Infectious Disease Tech in 2025

Most Searched Infectious Disease Technology Trends in 2025

Discover the infectious disease technology topics driving interest in 2025, transforming how outbreaks are predicted, diagnosed, and managed.

• Assessing Tick Bite Risks in Northeastern China (2025 Study)

  A large-scale epidemiological survey across Liaoning, Jilin, and Heilongjiang reveals how behavior, landscape, and low awareness drive a 4.7× rise in tick bites — intensifying cases of Lyme disease and tick-borne encephalitis. The study highlights the urgent need for repellent use, vaccination awareness, and ecological control to curb infections in high-risk regions.

  How behavior and environment shape tick-borne disease risk in China

• AI Epidemiology Tools

  AI platforms predict outbreaks using real-time data, becoming essential for global health security.

  How AI is reshaping outbreak prediction

• Rapid Diagnostic Tests

  Next-gen portable diagnostics detect viral and bacterial infections within minutes, key for outbreak control.

  The future of rapid diagnostics in pandemics

• mRNA Vaccine Platforms

  mRNA vaccines expand beyond COVID-19, tackling RSV, flu, and future pandemic threats.

  Why mRNA vaccines are a game-changer

• Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Tracking

  New genomic tools track superbugs like drug-resistant TB and MRSA, helping curb the AMR crisis.

  Can tech solve the AMR crisis?

• CRISPR Antiviral Therapies

  CRISPR gene-editing is being tested against resistant viruses, from hepatitis to HIV.

  Is CRISPR the future of antiviral therapy?

• Smart Disinfection Systems

  Hospitals are deploying UV-C robots and IoT sterilizers to fight infections like Candida auris.

  How smart disinfection transforms healthcare

• Vector-Borne Disease Expansion

  Climate change drives dengue, malaria, and Zika into new regions, creating global health challenges.

  Mosquito-borne diseases on the move

• Measles Resurgence & Vaccine Hesitancy

  Falling childhood vaccination rates spark global measles outbreaks in 2025.

  Why measles is making a dangerous comeback

• H5N1 Avian Flu Spillover

  Avian influenza adapts to mammals, raising fears of a future human-transmissible pandemic.

  The alarming leap of H5N1

• Mpox (Monkeypox) Variants

  Mpox continues to spread globally, with new variants testing public health systems.

  Are poxviruses staging a comeback?

• Oropouche Virus (“Sloth Fever”)

  Oropouche virus is spreading outside the Amazon, with rising cases in the Americas.

  Sloth fever and its global spread

• Preparing for “Disease X”

  WHO and researchers warn of unknown pathogens; new “plug-and-play” vaccines aim to prepare humanity.

  Building resilience against the next unknown pandemic