The 2013 National Biosurveillance Science and Technology Roadmap is out; protecting the nation from dangerous microbes is high on our research agenda.

There’s a major outbreak of measles in the UK – is it due to reduced vaccination levels resulting from the 1998 paper that linked vaccines and autism?

Giant African land snails, some infested with the rat lungworm, which can infect humans, are a problem in Florida; researchers work to reduce snail populations.

Acanthamoeba is a parasite to avoid. Are your contact lenses clean? If you’re rinsing them with tap water, or wearing them the swimming pool, probably not.