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Outbreak News Radio
by Robert Herriman
Interviews with expert guests on issues of infectious diseases, research, medicine and health.
Episodes
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Emerging Infectious Diseases and Global Health Security
Radio host, Akinyemi Oladapo talks with Outbreak News Today's, Robert Herriman about a number of aspects of emerging infections, health security and pandemic preparedness.
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Naegleria fowleri 2026: US, Mexico, Israel, Pakistan and India
In this livestream, I will discuss the Naegleria fowleri cases I'm aware of in 2026.
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Japan: Syphilis surge and Penicillin shortage is not a good combination
In this news report, I look at the concerning situation in Japan with rising syphilis cases and a penicillin shortage.
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Pennsylvania measles: Most cases in the US, 3rd death reported
In this news episode of Outbreak News Radio, I go over the latest measles news from Pennsylvania.
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Zambia reports anthrax outbreak, Dozens of animals and people affected
In this news episode, I look at the anthrax outbreak in Mpika District, Zambia.
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Dengue cases surge in the Tampa Bay area
A quick look at the dengue situation in Hillsborough County and the rest of Florida.
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Drug-resistant Gonorrhea: An urgent threat to public health worldwide
Drug-resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae (the bacterium that causes gonorrhea) has become one of the most urgent antimicrobial resistant threats to public health worldwide. Clinicians expect to be confronted by rising rates of treatment failure in the years to come. As gonorrhea rates rise and...
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Outbreak News This Week: Ebola, swine flu, dengue, malaria and more
I look at outbreaks around the world over the past week from every continent: Ebola in DRC, malaria in DRC, Lassa in Nigeria, JE in Nepal, polio in Afghanistan, Legionnaires' disease in France, Sri Lanka dengue, Dengue in TampaBay, Florida and more.
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Ebola outbreak in DR Congo continues to spread at an 'alarming and unprecedented rate'
In this news video, I go over the latest numbers from the Ebola Bundibugyo outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. In addition, I look at what some major health organizations, like MSF, WHO and Africa CDC, say about their concerns about the outbreak. Lastly, I offer some good news about...
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Bacterial vaginosis (BV) and the increased risk of sexually transmitted infection (STI) coinfections
Women who test positive for bacterial vaginosis (BV) were over three times more likely to also test positive for one or more non-viral sexually transmitted infections (STIs) than women who test negative for BV, according to a new Health Trends® study from Quest Diagnostics and Hologic, Inc.,...
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Psilocybin-assisted therapy and severe PTSD
The first U.S. clinical trial of psilocybin-assisted therapy in veterans with PTSD who got no relief from conventional treatments has established that the protocol is safe, causing no serious adverse events or increases in suicidal thinking or behavior. In fact, the preliminary clinical results...
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Heartland virus disease
In this April 2014 interview, Daniel Pastula, MD, MHS, EIS Officer & Neurologist with CDC's Arboviral Diseases Branch discusses the new Heartland virus disease with Outbreak News This Week Radio Show host Robert Herriman
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Kidney stones: The tiny concretion that causes so much pain
On today's show, I'll be looking at is very common medical problem- kidney stones- a problem so common that about 1 in 10 people in the United States suffer from them over their lifetime. Joining me today to discuss kidney stones is Carmin Kalorin, MD. Dr Kalorin is a board certified urologist…
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Naegleria fowleri awareness: Kyle Lewis and Heidi LaMeyer
In this September 2013 radio interview, I talk to Jeremy Lewis of Kyle Cares Amoeba Awareness and Heidi LaMeyer of Swim Above Water, about their personal stories with the tragic deaths of their respective children and the work they were doing at their awareness organizations.
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Cyclospora Flashback: The 2013 Iowa outbreak wth Medical Director and State Epidemiologist, Dr Patricia Quinlisk
In a July 2013 interview on the Tampa-based, Outbreak News This Week radio show, I talk to Dr. Patricia Quinlisk, Iowa Dept. of Public Health Medical Director and State Epidemiologist, about the large cyclospora outbreak in Iowa and the midwest.
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Cyclospora outbreak 2026
An active surveillance investigation is underway by the CDC, FDA and state health departments regarding a nationwide surge of cyclosporiasis cases, a parasitic infection. Dozens of states are affected, and of particular note, a massive spike of over 3,300 cases have been reported as of today. A...
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Lyme disease, antiphospholipid antibodies and the future of diagnostics?
Current Lyme disease tests look for antibodies produced by the immune system in response to Borrelia burgdorferi bacteria transmitted to humans by infected blacklegged ticks. My guest today says, "The problem is that these antibodies don't have the right characteristics to be clinically useful"....
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Michigan reports rapid rise in Cyclospora
In this newscast, I talk about the rapidly growing cyclospora outbreak in Michigan, especially in the southeast part of the state. I also talk about a little history of the parasite here in the US and go over some recommendations from health officials.
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Antibiotics, antimicrobial resistance and the Revenge of the Microbes
In a 2025 WHO report on global antibiotic resistance, they revealed that one in six bacterial infections worldwide in 2023 were completely resistant to standard antibiotic treatments. Between 2018 and 2023, antibiotic resistance increased in over 40% of the monitored pathogen-antibiotic...
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Alpha-gal syndrome, or Red Meat Allergy
As tick populations grow and their ranges expand, the number of people being diagnosed with alpha-gal syndrome (AGS) is rising. So what is alpha gal syndrome? Today I want to dive into this serious, potentially life-threatening type of food allergy that is associated with the bite of a tick....
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Screwworm 101 with Lee Haines, PhD
The New World screwworm has returned to the United States as the first case was reported in Texas on June 3, Since then, a number of additional cases have affected animals in Texas and New Mexico. What is the new world screwworm? How is it transmitted and how dangerous is it? And how will we get…
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Human Screwworm in Honduras, Ebola update, measles in Bangladesh and Guatemala, Manitoba Hepatitis A
In this news report, I give an Ebola update, human screwworm in Honduras, measles in Bangladesh and Guatemala, hepatitis A in Manitoba, Canada and CCHF in Iraq.
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Dengue outbreak in Sri Lanka, Diphtheria in Haiti and more news: Outbreak News Radio
On today's news report, I look at the large dengue outbreak in Sri Lanka, Florida reports new travel associated dengue and chikungunya, diphtheria in Haiti, polio in Afghanistan, Virginia''s measles outbreak and dengue increases in Malaysia.
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Outbreak News Radio: Ebola in the DRC, Powassan in New Hampshire, Taiwan Japanese encephalitis
On this episode of Outbreak News Radio, I look at the latest from Africa and the Ebola outbreak, a Powassan virus case in New Hampshire, Japanese encephalitis in Asia and a H9N2 avian influenza case confirmed in Hong Kong.
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India: Shigella outbreak and Nipah virus case in Kerala state
In this report, I look at the shigella outbreak and the new Nipah virus case reported in Kerala state in southern India.
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Ebola, screwworm, measles and more: Outbreak News This Week
On today's livestream, I will update on the case count in the DRC Ebola outbreak, the screwworm situation in the southern US, measles in the US and Bangladesh and more.
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Microbiology 101: The Catalase Test
In this first episode in the Microbiology 101 series, I look at the catalase test.
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Microbiology 101: The Catalase Test
In this first episode in the Microbiology 101 series, I look at the catalase test.
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Screwworm in Texas, Ebola update, Measles in the US: Outbreak News
In today's newscast I look at the latest on the screwworm detection in Texas, the latest numbers from the DRC Ebola outbreak and measles in the US.
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Cryptosporidium outbreak linked to animal yoga in Nevada
In this news cast, I briefly talk about a cryptosporidium outbreak in Washoe County, Nevada, associated with animal yoga.
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Ebola in Africa, Measles in Bangladesh updates: Outbreak News
In this news report, I give updates on what I believe to be the two biggest infectious disease outbreak stories globally at this time- the Ebola outbreak in Africa and the Measles epidemic in Bangladesh,
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Ebola is not the only outbreak in the DRC
In this video, I give a quick update on the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). But this video also serves as a reminder that there are many other infectious disease outbreaks in the country, year after year, and I'll briefly go over some of them.
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Ebola Bundibugyo outbreak in Africa
In this update, I look at the latest on the Ebola Bundibugyo outbreak in Africa.
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Andes hantavirus update
In this report, I go over the latest news surrounding the Andes hantavirus outbreak linked to the cruise ship, the MV Hontius.
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Hantavirus reported on international cruise ship, MV Hondius
In this news cast, I do an update on the hantavirus situation on board the MV Hondius.
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Japan measles, Chikungunya in Argentina: Outbreak News Week in Review
In this livetream, I will look at some of the biggest news in infectious diseases and outbreaks across the globe.
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Coyote tapeworm in the Seattle area (Echinococcus multilocularis)
A new University of Washington study has found that over a third of sampled coyotes across the Puget Sound region were infected with this parasitic tapeworm (Echinococcus multilocularis).
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Africa outbreaks: Lassa fever in Nigeria, CCHF in Senegal and Anthrax in Uganda
In this newscast, I look at three current outbreaks occurring in Nigeria, Senegal and Uganda- Lassa fever, Crimean Congo Hemorrhagic fever and anthrax, respectively.
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Ukraine: Health officials warn of rabies, Lyme disease with the arrival of spring
With the arrival of spring, Ukranian health officials are warning of the increased rosk of two infectious diseases: rabies and Lyme disease.
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Outbreak News This Week: Measles in North America, Mpox in Singapore and more
In this livestream, I look at some of the news related to infectious diseases and outbreak over the past week.
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England: Sexually transmitted Shigella on the rise
In this newscast, I look at the situation in England with sexually transmitted Shigella species, including antibiotic resistance, primarily among men who have sex with men.
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Yellow fever in Venezuela, prompts travel advisory
In this news report, I look at the situation with yellow fever in Venezuela.
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Mexico measles outbreak tops 7,500 cases in 2026 to date
In this news report, I give an update on the large measles outbreak in Mexico.
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New Mexico news: Hantavirus and animal plague
In this news report, I look at the state of New Mexico who reported the first hantavirus case and animal plague case of 2026 this week.
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Ringworm STD cases rise in Minnesota
On today's news report, I discuss the increase in Trichophyton mentagrophytes genotype VII (TMVII) infections, that can be spread through sex, in Minnesota.
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Singapore reports increase in measles, steps up public health measures
In this news report, I look at the measles situation in Singapore and the public health measures they are taking.
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Chicago reports meningococcal disease increase
In this news report, I look at the increase in invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) cases reported in Chicago.
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Chikungunya outbreak in Bolivia
In this short news report, I look at the chikungunya outbreak in Bolivia, which prompted the CDC to issue a travel notice.
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Brazil to vaccinate 1.2 million healthcare workers against dengue
In this news report, I look at what the Brazil Ministry of Health is doing to vaccinate 1.2 million healthcare workers against dengue fever, using their homegrown vaccine.
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Chikungunya outbreaks: Suriname and Seychelles
In this news report, I look at the chikungunya outbreaks in Suriname and Seychelles.
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Outbreak News Radio currently has 562 episodes available on PodParley. New episodes are automatically indexed when they're published to the podcast feed.
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Interviews with expert guests on issues of infectious diseases, research, medicine and health.
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Outbreak News Radio is created and hosted by Robert Herriman.
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