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Andes hantavirus update

2

Hantavirus reported on international cruise ship, MV Hondius

3

Japan measles, Chikungunya in Argentina: Outbreak News Week in Review

4

Africa outbreaks: Lassa fever in Nigeria, CCHF in Senegal and Anthrax in Uganda

5

Ukraine: Health officials warn of rabies, Lyme disease with the arrival of spring

6

Outbreak News This Week: Measles in North America, Mpox in Singapore and more

7

England: Sexually transmitted Shigella on the rise

8

Yellow fever in Venezuela, prompts travel advisory

9

Mexico measles outbreak tops 7,500 cases in 2026 to date

10

New Mexico news: Hantavirus and animal plague

11

Ringworm STD cases rise in Minnesota

12

Singapore reports increase in measles, steps up public health measures

13

Chicago reports meningococcal disease increase

14

Chikungunya outbreak in Bolivia

15

Brazil to vaccinate 1.2 million healthcare workers against dengue

16

Chikungunya outbreaks: Suriname and Seychelles

17

Texas: Preventing screwworm

18

Mexico measles 2025- January 2026

19

Ethiopia declares end to Marburg virus disease outbreak

20

Guinea Worm Disease 2025: Closer than ever to eradication

21

Florida reports 1st local transmission of chikungunya of 2025

22

Canada: Haemophilus influenzae type B outbreak in Calgary

23

Japan tops 13,000 syphilis cases for the 4th consecutive year

24

Hantavirus reported in 8 countries in the Americas in 2025

25

Chikungunya across the globe 2025

26

Chikungunya in Cuba

27

Nipah virus in the News: Bangladesh 2025, Oxford vaccine candidate

28

Salmonella outbreak in the US, possibly linked to raw oysters

29

Chicago: Dog rabies and Mpox Clade I

30

Measles: A Public Health Wake-up call in the US

31

Africa outbreaks: Ebola in the DRC, Marburg in Ethiopia

32

Marburg Virus Disease outbreak in Ethiopia

33

Rift Valley fever in West Africa: Senegal, Mauritania and The Gambia

34

Parasites: Soil-transmitted helminths

35

Chikungunya in New York: What you need to know

36

Lyme and other tick-borne diseases

37

Human plague in the US: Three cases reported to date

38

Chikungunya epidemic risk: A call to action

39

Psoriasis with Dr. Rosanne Paul

40

Acanthamoeba keratitis and contact lenses: A personal story

41

Andes hantavirus in Patagonia, Argentina: The use of Rapid Data Collection

42

Yellow fever outbreak in Tolima, Colombia

43

Outbreak News This Week: Chikungunya in China, CCHF in Iraq, Brain-eating amoeba in South Carolina and more

44

Battling antibiotic resistance in Rwanda: The work of AMR Initiative Rwanda

45

Senegal eliminates trachoma

46

Florida: Conditions exist for indigenous T. cruzi transmission, according to study

47

Rhodesia anthrax epidemic of 1978-1980: A natural outbreak or the result of biowarfare?

48

Chagas disease: Test for cure

49

Rat lungworm increases on Australia's east coast and the link to climatic factors

50

Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever: Rare case reported in Greece

51

Anthrax as a bioterrorism agent

52

Vietnam: Dengue fever in Ho Chi Minh City, Measles in the Southern region

53

Michigan: Chinese nationals charged with smuggling fungal plant pathogen into the US

54

Australia: Locally acquired malaria in North Queensland

55

Measles in Ontario, Canada: More than 2,000 cases

56

Pink Cocaine, or Tusi with Diane Calello, MD

57

Toxoplasma gondii and beheaded sperm

58

Mental health illness: Anxiety, adult ADHD, PTSD and depression

59

'Tis the Season for Ticks and Mosquitoes

60

Phage therapy for treating drug resistant bacteria in cystic fibrosis patients

61

RABIES news- Organ transplant recipient, rabies from cow's milk, upsurge in rabid raccoons in Quebec

62

How contagious is measles? What is R0?

63

Polio Livestream

64

Anthrax: Oral vaccine produces immune response in white-tailed deer

65

Obamacare reform: Some thoughts with economist, John C. Goodman

66

Tattoos: Some things to consider with Adam Friedman, MD

67

Listeria and the multi-state outbreak linked to Boar's Head deli meat

68

Parvovirus B19 health advisory

69

Toxoplasmosis 101 with Fatima Khan, MPhil

70

Oropouche fever Q&A

71

Meningococcal meningitis with Rodney Rohde, PhD

72

Battling Dengue: Scott O'Neill, PhD, CEO of The World Mosquito Program

73

PARVO in DOGS with Jennifer Miller, DVM

74

What is parrot fever, or psittacosis?

75

Norovirus: Some interesting things we're learning about the 'Perfect Pathogen'

76

Pertussis in the Philippines

77

Melioidosis vaccine shows promise in mouse study

78

Ringworm and drug resistance

79

Norovirus: What is it and how can you protect yourself?

80

Glaucoma with Laura Sperazza, OD

81

Alaskapox: What do we know about this virus?

82

Measles and Immune Amnesia with Ashley Hagen, M.S.

83

Dengue awareness and a personal story

84

Emerging Pathogens in 2024?: Some thoughts with Rodney Rohde, PhD

85

Chronic wasting disease with Sonja Christensen, PhD

86

Doxycycline as a possible PEP for bacterial sexually transmitted infections

87

Leishmaniasis in the US with Naomi Aronson, MD

88

Bangladesh's record dengue fever season in 2023 with Dr. Md Rafiul Hasan

89

A potential cure for rabies with Brian Schaefer, PhD

90

Kuru: A fascinating history of a devastating disease linked to cannibalism

91

Cannabis use disorder and surgery complications

92

Malaria in Florida, What is Plasmodium vivax?

93

5 infectious diseases on the radar during summer travel

94

Africa: Trachoma eliminated in Benin

95

Marburg virus and lessons learned during the West Africa Ebola outbreak

96

Cholera: A significant global health concern

97

Babesiosis in the US with the CDC's Megan Swanson

98

AFib and the success of the cardiac ablation procedure

99

Echinococcus in New Hampshire with Elizabeth Talbot, MD

100

Giardia: A 'Beaver fever' primer

101

Cannabis induced psychosis

102

Brucellosis and some important work in Iraq

103

Rat Lungworm Disease: Slugs, snails are not alone in causing human disease

104

Scabies: Ivermectin use in mass drug administration

105

Dengue in the Philippines 2022

106

Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever 101

107

Monkeypox Livestream

108

Bacteriophage therapy successful in treating cystic fibrosis patient's Mycobacteria lung infection

109

Polio in Israel with Dr. Stephen Berger

110

Chagas disease in dogs

111

Malaria and illegal gold mining

112

Microbiology and the Clinical Laboratory Scientist

113

Whooping cough: Why are rates on the rise again?

114

Omicron variant: What do we know and don't know with Michael Osterholm, PhD

115

Gonorrhea: An unusual, accidental and non-sexual case with Prof. Felicity Goodyear-Smith

116

C. diff awareness

117

Salmonella and Food safety with Trevor Craig

118

Cryptococcus gattii outbreak in porpoises and dolphins in the Salish Sea

119

Valley Fever with John Galgiani, MD

120

Plasmodium vivax: The Global burden is obscure and insidious

121

Rabies Q & A: A World Rabies Day Livestream Special

122

Naegleria fowleri & the host immune response

123

Lewy Body Dementia with Dr. James Galvin

124

Brain aneurysm awareness month with Olivia Hoblit

125

Anthrax infections and it's dark bioterrorism history

126

Legionella: A waterborne bacterium of major concern

127

COVID-19 in the Philippines: An update with Dr. Edsel Salvana

128

PLAGUE primer and updated treatment recommendations with Christina Nelson, MD

129

Naegleria fowleri with Steve Smelski

130

India reports surge of mucormycosis cases. What do we know and not know?

131

Will SARS-CoV-2 become just another common cold?

132

Campylobacter can also be spread through sexual contact: OU study

133

The mental health of children in the time of pandemic

134

Shingles & the Shingrix vaccine with Dr. Leonard Friedland

135

Guinea worm disease 2020 with the Carter Center's Adam Weiss

136

COVID-19 sniffing dogs with Dr. Brittany Busse

137

It's not just COVID-19: Outbreaks of Lassa fever, plague and monkeypox

138

COVID-19 vaccines in Florida: How hospitals manage administering to 65+ population

139

Non-native mosquito, Aedes scapularis, established in South Florida

140

Andes virus: Outbreak linked to a super-spreader event in Argentina

141

Lyme disease guidelines 2020: A discussion with Lorraine Johnson, JD

142

Screening wastewater for the presence of COVID-19 with Edwin Oh, PhD

143

Michael Osterholm, PhD on lockdowns, masks and COVID-19 testing

144

COVID-19 vaccines update: Outbreak News This Week, Episode 3

145

Drinking hand sanitizer, vodka eyeballing and vodka tampons??

146

Nigeria yellow fever outbreak

147

Polio in Africa: Vaccine-derived polioviruses (VDPVs)

148

Ebola outbreak declared over, Chapare virus human-to-human transmission

149

Hepatitis A and the Hep A vaccine

150

Atrial fibrillation and other heart arrhythmias

151

Florida COVID-19 death certificates examined

152

Chagas disease treatment research with Rick Tarleton, PhD

153

Kedrab: 1st pediatric trial for Human Rabies Immune Globulin

154

SARS-CoV-2 is NOT transmitted by mosquitoes: A talk with Dr Stephen Higgs

155

Cancer screening in the time of COVID-19: Prevent Cancer Foundation's 'Back on the Books' campaign

156

Head lice activity is up in the US in the time of the pandemic

157

NEWS TALK: Coronavirus Q & A

158

COVID-19 strikes war torn Yemen

159

SARS-CoV-2 neutralizing antibodies isolated: Developing a treatment, Aid in vaccine design

160

Dr. Robert Desowitz: Infectious Disease Storyteller

161

Genetically modified mosquitoes coming to the Florida Keys?

162

Outbreak News Update: Robert Herriman talks about the brain eating amoeba, Naegleria fowleri

163

Coronavirus chat on NEWS TALK with Brandon and Bob

164

Severe malaria treatment receives FDA approval

165

SARS-CoV-2 transmission in cats: A study

166

Robert Koch: Titan of Microbiology

167

Dr. Mike Osterholm on COVID-19 testing, death rates and more

168

COVID-19: How does it compare with the 2009 H1N1 pandemic, US pandemic preparedness

169

Poison Control Centers: Fielding calls on everything from snakebites to coronavirus

170

Chagas disease: 1st local transmission in Missouri

171

Lyme Disease Biobank and a new study

172

Aspergillosis, a new kind of antifungal drug and World Aspergillosis Day

173

Global outbreaks: How effective is traveler screening?

174

Screwworm outbreak in Florida 2016

175

Leishmaniasis spread in the Middle East during war and conflict

176

Travel Bans and Disease Outbreaks: Are they effective?

177

Nipah virus with Emily Gurley, PhD

178

Coronavirus Q&A with Rodney Rohde, PhD

179

MARBURG Virus detected in fruit bats in Sierra Leone

180

Dengue in 2019, the vaccines and the quest for a World Dengue Day

181

One Health with Cheryl Stroud, DVM, PhD

182

China pneumonia outbreak and a novel coronavirus

183

Rabies and Travel Health with Dr. Jonas Nilsen

184

The Top Infectious Disease Stories of the Decade 2010-2019: The Podcast

185

Top 10 Most Important Infectious Disease News Stories of 2019: The Podcast

186

Inside the Hot Zone with Dr Mark Kortepeter

187

Encephalitis 101 with Becky Dennis

188

Flu season is here: Time to get your flu shot

189

Eastern Equine Encephalitis with Steven LaRosa, MD

190

Texas anthrax: A look at the 2019 outbreak

191

Naegleria fowleri: The PAM protocol with Dr Juan Dumois

192

Naegleria fowleri: A public health perspective

193

Naegleria fowleri and the ER physician with Dr Vincent Valente

194

Naegleria fowleri drug research with Dennis Kyle, PhD

195

Naegleria fowleri: Lab diagnosis with Shiela Black, MHM, BSMT(ASCP)

196

Naegleria fowleri: The Sebastian DeLeon case with Dr. Humberto Liriano

197

Naegleria fowleri: 4th Annual Amoeba Summit with Dr Jennifer Cope

198

Measles and the MMR vaccine

199

Lyme disease: The major players, the disagreements and the IDSA draft guidelines

200

The HPV Vaccine: Talking to The Vaccine Mom

201

Ebola news this week: 3rd province to report cases, Two EVD drugs show favorable results

202

Singapore dengue cases top 10K in 2019

203

Global measles: The numbers are staggering

204

The Vaccine Mom talks vaccines, immunity and some advice for parents

205

Anti-specist says don't kill mosquitoes, It's a mother trying feed her future children

206

Lyme and other tickborne diseases: 'We need a national public-private strategy'

207

Lyme disease: A military experiment gone wrong?

208

Bangladesh: A Record Dengue Season

209

Japanese encephalitis and the new vaccine recommendations

210

Chronic Wasting Disease: A Call to Action

211

Ebola, PHEIC and the World Bank with Laurie Garrett

212

Lyme testing with Monica Embers, PhD

213

It's Cyclospora season

214

Bolivia hemorrhagic fever outbreak: What is Chapare virus?

215

Philippines dengue update: A national alert, 'states of calamity'

216

Malaria epidemic in Venezuela: 2.5 million cases predicted for 2020

217

Cryptosporidium in the US with Joseph Eisenberg, Ph.D.

218

Foodborne illness, temperature control and celebrity chefs

219

Malaria drug resistance: An alternative for detection in the field

220

The Metabiota Epidemic Tracker with Ben Oppenheim, PhD

221

Legionnaires' disease: A personal story

222

Rabies: Signs and symptoms, exposure, transmission and diagnostics

223

Ebola: Pathology, treating patients and the current outbreak

224

Chickenpox 101 with Donald Kaye, MD

225

Alzheimer's disease: Risk factors, treatments and more

226

Medical history: Vaccines and Immunity

227

Florida hepatitis A outbreak with Epidemiologist, Andrea Leapley

228

Hurricane preparedness with Mike Coston

229

Lyme disease: New study confirms dogs are sentinels to assess human risk

230

Myositis with Dr. Cheilonda Johnson

231

Florida, national and international news and research

232

Global anthrax maps with Jason Blackburn, PhD

233

Measles: Counties with highest outbreak risk with Sahotra Sarkar, PhD

234

Naegleria fowleri, Acanthamoeba species and Balamuthia mandrillaris: Uncommon, accidental, yet high consequence

235

History of Bioterrorism with Dr Lawrence Roberge

236

Chagas disease, kissing bugs and the OSU survey

237

Outbreak News This Week: Dengue fever, Measles outbreaks are expensive

238

Lyme 'persister' bacteria and a three-antibiotic cocktail: A study

239

Bacteriophages and 'The Perfect Predator'

240

Acanthamoeba case in Michigan with Shahzad Mian, M.D.

241

Pediatric sepsis with Niranjan Kissoon, MD

242

Outbreak News interview: Vincent Racaniello, PhD

243

Lab Week 2019 with Dr Rodney Rohde

244

Cytomegalovirus, the RUSP and the National CMV Foundation

245

NYC measles and mandatory vaccinations

246

Venezuela outbreaks: Interview on the Captain's America: First Watch

247

Enterovirus D68: 'No evidence it's an imported disease'

248

Infectious disease news brief: Florida Hepatitis A outbreak

249

Lyme disease, ticks and the ecology with Richard Ostfeld, PhD

250

Polio eradication successes and struggles, Unusual infectious disease news

251

Chronic Wasting Disease and the CIDRAP program

252

Asian longhorned ticks with Maria Diuk-Wasser, PhD

253

Outbreak News This Week Radio Show: Rockland measles outbreak, RFK Jr., Health promotion

254

Organ donation: A look at some bioethical issues with Sigrid Fry-Revere, JD, PhD

255

Ticks with Daniel 'Tick Man Dan' Wolff

256

Vaccine hesitancy, social media and a federal role in vaccines

257

Disease outbreaks in slum communities

258

Ebola: Safe and dignified burials

259

Kentucky chickenpox, Peter Hotez on Joe Rogan and Huntington's disease

260

Glenn Laverack, PhD on Outbreak News TV

261

Huntington's disease with George Yohrling, PhD

262

Amesh Adalja, MD on Outbreak News TV

263

Healthcare not a market? G. Keith Smith MD dismantles article

264

Japanese encephalitis with Dr. Melvin Sanicas

265

Outbreak News This Week: Measles, hepatitis A, congenital syphilis

266

Staying Healthy Abroad with Dr Christopher Sanford

267

Looking at more anti-vaccine rhetoric with Paul Offit, MD

268

Resurgence of vector-borne diseases in Venezuela, Gottlieb says states will ' force the hand of the federal health agencies' to enforce vaccines

269

Venezuela epidemics: From measles to malaria with Dr. Alberto Paniz-Mondolfi

270

CIDRAP Director, Michael Osterholm, PhD on Outbreak News TV

271

Measles, vaccines and Ebola with Dr Rob Cohen

272

The importance of vaccines with Dr. Libby Richards

273

Measles, infections you can get from dogs and the cost of the rabies PEP

274

Vaccines, autism and a very important book

275

Vaccines and hysteresis with Xingru Chen

276

Outbreak News This Week Radio Show 1-20-19

277

Madariaga virus with Dr Glenn Morris

278

Top 3 industries that will be impacted by epidemics in 2019 with Metabiota's Dr Patrick Ayscue

279

Animal outbreaks on farms: How do they dispose of the carcasses?

280

Outbreak News This Week Radio Show 1-13-19

281

Rabies: The fatal Virginia case and some important lessons

282

Chikungunya and Lyme vaccine candidates with Valneva CEO Thomas Lingelbach

283

Outbreak News This Week Radio Show: 2018 Year in Review

284

Neglected Tropical Diseases: Chagas disease and schistosomiasis

285

Lyme disease, the Federal Tick-borne Disease Working Group and an IDSA letter with Timothy Sellati, PhD

286

Lyme bacteria persister forms, antibiotics and essential oils with Dr. Ying Zhang

287

Outbreak News This Week Radio Show 12-16-18

288

Artemisia tea infusions used in the treatment of Schistosomiasis: A look at the study

289

Outbreak News This Week Radio Show 12-9-18

290

Enterovirus D68, Acute flaccid myelitis and some of the research

291

Outbreak News This Week Radio Show 12-2-18

292

Chickenpox outbreak in an Asheville school: A 'viral exchange center'

293

Infant botulism and honey pacifiers

294

Medical history: 1918 influenza pandemic, Yellow fever in the US in the 18th and 19th centuries

295

Naegleria fowleri and the Jordan Smelski Foundation for Amoeba Awareness

296

Bernie Sanders single payer health plan vs. the Canadian system: Some significant differences

297

Trachoma: The SAFE strategy, the successes and a look forward to elimination

298

Outbreak News This Week Radio Show 11-18-18

299

African swine fever, China and the risk to the US

300

Outbreak News This Week Radio Show 11-4-18

301

Adenovirus: What is it and why the high percentage of deaths in the NJ outbreak?

302

Silicosis: What is it and how common is it in the US?

303

Outbreak News This Week Radio Show 10-28-18

304

Outbreak New This Week Radio Show 10-21-18

305

Lymphatic filariasis elimination: 'The Government of Vietnam really deserve congratulations'

306

Hernias 101: What are they, who's at risk and more

307

Outbreak News This Week Radio Show 10-14-18

308

Balamuthia, neti pots and a unique case report

309

Acute flaccid myelitis in Minnesota: An interview with Michael Osterholm, PhD

310

Trichomonas vaginalis treatment: New research shows multi-dose metronidazole is better in women

311

Outbreak News This Week: October 7, 2018

312

Listeria monocytogenes: Who's most at risk, pathology and common sources

313

Ricin: A weapon of assassination rather than mass destruction

314

Flu shots: Some protection is better than no protection

315

Bartonella and vampire bats: A look at the recent research

316

Infectious disease 'pearls', part 2: Outbreak News This Week

317

Yersinia enterocolitica: Chitlins, blood transfusions and Reiter's syndrome

318

Osteomyelitis: Types, complications and imaging studies

319

Tetanus: Symptoms, treatment, prevention and more

320

African sleeping sickness: A short Q&A with an ID physician

321

Sepsis awareness with Dr Amy Sprague

322

Undocumented immigrants and the import of infectious diseases: A real health security risk to the US?

323

Outbreak News This Week: Monkeypox, Florida mosquito-borne viruses

324

Sleep apnea in African Americans: Prevalent and undiagnosed according to study

325

Leptospirosis: Risk, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment

326

Sleep apnea: Symptoms, diagnosis and the CPAP machine

327

Chagas disease: UTEP professor discusses research and involving community

328

Florida experiencing high levels of mosquito-borne virus transmission: How to protect yourself?

329

Hospital bills: The enormous costs, negotiated insurance prices and the self-pay patient

330

Outbreak News This Week: Guests include Kamran Khan MD and Michael Osterholm, PhD

331

STD contraction law explained

332

Cyclospora Blue-Ribbon Panel, China withholding H7N9 avian flu samples

333

Measles, global surveillance and the work of BlueDot

334

Antibiotics: Fluoroquinolone prescribing in the US

335

Rabies: History, myths and diagnosis on Outbreak News This Week

336

Monkeypox: Q&A with Dr Warren Andiman

337

Doctorate in Clinical Laboratory Science (DCLS) with Dr Rodney Rohde

338

Infectious diseases: Some select 'pearls' with Sandra Gompf, MD

339

A ridiculous measles vaccine article examined

340

Alzheimer's Disease: The need to test the viral hypothesis

341

Fake medicines in developing countries: An interview with Dr Sachiko Ozawa

342

Totalitarian governments spawn infectious disease outbreaks that place other countries at risk

343

Lyme disease in the US: The Quest Diagnostics Health Trends report

344

Rat lungworm in the US: An interview with Dr Eugene Liu

345

Flu, amphiregulin and faster recovery in men

346

What is Capnocytophaga?

347

Filariasis: Wuchereria bancrofti and Brugia malayi

348

Aum Shinrikyo: A look back at the terror

349

Toxocara in the UK: A discussion with Dr Ian Wright

350

Epstein-Barr Virus: The red-headed step child of the Herpes Virus family

351

Philippines: Manila Leptospirosis outbreak update with Dr. Ted Herbosa

352

Giardia: The most common intestinal parasite found in humans in the US

353

Ron Paul is against compulsory vaccinations: Why I disagree

354

Capillaria philippinensis: First described in the 1960s in the Northern Philippines

355

Sustaining vaccine confidence in a post-truth era: Panel Q&A from ISNTD d³ 2018

356

Redefining Access to Medicines: Panel Q&A from ISNTD d³ 2018

357

Keystone virus: An interview with John Lednicky, Ph.D.

358

Strongyloides stercoralis: Severe and life-threatening infection in the immunosuppressed

359

Animal Viruses and Humans: A discussion with author, Dr Warren Andiman

360

Malaria series: Plasmodium malariae, P. ovale and the monkey malaria- Plasmodium knowlesi

361

Plasmodium falciparum, cerebral malaria and blackwater fever

362

Antibiotics: How to optimize the use and dosing of Vancomycin

363

Lyme disease: Climate change and public policy

364

Malaria: A general introduction and Plasmodium vivax

365

Grain beetles and rat tapeworms

366

Skin Cancer Awareness Month: A discussion with Dr Edi Kaminska

367

Hymenolepis nana: The dwarf tapeworm

368

Lyme Disease Awareness Month: Prevention, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment

369

Pubic Lice: They Don't Call Them Crabs For Nothing

370

Pediculosis: Head and body lice

371

STD testing with myLab Box co-founder, Lora Ivanova

372

Trichomonas vaginalis: The sexually transmitted parasite

373

Schistosomiasis: In terms of impact, it's second only to malaria as the most devastating parasitic disease

374

Travel health topics with Dr. Duellyn Pandis

375

Organ donation: Kidney paired donations, Donate Life Month

376

Vaccine law and exemptions

377

The Global Virome Project: Providing timely data to battle future pandemics

378

Lyme disease: Olivia's story, the LivLyme Foundation and the TickTracker app

379

Legionella Conference 2018: Approaches for successfully preventing the spread of Legionella in buildings, hospitals and other at-risk facilities

380

Lassa fever: An interview with Dr Judy Stone

381

Fasciola hepatica: The sheep liver fluke

382

The Medical Laboratory profession: A discussion with Dr Rodney Rohde

383

Thoughts on the eradicator of smallpox: 'You can argue that he's may of saved more lives than any other single human being in human history'

384

Naegleria fowleri: A personal story

385

The 1918 Influenza Pandemic: A short history and lessons learned

386

Cystoisospora belli: The least common of the three intestinal coccidia

387

Yellow fever in the US: A short history

388

Gnathostomes and Asian swamp eels in the US

389

DVT and pulmonary embolism

390

Cannibal sandwiches and the health risks

391

Bedbugs 101: An interview with Sarah Zukoff, PhD

392

The parasite best known as 'Crypto'

393

Troubling statements about vaccines: Gloria Copeland and Milwaukee's Patricia McManus

394

Food allergies: An interview with Scott Riccio

395

Lupus: An interview with Amy Yalden

396

Lone star ticks do not transmit the Lyme bacteria: Entomologist

397

Travel health: Philippines

398

CDC: Lack of funding threatens the Global Health Security Agenda, What are the implications?

399

Lyme Madness: An interview with Lori Dennis

400

Flashback: Discussing the West Africa Ebola outbreak (Circa 2014)

401

Pork tapeworm and cysticercosis

402

India eliminating trachoma and other global health successes in 2017

403

Balamuthia mandrillaris: Koral Reef's story

404

Raw sushi's microbial risks: The worms and germs

405

Rabies: What should you do if you're exposed?

406

Bioterrorism, antibiotic resistance and pandemic flu: Discussing 'Deadliest Enemy'

407

PANDAS (Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders Associated with Streptococcal Infections)

408

The pandemic clock is ticking: Are we ready?

409

Taenia saginata: The beef tapeworm

410

Rotary International and the battle against polio

411

Raw water: 'In defiance of everything science tells us'

412

Measles: The ABCs of this very contagious viral disease

413

The growing anti-vaccine movement: A discussion with Dr Peter Hotez

414

Infectious diseases year-in-review 2017 with Dr Judy Stone

415

The Donald Trump neurosyphilis article: Should a physician comment on this from a distance?

416

Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever: Increasing spread predicted

417

A syphilis primer

418

Foodborne parasites in the US

419

Stevens-Johnson Syndrome: A personal story

420

Anti-vaccine arguments rebutted

421

Bats, White-nose syndrome and Bat Conservation International

422

Hashimoto's disease Q & A

423

Vaccine history: Cell strain WI-38

424

Lyme disease: New research on Borrelia burgdorferi persistence

425

Naegleria fowleri: Study on death estimates, treatment success and the northward expansion of infections

426

Outbreaks and the role of health promotion

427

Animal research: The benefits, the regulations and the reality

428

Bacterial meningitis and vaccinations: A discussion with Dr. Leonard Friedland

429

Guinea worm disease: A discussion about the 'fiery serpent'

430

The cost of measles: A CDC review

431

Dicrocoelium dendriticum: The lancet liver fluke

432

Antibiotic resistance, the 'post-antibiotic era' and improving antibiotic stewardship

433

Paragonimus: A look at this parasitic lung fluke

434

Clostridium difficile awareness: A discussion with Steven LaRosa, MD

435

Monkeypox Flashback: 2003 outbreak in the US

436

Clonorchis sinensis: The Chinese liver fluke

437

Pandemic vs epidemic: What's the difference and why does it matter?

438

Diphtheria: A short history, the disease, treatment and the success of the vaccines

439

Acanthamoeba: A rare and potentially blinding parasite

440

Parasites 101: Whipworm

441

Plague: Transmission, pathology, diagnosis and treatment

442

Lymphatic filariasis in Nigeria: The battle against the disfiguring parasitic disease

443

Plague: The pandemics and more recent history

444

'What is a virus?' and other questions answered

445

Halloween costumes: The health risks of novelty contact lenses

446

Parasites 101: Hookworms

447

Tickborne diseases: Laboratory diagnosis and treatment

448

LymeDisease.org's Lorraine Johnson discusses MyLymeData and a new NSF grant

449

Puerto Rico crisis: What are the infectious disease risks post-Hurricane Maria

450

Totally preventable: Congenital syphilis on the rise in the US

451

A conversation with MRSA Survivors Network founder, Jeanine Thomas

452

Dientamoeba fragilis: 'The unflagellated human flagellate'

453

Laboratory testing and sepsis

454

Sepsis: An interview with Steven LaRosa, MD

455

Antibiotic crisis looming: Osterholm's thoughts

456

MERS: Will it ever spread out of the Arabian peninsula such that the rest of the world should be concerned?

457

Brucella RB51, pasteurization and the risks of consuming raw milk

458

Bacteriophage therapy: A remarkable story

459

Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever and the importance of timely treatment with doxycycline

460

Japanese encephalitis, the Philippines and the need to put the vaccine on the national schedule

461

Saudi Arabia, the Hajj and the challenges in the prevention and control of infectious diseases

462

Sepsis survivor, Mary Millard, tells her story

463

Parasites 101: Pinworms

464

H7N9 avian influenza in China: Should we be worried?

465

Houston floods: What are the infectious disease risks?

466

Lyme disease treatment: Some thoughts

467

Antibiotic stewardship: A look at penicillin allergies

468

Infectious disease 'pearls': Treatment and diagnostics

469

What's happened to Zika? Is the outbreak in the Americas over?

470

Parasites 101: Entamoeba histolytica

471

Travel health and medicine issues

472

North Korea's Bioweapon Program: What do we actually know?

473

The history behind the Lyme disease controversy and what's new in Lyme research

474

Diphyllobothrium: The largest known tapeworms that can infect people

475

A look at the differences in geographical distribution of Lyme disease

476

Parasites 101: Swimmer's itch

477

Vibrio vulnificus: An interview with Dr Judy Stone

478

Healthcare-associated infections: A discussion with Dr Rodney Rohde

479

Vaccine refusal: What's behind it and how we become better ambassadors for vaccination

480

Can kids be too clean? An interview with 'Let Them Eat Dirt' coauthor, B. Brett Finlay

481

Parasites 101: Cyclospora

482

The story behind the Toxic Shock Syndrome outbreak investigation of the late 70s-early 80s

483

Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD) and other prion diseases

484

Coyote tapeworm in Alberta: 5th human case reported

485

Health care options: Direct Care

486

Parasites 101: Ascaris lumbricoides

487

A new Lyme disease test: Dr Richard Marconi discusses the GLD Test

488

Talking Hepatitis A with Dr Amesh Adalja

489

Cholera: The disease, the Yemen crisis and the vaccine

490

Lyme disease, Stevia and the quest for better treatments

491

Mumps: Why it's seen a resurgence

492

Gain-of-function experiments

493

Influenza: What is the H and what is the N?

494

Hotez measles prediction: 'Something awful is happening in Texas'

495

Breast cancer Q & A with Dr J. Leonard Lichtenfeld

496

Vaccines: How they work and some common misconceptions

497

July is International Group B Strep Awareness Month

498

Legionnaires' disease and Legionella, Part Two

499

Legionnaires' disease and Legionella, Part One

500

Lyme disease: Borrelia biofilm in the body demonstrated

501

Multiple recurring C. diff infections rising: An interview with Dr James Lewis

502

Lyme disease: The Borrelia mayonii discovery

503

23andMe: USF professor warns of privacy risks

504

Everything you wanted to know about rabies

505

Powassan virus: The spread is inevitable

506

Raccoon roundworm: The rare and potentially lethal zoonosis

507

Antibiotics: Skin infections and the FDA approval of Baxdela

508

Lyme: Q & A with Paul Auwaerter, MD

509

The ABCs of melanoma

510

A look at the neglected tropical disease, Chagas disease

511

Hantavirus: An interview with Dr Paul Ettestad

512

Psoriasis: Oral treatment clinical trials

513

Blastocystis: The latest research and developments

514

Lyme advocate discusses CDC MMWR Chronic Lyme article

515

Leprosy in the US

516

DDT: An interview with Dr Jane Orient

517

Bioterrorism

518

Rhodesia's top secret use of chemical and biological weapons: An interview with Dr Glenn Cross

519

Ringworm: Is it a worm? No, it's a fungus among us

520

Dog flu 101: An interview with Dr Cynda Crawford

521

Anthrax: An interview with Dr Buddy Faries

522

Chikungunya: An interview with Dr Roger Nasci

523

Naegleria fowleri: An interview with Dr Jennifer Cope

524

Plague: An interview with Dr Paul Ettestad