By Javairia Khalid World Meningitis Day, commemorated annually on the 5th of October, is a worldwide health initiative aimed at enlightening the public about the grave, and occasionally deadly, repercussions of meningitis. Emphasized by the powerful message that meningitis can devastatingly claim a life in less than a day or result Read more…
by May Murra Over the past three decades several novel zoonotic infectious diseases have emerged due to human activities such as changes in ecosystems, land-use, intensification of agriculture, urbanization and international travel and trade. A collaboration involving animal, human and environmental health including wildlife health was needed. This collaboration started Read more…
by Eleni Vergadi, Young ISSAD committee memberAssist. Professor of Paediatrics, Medical School, University of Crete Time after time, we hear the stories of mothers who have experienced loss of their newborn babies or severe manifestations caused by infections they had never heard of or that they were told that they Read more…
By Javairia Khalid, Lecturer, The Aga Khan University, Pakistan Group B streptococcus (GBS) or Streptococcus agalactiae is a type of bacteria that commonly inhabits the gastrointestinal and genital tracts of healthy individuals. While it is a commensal organism in most situations, certain conditions can cause GBS to become pathogenic and Read more…
Why do we need to step forward towards a maternal GBS-vaccine? By May Murra, Aarhus University Hospital, Denmark and Dr Eleni Vergadi, University of Crete, Medical School Global impact of GBS in mothers, neonates, and infants Globally, around 20% of pregnant women (approximately 20 million women each year) are colonized Read more…
By Javairia Khalid, Lecturer, The Aga Khan University, Pakistan Dr Javairia Khalid, a member of the ‘Young ISSAD’ Committee, has created a handy infographic regarding the symptoms of GBS disease in newborns compared to people of other ages who get GBS disease. Please find the downloadable infographic below.
By Javairia Khalid, Lecturer, The Aga Khan University, Pakistan An estimated one in five pregnant women around the world carry Group B Streptococcus (GBS) bacteria which is a major, yet preventable, cause of maternal and infant ill health globally. GBS is not a sexually transmitted disease and can be found Read more…
By Javairia Khalid, Lecturer, The Aga Khan University, Pakistan Each year on November 17th, World Prematurity Day is observed to raise awareness about preterm birth and what these babies and their families face across the world. Approximately 15 million babies are born preterm each year, which accounts for over 1 Read more…