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Drug-resistant Gonorrhea: An urgent threat to public health worldwide

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Outbreak News This Week: Ebola, swine flu, dengue, malaria and more

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Ebola outbreak in DR Congo continues to spread at an 'alarming and unprecedented rate'

4

Bacterial vaginosis (BV) and the increased risk of sexually transmitted infection (STI) coinfections

5

Psilocybin-assisted therapy and severe PTSD

6

Heartland virus disease

7

Kidney stones: The tiny concretion that causes so much pain

8

Naegleria fowleri awareness: Kyle Lewis and Heidi LaMeyer

9

Cyclospora Flashback: The 2013 Iowa outbreak wth Medical Director and State Epidemiologist, Dr Patricia Quinlisk

10

Cyclospora outbreak 2026

11

Lyme disease, antiphospholipid antibodies and the future of diagnostics?

12

Michigan reports rapid rise in Cyclospora

13

Antibiotics, antimicrobial resistance and the Revenge of the Microbes

14

Alpha-gal syndrome, or Red Meat Allergy

15

Screwworm 101 with Lee Haines, PhD

16

Human Screwworm in Honduras, Ebola update, measles in Bangladesh and Guatemala, Manitoba Hepatitis A

17

Dengue outbreak in Sri Lanka, Diphtheria in Haiti and more news: Outbreak News Radio

18

Outbreak News Radio: Ebola in the DRC, Powassan in New Hampshire, Taiwan Japanese encephalitis

19

India: Shigella outbreak and Nipah virus case in Kerala state

20

Ebola, screwworm, measles and more: Outbreak News This Week

21

Microbiology 101: The Catalase Test

22

Microbiology 101: The Catalase Test

23

Screwworm in Texas, Ebola update, Measles in the US: Outbreak News

24

Cryptosporidium outbreak linked to animal yoga in Nevada

25

Ebola in Africa, Measles in Bangladesh updates: Outbreak News

26

Ebola is not the only outbreak in the DRC

27

Ebola Bundibugyo outbreak in Africa

28

Andes hantavirus update

29

Hantavirus reported on international cruise ship, MV Hondius

30

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

31

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

32

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

33

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

34

England: Sexually transmitted Shigella on the rise

35

Yellow fever in Venezuela, prompts travel advisory

36

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

37

New Mexico news: Hantavirus and animal plague

38

Ringworm STD cases rise in Minnesota

39

Singapore reports increase in measles, steps up public health measures

40

Chicago reports meningococcal disease increase

41

Chikungunya outbreak in Bolivia

42

Brazil to vaccinate 1.2 million healthcare workers against dengue

43

Chikungunya outbreaks: Suriname and Seychelles

44

Texas: Preventing screwworm

45

Mexico measles 2025- January 2026

46

Ethiopia declares end to Marburg virus disease outbreak

47

Guinea Worm Disease 2025: Closer than ever to eradication

48

Florida reports 1st local transmission of chikungunya of 2025

49

Canada: Haemophilus influenzae type B outbreak in Calgary

50

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

51

Hantavirus reported in 8 countries in the Americas in 2025

52

Chikungunya across the globe 2025

53

Chikungunya in Cuba

54

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

55

Salmonella outbreak in the US, possibly linked to raw oysters

56

Chicago: Dog rabies and Mpox Clade I

57

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

58

Africa outbreaks: Ebola in the DRC, Marburg in Ethiopia

59

Marburg Virus Disease outbreak in Ethiopia

60

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

61

Parasites: Soil-transmitted helminths

62

Chikungunya in New York: What you need to know

63

Lyme and other tick-borne diseases

64

Human plague in the US: Three cases reported to date

65

Chikungunya epidemic risk: A call to action

66

Psoriasis with Dr. Rosanne Paul

67

Acanthamoeba keratitis and contact lenses: A personal story

68

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

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Yellow fever outbreak in Tolima, Colombia

70

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

71

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

72

Senegal eliminates trachoma

73

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

74

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

75

Chagas disease: Test for cure

76

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

77

Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever: Rare case reported in Greece

78

Anthrax as a bioterrorism agent

79

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

80

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

81

Australia: Locally acquired malaria in North Queensland

82

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

83

Pink Cocaine, or Tusi with Diane Calello, MD

84

Toxoplasma gondii and beheaded sperm

85

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

86

'Tis the Season for Ticks and Mosquitoes

87

Phage therapy for treating drug resistant bacteria in cystic fibrosis patients

88

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

89

How contagious is measles? What is R0?

90

Polio Livestream

91

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

92

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

93

Tattoos: Some things to consider with Adam Friedman, MD

94

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

95

Parvovirus B19 health advisory

96

Toxoplasmosis 101 with Fatima Khan, MPhil

97

Oropouche fever Q&A

98

Meningococcal meningitis with Rodney Rohde, PhD

99

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

100

PARVO in DOGS with Jennifer Miller, DVM

101

What is parrot fever, or psittacosis?

102

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

103

Pertussis in the Philippines

104

Melioidosis vaccine shows promise in mouse study

105

Ringworm and drug resistance

106

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

107

Glaucoma with Laura Sperazza, OD

108

Alaskapox: What do we know about this virus?

109

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

110

Dengue awareness and a personal story

111

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

112

Chronic wasting disease with Sonja Christensen, PhD

113

Doxycycline as a possible PEP for bacterial sexually transmitted infections

114

Leishmaniasis in the US with Naomi Aronson, MD

115

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

116

A potential cure for rabies with Brian Schaefer, PhD

117

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

118

Cannabis use disorder and surgery complications

119

Malaria in Florida, What is Plasmodium vivax?

120

5 infectious diseases on the radar during summer travel

121

Africa: Trachoma eliminated in Benin

122

Marburg virus and lessons learned during the West Africa Ebola outbreak

123

Cholera: A significant global health concern

124

Babesiosis in the US with the CDC's Megan Swanson

125

AFib and the success of the cardiac ablation procedure

126

Echinococcus in New Hampshire with Elizabeth Talbot, MD

127

Giardia: A 'Beaver fever' primer

128

Cannabis induced psychosis

129

Brucellosis and some important work in Iraq

130

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

131

Scabies: Ivermectin use in mass drug administration

132

Dengue in the Philippines 2022

133

Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever 101

134

Monkeypox Livestream

135

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

136

Polio in Israel with Dr. Stephen Berger

137

Chagas disease in dogs

138

Malaria and illegal gold mining

139

Microbiology and the Clinical Laboratory Scientist

140

Whooping cough: Why are rates on the rise again?

141

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

142

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

143

C. diff awareness

144

Salmonella and Food safety with Trevor Craig

145

Cryptococcus gattii outbreak in porpoises and dolphins in the Salish Sea

146

Valley Fever with John Galgiani, MD

147

Plasmodium vivax: The Global burden is obscure and insidious

148

Rabies Q & A: A World Rabies Day Livestream Special

149

Naegleria fowleri & the host immune response

150

Lewy Body Dementia with Dr. James Galvin

151

Brain aneurysm awareness month with Olivia Hoblit

152

Anthrax infections and it's dark bioterrorism history

153

Legionella: A waterborne bacterium of major concern

154

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

155

PLAGUE primer and updated treatment recommendations with Christina Nelson, MD

156

Naegleria fowleri with Steve Smelski

157

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

158

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

159

Campylobacter can also be spread through sexual contact: OU study

160

The mental health of children in the time of pandemic

161

Shingles & the Shingrix vaccine with Dr. Leonard Friedland

162

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

163

COVID-19 sniffing dogs with Dr. Brittany Busse

164

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

165

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

166

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

167

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

168

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

169

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

170

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

171

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

172

Drinking hand sanitizer, vodka eyeballing and vodka tampons??

173

Nigeria yellow fever outbreak

174

Polio in Africa: Vaccine-derived polioviruses (VDPVs)

175

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

176

Hepatitis A and the Hep A vaccine

177

Atrial fibrillation and other heart arrhythmias

178

Florida COVID-19 death certificates examined

179

Chagas disease treatment research with Rick Tarleton, PhD

180

Kedrab: 1st pediatric trial for Human Rabies Immune Globulin

181

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

182

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

183

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

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NEWS TALK: Coronavirus Q & A

185

COVID-19 strikes war torn Yemen

186

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

187

Dr. Robert Desowitz: Infectious Disease Storyteller

188

Genetically modified mosquitoes coming to the Florida Keys?

189

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

190

Coronavirus chat on NEWS TALK with Brandon and Bob

191

Severe malaria treatment receives FDA approval

192

SARS-CoV-2 transmission in cats: A study

193

Robert Koch: Titan of Microbiology

194

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

195

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

196

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

197

Chagas disease: 1st local transmission in Missouri

198

Lyme Disease Biobank and a new study

199

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

200

Global outbreaks: How effective is traveler screening?

201

Screwworm outbreak in Florida 2016

202

Leishmaniasis spread in the Middle East during war and conflict

203

Travel Bans and Disease Outbreaks: Are they effective?

204

Nipah virus with Emily Gurley, PhD

205

Coronavirus Q&A with Rodney Rohde, PhD

206

MARBURG Virus detected in fruit bats in Sierra Leone

207

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

208

One Health with Cheryl Stroud, DVM, PhD

209

China pneumonia outbreak and a novel coronavirus

210

Rabies and Travel Health with Dr. Jonas Nilsen

211

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

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

213

Inside the Hot Zone with Dr Mark Kortepeter

214

Encephalitis 101 with Becky Dennis

215

Flu season is here: Time to get your flu shot

216

Eastern Equine Encephalitis with Steven LaRosa, MD

217

Texas anthrax: A look at the 2019 outbreak

218

Naegleria fowleri: The PAM protocol with Dr Juan Dumois

219

Naegleria fowleri: A public health perspective

220

Naegleria fowleri and the ER physician with Dr Vincent Valente

221

Naegleria fowleri drug research with Dennis Kyle, PhD

222

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

223

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

224

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

225

Measles and the MMR vaccine

226

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

227

The HPV Vaccine: Talking to The Vaccine Mom

228

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

229

Singapore dengue cases top 10K in 2019

230

Global measles: The numbers are staggering

231

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

232

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

233

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

234

Lyme disease: A military experiment gone wrong?

235

Bangladesh: A Record Dengue Season

236

Japanese encephalitis and the new vaccine recommendations

237

Chronic Wasting Disease: A Call to Action

238

Ebola, PHEIC and the World Bank with Laurie Garrett

239

Lyme testing with Monica Embers, PhD

240

It's Cyclospora season

241

Bolivia hemorrhagic fever outbreak: What is Chapare virus?

242

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

243

Malaria epidemic in Venezuela: 2.5 million cases predicted for 2020

244

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

245

Foodborne illness, temperature control and celebrity chefs

246

Malaria drug resistance: An alternative for detection in the field

247

The Metabiota Epidemic Tracker with Ben Oppenheim, PhD

248

Legionnaires' disease: A personal story

249

Rabies: Signs and symptoms, exposure, transmission and diagnostics

250

Ebola: Pathology, treating patients and the current outbreak

251

Chickenpox 101 with Donald Kaye, MD

252

Alzheimer's disease: Risk factors, treatments and more

253

Medical history: Vaccines and Immunity

254

Florida hepatitis A outbreak with Epidemiologist, Andrea Leapley

255

Hurricane preparedness with Mike Coston

256

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

257

Myositis with Dr. Cheilonda Johnson

258

Florida, national and international news and research

259

Global anthrax maps with Jason Blackburn, PhD

260

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

261

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

262

History of Bioterrorism with Dr Lawrence Roberge

263

Chagas disease, kissing bugs and the OSU survey

264

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

265

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

266

Bacteriophages and 'The Perfect Predator'

267

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

268

Pediatric sepsis with Niranjan Kissoon, MD

269

Outbreak News interview: Vincent Racaniello, PhD

270

Lab Week 2019 with Dr Rodney Rohde

271

Cytomegalovirus, the RUSP and the National CMV Foundation

272

NYC measles and mandatory vaccinations

273

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

274

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

275

Infectious disease news brief: Florida Hepatitis A outbreak

276

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

277

Polio eradication successes and struggles, Unusual infectious disease news

278

Chronic Wasting Disease and the CIDRAP program

279

Asian longhorned ticks with Maria Diuk-Wasser, PhD

280

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

281

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

282

Ticks with Daniel 'Tick Man Dan' Wolff

283

Vaccine hesitancy, social media and a federal role in vaccines

284

Disease outbreaks in slum communities

285

Ebola: Safe and dignified burials

286

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

287

Glenn Laverack, PhD on Outbreak News TV

288

Huntington's disease with George Yohrling, PhD

289

Amesh Adalja, MD on Outbreak News TV

290

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

291

Japanese encephalitis with Dr. Melvin Sanicas

292

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

293

Staying Healthy Abroad with Dr Christopher Sanford

294

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

295

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

296

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

297

CIDRAP Director, Michael Osterholm, PhD on Outbreak News TV

298

Measles, vaccines and Ebola with Dr Rob Cohen

299

The importance of vaccines with Dr. Libby Richards

300

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

301

Vaccines, autism and a very important book

302

Vaccines and hysteresis with Xingru Chen

303

Outbreak News This Week Radio Show 1-20-19

304

Madariaga virus with Dr Glenn Morris

305

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

306

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

307

Outbreak News This Week Radio Show 1-13-19

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Rabies: The fatal Virginia case and some important lessons

309

Chikungunya and Lyme vaccine candidates with Valneva CEO Thomas Lingelbach

310

Outbreak News This Week Radio Show: 2018 Year in Review

311

Neglected Tropical Diseases: Chagas disease and schistosomiasis

312

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

313

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

314

Outbreak News This Week Radio Show 12-16-18

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

316

Outbreak News This Week Radio Show 12-9-18

317

Enterovirus D68, Acute flaccid myelitis and some of the research

318

Outbreak News This Week Radio Show 12-2-18

319

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

320

Infant botulism and honey pacifiers

321

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

322

Naegleria fowleri and the Jordan Smelski Foundation for Amoeba Awareness

323

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

324

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

325

Outbreak News This Week Radio Show 11-18-18

326

African swine fever, China and the risk to the US

327

Outbreak News This Week Radio Show 11-4-18

328

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

329

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

330

Outbreak News This Week Radio Show 10-28-18

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Outbreak New This Week Radio Show 10-21-18

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

333

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

334

Outbreak News This Week Radio Show 10-14-18

335

Balamuthia, neti pots and a unique case report

336

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

337

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

338

Outbreak News This Week: October 7, 2018

339

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

340

Ricin: A weapon of assassination rather than mass destruction

341

Flu shots: Some protection is better than no protection

342

Bartonella and vampire bats: A look at the recent research

343

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

344

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

345

Osteomyelitis: Types, complications and imaging studies

346

Tetanus: Symptoms, treatment, prevention and more

347

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

348

Sepsis awareness with Dr Amy Sprague

349

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

350

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

351

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

352

Leptospirosis: Risk, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment

353

Sleep apnea: Symptoms, diagnosis and the CPAP machine

354

Chagas disease: UTEP professor discusses research and involving community

355

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

356

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

357

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

358

STD contraction law explained

359

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

360

Measles, global surveillance and the work of BlueDot

361

Antibiotics: Fluoroquinolone prescribing in the US

362

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

363

Monkeypox: Q&A with Dr Warren Andiman

364

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

365

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

366

A ridiculous measles vaccine article examined

367

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

368

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

369

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

370

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

371

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

372

Flu, amphiregulin and faster recovery in men

373

What is Capnocytophaga?

374

Filariasis: Wuchereria bancrofti and Brugia malayi

375

Aum Shinrikyo: A look back at the terror

376

Toxocara in the UK: A discussion with Dr Ian Wright

377

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

378

Philippines: Manila Leptospirosis outbreak update with Dr. Ted Herbosa

379

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

380

Ron Paul is against compulsory vaccinations: Why I disagree

381

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

382

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

383

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

384

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

385

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

386

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

387

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

388

Plasmodium falciparum, cerebral malaria and blackwater fever

389

Antibiotics: How to optimize the use and dosing of Vancomycin

390

Lyme disease: Climate change and public policy

391

Malaria: A general introduction and Plasmodium vivax

392

Grain beetles and rat tapeworms

393

Skin Cancer Awareness Month: A discussion with Dr Edi Kaminska

394

Hymenolepis nana: The dwarf tapeworm

395

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

396

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

397

Pediculosis: Head and body lice

398

STD testing with myLab Box co-founder, Lora Ivanova

399

Trichomonas vaginalis: The sexually transmitted parasite

400

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

401

Travel health topics with Dr. Duellyn Pandis

402

Organ donation: Kidney paired donations, Donate Life Month

403

Vaccine law and exemptions

404

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

405

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

406

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

407

Lassa fever: An interview with Dr Judy Stone

408

Fasciola hepatica: The sheep liver fluke

409

The Medical Laboratory profession: A discussion with Dr Rodney Rohde

410

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'

411

Naegleria fowleri: A personal story

412

The 1918 Influenza Pandemic: A short history and lessons learned

413

Cystoisospora belli: The least common of the three intestinal coccidia

414

Yellow fever in the US: A short history

415

Gnathostomes and Asian swamp eels in the US

416

DVT and pulmonary embolism

417

Cannibal sandwiches and the health risks

418

Bedbugs 101: An interview with Sarah Zukoff, PhD

419

The parasite best known as 'Crypto'

420

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

421

Food allergies: An interview with Scott Riccio

422

Lupus: An interview with Amy Yalden

423

Lone star ticks do not transmit the Lyme bacteria: Entomologist

424

Travel health: Philippines

425

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

426

Lyme Madness: An interview with Lori Dennis

427

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

428

Pork tapeworm and cysticercosis

429

India eliminating trachoma and other global health successes in 2017

430

Balamuthia mandrillaris: Koral Reef's story

431

Raw sushi's microbial risks: The worms and germs

432

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

433

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

434

PANDAS (Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders Associated with Streptococcal Infections)

435

The pandemic clock is ticking: Are we ready?

436

Taenia saginata: The beef tapeworm

437

Rotary International and the battle against polio

438

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

439

Measles: The ABCs of this very contagious viral disease

440

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

441

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

442

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

443

Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever: Increasing spread predicted

444

A syphilis primer

445

Foodborne parasites in the US

446

Stevens-Johnson Syndrome: A personal story

447

Anti-vaccine arguments rebutted

448

Bats, White-nose syndrome and Bat Conservation International

449

Hashimoto's disease Q & A

450

Vaccine history: Cell strain WI-38

451

Lyme disease: New research on Borrelia burgdorferi persistence

452

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

453

Outbreaks and the role of health promotion

454

Animal research: The benefits, the regulations and the reality

455

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

456

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

457

The cost of measles: A CDC review

458

Dicrocoelium dendriticum: The lancet liver fluke

459

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

460

Paragonimus: A look at this parasitic lung fluke

461

Clostridium difficile awareness: A discussion with Steven LaRosa, MD

462

Monkeypox Flashback: 2003 outbreak in the US

463

Clonorchis sinensis: The Chinese liver fluke

464

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

465

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

466

Acanthamoeba: A rare and potentially blinding parasite

467

Parasites 101: Whipworm

468

Plague: Transmission, pathology, diagnosis and treatment

469

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

470

Plague: The pandemics and more recent history

471

'What is a virus?' and other questions answered

472

Halloween costumes: The health risks of novelty contact lenses

473

Parasites 101: Hookworms

474

Tickborne diseases: Laboratory diagnosis and treatment

475

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

476

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

477

Totally preventable: Congenital syphilis on the rise in the US

478

A conversation with MRSA Survivors Network founder, Jeanine Thomas

479

Dientamoeba fragilis: 'The unflagellated human flagellate'

480

Laboratory testing and sepsis

481

Sepsis: An interview with Steven LaRosa, MD

482

Antibiotic crisis looming: Osterholm's thoughts

483

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

484

Brucella RB51, pasteurization and the risks of consuming raw milk

485

Bacteriophage therapy: A remarkable story

486

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

487

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

488

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

489

Sepsis survivor, Mary Millard, tells her story

490

Parasites 101: Pinworms

491

H7N9 avian influenza in China: Should we be worried?

492

Houston floods: What are the infectious disease risks?

493

Lyme disease treatment: Some thoughts

494

Antibiotic stewardship: A look at penicillin allergies

495

Infectious disease 'pearls': Treatment and diagnostics

496

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

497

Parasites 101: Entamoeba histolytica

498

Travel health and medicine issues

499

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

500

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

501

Diphyllobothrium: The largest known tapeworms that can infect people

502

A look at the differences in geographical distribution of Lyme disease

503

Parasites 101: Swimmer's itch

504

Vibrio vulnificus: An interview with Dr Judy Stone

505

Healthcare-associated infections: A discussion with Dr Rodney Rohde

506

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

507

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

508

Parasites 101: Cyclospora

509

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

510

Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD) and other prion diseases

511

Coyote tapeworm in Alberta: 5th human case reported

512

Health care options: Direct Care

513

Parasites 101: Ascaris lumbricoides

514

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

515

Talking Hepatitis A with Dr Amesh Adalja

516

Cholera: The disease, the Yemen crisis and the vaccine

517

Lyme disease, Stevia and the quest for better treatments

518

Mumps: Why it's seen a resurgence

519

Gain-of-function experiments

520

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

521

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

522

Breast cancer Q & A with Dr J. Leonard Lichtenfeld

523

Vaccines: How they work and some common misconceptions

524

July is International Group B Strep Awareness Month

525

Legionnaires' disease and Legionella, Part Two

526

Legionnaires' disease and Legionella, Part One

527

Lyme disease: Borrelia biofilm in the body demonstrated

528

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

529

Lyme disease: The Borrelia mayonii discovery

530

23andMe: USF professor warns of privacy risks

531

Everything you wanted to know about rabies

532

Powassan virus: The spread is inevitable

533

Raccoon roundworm: The rare and potentially lethal zoonosis

534

Antibiotics: Skin infections and the FDA approval of Baxdela

535

Lyme: Q & A with Paul Auwaerter, MD

536

The ABCs of melanoma

537

A look at the neglected tropical disease, Chagas disease

538

Hantavirus: An interview with Dr Paul Ettestad

539

Psoriasis: Oral treatment clinical trials

540

Blastocystis: The latest research and developments

541

Lyme advocate discusses CDC MMWR Chronic Lyme article

542

Leprosy in the US

543

DDT: An interview with Dr Jane Orient

544

Bioterrorism

545

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

546

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

547

Dog flu 101: An interview with Dr Cynda Crawford

548

Anthrax: An interview with Dr Buddy Faries

549

Chikungunya: An interview with Dr Roger Nasci

550

Naegleria fowleri: An interview with Dr Jennifer Cope

551

Plague: An interview with Dr Paul Ettestad