine development. The EVH project contributes to the development of an agreed set of pandemic-prototype vaccines and scalable technologies through a consortium of major EU Vaccine R&D institutions and manufacturers, ensuring effective coordination of national vaccine research programs. Structured around four pillars supporting key activities and infrastructures of the vaccine development pipeline, EVH integrates leading European institutions with distinct expertise and in charge of pandemic preparedness in their own countries. In detail: Pillar 1 on “Discovery” is led by Fondazione Biotecnopolo di Siena (Italy), Pillar 2 on “Preclinical studies” by Institut Pasteur (France), Pillar 3 on “Clinical studies” by Vaccinopolis (UAntwerpen, Belgium), and Pillar 4 on “Manufacturing” by DZIF and ZEPAI (Germany).
Published: May 26, 2025.
https://www.izsvenezie.com/european-vaccines-hub-launch/
Chikungunya cases double in Singapore as virus spreads.
With most cases reported in southern China’s Guangdong province, viral fever recorded in Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore.
Published: August 8, 2025.
CDC director Oks new RSV immunization for infants.
Merck’s clesrovimab (Enflonsia) is a long-acting monoclonal antibody similar to nirsevimab (Beyfortus) from Sanofi and AstraZeneca. The CDC recommends using it for infants under 8 months of age born during or entering their first RSV season who are not protected by maternal vaccination.
Published: August 7, 2025.
WHO: Hepatitis B.
Published: July 23, 2025.
https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/hepatitis-b
4th Legionnaires’ death reported; Harlem Hospital, CUNY among NYC buildings found with bacteria.
Four people have died as a result of a Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in Harlem that has sickened nearly 100 people, and officials revealed the cooling towers that tested positive for the bacteria that causes the illness — some of which are at properties owned by New York City, including a hospital and an academic building.
Published: August 14, 2025.
Cholera Vaccines Meeting Outbreak Demands.
After decades of progress against cholera outbreaks, cases are again on the rise, even in countries that had not seen the disease in years. And with a multi-year vaccine shortage, health leaders were confronted with significant challenges. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), 44 countries reported cholera cases in 2022, a 25% increase from the 35 countries that reported cases in 2021.
Published: August 15, 2025.
https://www.vax-before-travel.com/2025/08/15/cholera-vaccines-meeting-outbreak-demands
Vaccination Falls, Diseases Return.
Published: July 31, 2025.
https://www.vaccinestoday.eu/stories/vaccination-falls-diseases-return/
World Mosquito Program: World Mosquito Day 2025. 20th August.
https://www.worldmosquitoprogram.org/world-mosquito-day
WHO: Nepal eliminates rubella.
Published: August 18, 2025.
https://www.who.int/southeastasia/news/detail/18-08-2025-nepal-eliminates-rubella
Rise in dengue fever outbreaks across the Pacific driven by the climate crisis, experts say.
Samoa, Fiji and Tonga among the worst affected amid warning the disease and others will become ‘more common and more serious as the planet warms.
Published: August 11, 2025.
Synchronized dynamics of dengue across the Americas
Published: August 20, 2025
