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1

Naegleria fowleri awareness: Kyle Lewis and Heidi LaMeyer

2

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

3

Cyclospora outbreak 2026

4

Lyme disease, antiphospholipid antibodies and the future of diagnostics?

5

Michigan reports rapid rise in Cyclospora

6

Antibiotics, antimicrobial resistance and the Revenge of the Microbes

7

Alpha-gal syndrome, or Red Meat Allergy

8

Screwworm 101 with Lee Haines, PhD

9

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

10

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

11

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

12

India: Shigella outbreak and Nipah virus case in Kerala state

13

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

14

Microbiology 101: The Catalase Test

15

Microbiology 101: The Catalase Test

16

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

17

Cryptosporidium outbreak linked to animal yoga in Nevada

18

Ebola in Africa, Measles in Bangladesh updates: Outbreak News

19

Ebola is not the only outbreak in the DRC

20

Ebola Bundibugyo outbreak in Africa

21

Andes hantavirus update

22

Hantavirus reported on international cruise ship, MV Hondius

23

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

24

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

25

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

26

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

27

England: Sexually transmitted Shigella on the rise

28

Yellow fever in Venezuela, prompts travel advisory

29

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

30

New Mexico news: Hantavirus and animal plague

31

Ringworm STD cases rise in Minnesota

32

Singapore reports increase in measles, steps up public health measures

33

Chicago reports meningococcal disease increase

34

Chikungunya outbreak in Bolivia

35

Brazil to vaccinate 1.2 million healthcare workers against dengue

36

Chikungunya outbreaks: Suriname and Seychelles

37

Texas: Preventing screwworm

38

Mexico measles 2025- January 2026

39

Ethiopia declares end to Marburg virus disease outbreak

40

Guinea Worm Disease 2025: Closer than ever to eradication

41

Florida reports 1st local transmission of chikungunya of 2025

42

Canada: Haemophilus influenzae type B outbreak in Calgary

43

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

44

Hantavirus reported in 8 countries in the Americas in 2025

45

Chikungunya across the globe 2025

46

Chikungunya in Cuba

47

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

48

Salmonella outbreak in the US, possibly linked to raw oysters

49

Chicago: Dog rabies and Mpox Clade I

50

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

51

Africa outbreaks: Ebola in the DRC, Marburg in Ethiopia

52

Marburg Virus Disease outbreak in Ethiopia

53

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

54

Parasites: Soil-transmitted helminths

55

Chikungunya in New York: What you need to know

56

Lyme and other tick-borne diseases

57

Human plague in the US: Three cases reported to date

58

Chikungunya epidemic risk: A call to action

59

Psoriasis with Dr. Rosanne Paul

60

Acanthamoeba keratitis and contact lenses: A personal story

61

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

62

Yellow fever outbreak in Tolima, Colombia

63

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

64

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

65

Senegal eliminates trachoma

66

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

67

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

68

Chagas disease: Test for cure

69

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

70

Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever: Rare case reported in Greece

71

Anthrax as a bioterrorism agent

72

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

73

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

74

Australia: Locally acquired malaria in North Queensland

75

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

76

Pink Cocaine, or Tusi with Diane Calello, MD

77

Toxoplasma gondii and beheaded sperm

78

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

79

'Tis the Season for Ticks and Mosquitoes

80

Phage therapy for treating drug resistant bacteria in cystic fibrosis patients

81

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

82

How contagious is measles? What is R0?

83

Polio Livestream

84

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

85

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

86

Tattoos: Some things to consider with Adam Friedman, MD

87

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

88

Parvovirus B19 health advisory

89

Toxoplasmosis 101 with Fatima Khan, MPhil

90

Oropouche fever Q&A

91

Meningococcal meningitis with Rodney Rohde, PhD

92

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

93

PARVO in DOGS with Jennifer Miller, DVM

94

What is parrot fever, or psittacosis?

95

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

96

Pertussis in the Philippines

97

Melioidosis vaccine shows promise in mouse study

98

Ringworm and drug resistance

99

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

100

Glaucoma with Laura Sperazza, OD

101

Alaskapox: What do we know about this virus?

102

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

103

Dengue awareness and a personal story

104

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

105

Chronic wasting disease with Sonja Christensen, PhD

106

Doxycycline as a possible PEP for bacterial sexually transmitted infections

107

Leishmaniasis in the US with Naomi Aronson, MD

108

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

109

A potential cure for rabies with Brian Schaefer, PhD

110

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

111

Cannabis use disorder and surgery complications

112

Malaria in Florida, What is Plasmodium vivax?

113

5 infectious diseases on the radar during summer travel

114

Africa: Trachoma eliminated in Benin

115

Marburg virus and lessons learned during the West Africa Ebola outbreak

116

Cholera: A significant global health concern

117

Babesiosis in the US with the CDC's Megan Swanson

118

AFib and the success of the cardiac ablation procedure

119

Echinococcus in New Hampshire with Elizabeth Talbot, MD

120

Giardia: A 'Beaver fever' primer

121

Cannabis induced psychosis

122

Brucellosis and some important work in Iraq

123

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

124

Scabies: Ivermectin use in mass drug administration

125

Dengue in the Philippines 2022

126

Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever 101

127

Monkeypox Livestream

128

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

129

Polio in Israel with Dr. Stephen Berger

130

Chagas disease in dogs

131

Malaria and illegal gold mining

132

Microbiology and the Clinical Laboratory Scientist

133

Whooping cough: Why are rates on the rise again?

134

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

135

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

136

C. diff awareness

137

Salmonella and Food safety with Trevor Craig

138

Cryptococcus gattii outbreak in porpoises and dolphins in the Salish Sea

139

Valley Fever with John Galgiani, MD

140

Plasmodium vivax: The Global burden is obscure and insidious

141

Rabies Q & A: A World Rabies Day Livestream Special

142

Naegleria fowleri & the host immune response

143

Lewy Body Dementia with Dr. James Galvin

144

Brain aneurysm awareness month with Olivia Hoblit

145

Anthrax infections and it's dark bioterrorism history

146

Legionella: A waterborne bacterium of major concern

147

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

148

PLAGUE primer and updated treatment recommendations with Christina Nelson, MD

149

Naegleria fowleri with Steve Smelski

150

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

151

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

152

Campylobacter can also be spread through sexual contact: OU study

153

The mental health of children in the time of pandemic

154

Shingles & the Shingrix vaccine with Dr. Leonard Friedland

155

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

156

COVID-19 sniffing dogs with Dr. Brittany Busse

157

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

158

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

159

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

160

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

161

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

162

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

163

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

164

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

165

Drinking hand sanitizer, vodka eyeballing and vodka tampons??

166

Nigeria yellow fever outbreak

167

Polio in Africa: Vaccine-derived polioviruses (VDPVs)

168

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

169

Hepatitis A and the Hep A vaccine

170

Atrial fibrillation and other heart arrhythmias

171

Florida COVID-19 death certificates examined

172

Chagas disease treatment research with Rick Tarleton, PhD

173

Kedrab: 1st pediatric trial for Human Rabies Immune Globulin

174

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

175

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

176

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

177

NEWS TALK: Coronavirus Q & A

178

COVID-19 strikes war torn Yemen

179

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

180

Dr. Robert Desowitz: Infectious Disease Storyteller

181

Genetically modified mosquitoes coming to the Florida Keys?

182

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

183

Coronavirus chat on NEWS TALK with Brandon and Bob

184

Severe malaria treatment receives FDA approval

185

SARS-CoV-2 transmission in cats: A study

186

Robert Koch: Titan of Microbiology

187

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

188

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

189

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

190

Chagas disease: 1st local transmission in Missouri

191

Lyme Disease Biobank and a new study

192

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

193

Global outbreaks: How effective is traveler screening?

194

Screwworm outbreak in Florida 2016

195

Leishmaniasis spread in the Middle East during war and conflict

196

Travel Bans and Disease Outbreaks: Are they effective?

197

Nipah virus with Emily Gurley, PhD

198

Coronavirus Q&A with Rodney Rohde, PhD

199

MARBURG Virus detected in fruit bats in Sierra Leone

200

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

201

One Health with Cheryl Stroud, DVM, PhD

202

China pneumonia outbreak and a novel coronavirus

203

Rabies and Travel Health with Dr. Jonas Nilsen

204

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

205

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

206

Inside the Hot Zone with Dr Mark Kortepeter

207

Encephalitis 101 with Becky Dennis

208

Flu season is here: Time to get your flu shot

209

Eastern Equine Encephalitis with Steven LaRosa, MD

210

Texas anthrax: A look at the 2019 outbreak

211

Naegleria fowleri: The PAM protocol with Dr Juan Dumois

212

Naegleria fowleri: A public health perspective

213

Naegleria fowleri and the ER physician with Dr Vincent Valente

214

Naegleria fowleri drug research with Dennis Kyle, PhD

215

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

216

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

217

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

218

Measles and the MMR vaccine

219

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

220

The HPV Vaccine: Talking to The Vaccine Mom

221

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

222

Singapore dengue cases top 10K in 2019

223

Global measles: The numbers are staggering

224

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

225

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

226

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

227

Lyme disease: A military experiment gone wrong?

228

Bangladesh: A Record Dengue Season

229

Japanese encephalitis and the new vaccine recommendations

230

Chronic Wasting Disease: A Call to Action

231

Ebola, PHEIC and the World Bank with Laurie Garrett

232

Lyme testing with Monica Embers, PhD

233

It's Cyclospora season

234

Bolivia hemorrhagic fever outbreak: What is Chapare virus?

235

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

236

Malaria epidemic in Venezuela: 2.5 million cases predicted for 2020

237

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

238

Foodborne illness, temperature control and celebrity chefs

239

Malaria drug resistance: An alternative for detection in the field

240

The Metabiota Epidemic Tracker with Ben Oppenheim, PhD

241

Legionnaires' disease: A personal story

242

Rabies: Signs and symptoms, exposure, transmission and diagnostics

243

Ebola: Pathology, treating patients and the current outbreak

244

Chickenpox 101 with Donald Kaye, MD

245

Alzheimer's disease: Risk factors, treatments and more

246

Medical history: Vaccines and Immunity

247

Florida hepatitis A outbreak with Epidemiologist, Andrea Leapley

248

Hurricane preparedness with Mike Coston

249

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

250

Myositis with Dr. Cheilonda Johnson

251

Florida, national and international news and research

252

Global anthrax maps with Jason Blackburn, PhD

253

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

254

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

255

History of Bioterrorism with Dr Lawrence Roberge

256

Chagas disease, kissing bugs and the OSU survey

257

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

258

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

259

Bacteriophages and 'The Perfect Predator'

260

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

261

Pediatric sepsis with Niranjan Kissoon, MD

262

Outbreak News interview: Vincent Racaniello, PhD

263

Lab Week 2019 with Dr Rodney Rohde

264

Cytomegalovirus, the RUSP and the National CMV Foundation

265

NYC measles and mandatory vaccinations

266

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

267

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

268

Infectious disease news brief: Florida Hepatitis A outbreak

269

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

270

Polio eradication successes and struggles, Unusual infectious disease news

271

Chronic Wasting Disease and the CIDRAP program

272

Asian longhorned ticks with Maria Diuk-Wasser, PhD

273

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

274

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

275

Ticks with Daniel 'Tick Man Dan' Wolff

276

Vaccine hesitancy, social media and a federal role in vaccines

277

Disease outbreaks in slum communities

278

Ebola: Safe and dignified burials

279

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

280

Glenn Laverack, PhD on Outbreak News TV

281

Huntington's disease with George Yohrling, PhD

282

Amesh Adalja, MD on Outbreak News TV

283

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

284

Japanese encephalitis with Dr. Melvin Sanicas

285

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

286

Staying Healthy Abroad with Dr Christopher Sanford

287

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

288

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

289

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

290

CIDRAP Director, Michael Osterholm, PhD on Outbreak News TV

291

Measles, vaccines and Ebola with Dr Rob Cohen

292

The importance of vaccines with Dr. Libby Richards

293

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

294

Vaccines, autism and a very important book

295

Vaccines and hysteresis with Xingru Chen

296

Outbreak News This Week Radio Show 1-20-19

297

Madariaga virus with Dr Glenn Morris

298

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

299

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

300

Outbreak News This Week Radio Show 1-13-19

301

Rabies: The fatal Virginia case and some important lessons

302

Chikungunya and Lyme vaccine candidates with Valneva CEO Thomas Lingelbach

303

Outbreak News This Week Radio Show: 2018 Year in Review

304

Neglected Tropical Diseases: Chagas disease and schistosomiasis

305

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

306

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

307

Outbreak News This Week Radio Show 12-16-18

308

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

309

Outbreak News This Week Radio Show 12-9-18

310

Enterovirus D68, Acute flaccid myelitis and some of the research

311

Outbreak News This Week Radio Show 12-2-18

312

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

313

Infant botulism and honey pacifiers

314

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

315

Naegleria fowleri and the Jordan Smelski Foundation for Amoeba Awareness

316

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

317

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

318

Outbreak News This Week Radio Show 11-18-18

319

African swine fever, China and the risk to the US

320

Outbreak News This Week Radio Show 11-4-18

321

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

322

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

323

Outbreak News This Week Radio Show 10-28-18

324

Outbreak New This Week Radio Show 10-21-18

325

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

326

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

327

Outbreak News This Week Radio Show 10-14-18

328

Balamuthia, neti pots and a unique case report

329

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

330

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

331

Outbreak News This Week: October 7, 2018

332

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

333

Ricin: A weapon of assassination rather than mass destruction

334

Flu shots: Some protection is better than no protection

335

Bartonella and vampire bats: A look at the recent research

336

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

337

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

338

Osteomyelitis: Types, complications and imaging studies

339

Tetanus: Symptoms, treatment, prevention and more

340

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

341

Sepsis awareness with Dr Amy Sprague

342

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

343

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

344

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

345

Leptospirosis: Risk, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment

346

Sleep apnea: Symptoms, diagnosis and the CPAP machine

347

Chagas disease: UTEP professor discusses research and involving community

348

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

349

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

350

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

351

STD contraction law explained

352

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

353

Measles, global surveillance and the work of BlueDot

354

Antibiotics: Fluoroquinolone prescribing in the US

355

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

356

Monkeypox: Q&A with Dr Warren Andiman

357

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

358

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

359

A ridiculous measles vaccine article examined

360

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

361

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

362

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

363

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

364

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

365

Flu, amphiregulin and faster recovery in men

366

What is Capnocytophaga?

367

Filariasis: Wuchereria bancrofti and Brugia malayi

368

Aum Shinrikyo: A look back at the terror

369

Toxocara in the UK: A discussion with Dr Ian Wright

370

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

371

Philippines: Manila Leptospirosis outbreak update with Dr. Ted Herbosa

372

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

373

Ron Paul is against compulsory vaccinations: Why I disagree

374

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

375

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

376

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

377

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

378

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

379

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

380

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

381

Plasmodium falciparum, cerebral malaria and blackwater fever

382

Antibiotics: How to optimize the use and dosing of Vancomycin

383

Lyme disease: Climate change and public policy

384

Malaria: A general introduction and Plasmodium vivax

385

Grain beetles and rat tapeworms

386

Skin Cancer Awareness Month: A discussion with Dr Edi Kaminska

387

Hymenolepis nana: The dwarf tapeworm

388

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

389

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

390

Pediculosis: Head and body lice

391

STD testing with myLab Box co-founder, Lora Ivanova

392

Trichomonas vaginalis: The sexually transmitted parasite

393

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

394

Travel health topics with Dr. Duellyn Pandis

395

Organ donation: Kidney paired donations, Donate Life Month

396

Vaccine law and exemptions

397

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

398

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

399

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

400

Lassa fever: An interview with Dr Judy Stone

401

Fasciola hepatica: The sheep liver fluke

402

The Medical Laboratory profession: A discussion with Dr Rodney Rohde

403

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'

404

Naegleria fowleri: A personal story

405

The 1918 Influenza Pandemic: A short history and lessons learned

406

Cystoisospora belli: The least common of the three intestinal coccidia

407

Yellow fever in the US: A short history

408

Gnathostomes and Asian swamp eels in the US

409

DVT and pulmonary embolism

410

Cannibal sandwiches and the health risks

411

Bedbugs 101: An interview with Sarah Zukoff, PhD

412

The parasite best known as 'Crypto'

413

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

414

Food allergies: An interview with Scott Riccio

415

Lupus: An interview with Amy Yalden

416

Lone star ticks do not transmit the Lyme bacteria: Entomologist

417

Travel health: Philippines

418

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

419

Lyme Madness: An interview with Lori Dennis

420

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

421

Pork tapeworm and cysticercosis

422

India eliminating trachoma and other global health successes in 2017

423

Balamuthia mandrillaris: Koral Reef's story

424

Raw sushi's microbial risks: The worms and germs

425

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

426

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

427

PANDAS (Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders Associated with Streptococcal Infections)

428

The pandemic clock is ticking: Are we ready?

429

Taenia saginata: The beef tapeworm

430

Rotary International and the battle against polio

431

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

432

Measles: The ABCs of this very contagious viral disease

433

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

434

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

435

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

436

Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever: Increasing spread predicted

437

A syphilis primer

438

Foodborne parasites in the US

439

Stevens-Johnson Syndrome: A personal story

440

Anti-vaccine arguments rebutted

441

Bats, White-nose syndrome and Bat Conservation International

442

Hashimoto's disease Q & A

443

Vaccine history: Cell strain WI-38

444

Lyme disease: New research on Borrelia burgdorferi persistence

445

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

446

Outbreaks and the role of health promotion

447

Animal research: The benefits, the regulations and the reality

448

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

449

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

450

The cost of measles: A CDC review

451

Dicrocoelium dendriticum: The lancet liver fluke

452

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

453

Paragonimus: A look at this parasitic lung fluke

454

Clostridium difficile awareness: A discussion with Steven LaRosa, MD

455

Monkeypox Flashback: 2003 outbreak in the US

456

Clonorchis sinensis: The Chinese liver fluke

457

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

458

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

459

Acanthamoeba: A rare and potentially blinding parasite

460

Parasites 101: Whipworm

461

Plague: Transmission, pathology, diagnosis and treatment

462

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

463

Plague: The pandemics and more recent history

464

'What is a virus?' and other questions answered

465

Halloween costumes: The health risks of novelty contact lenses

466

Parasites 101: Hookworms

467

Tickborne diseases: Laboratory diagnosis and treatment

468

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

469

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

470

Totally preventable: Congenital syphilis on the rise in the US

471

A conversation with MRSA Survivors Network founder, Jeanine Thomas

472

Dientamoeba fragilis: 'The unflagellated human flagellate'

473

Laboratory testing and sepsis

474

Sepsis: An interview with Steven LaRosa, MD

475

Antibiotic crisis looming: Osterholm's thoughts

476

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

477

Brucella RB51, pasteurization and the risks of consuming raw milk

478

Bacteriophage therapy: A remarkable story

479

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

480

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

481

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

482

Sepsis survivor, Mary Millard, tells her story

483

Parasites 101: Pinworms

484

H7N9 avian influenza in China: Should we be worried?

485

Houston floods: What are the infectious disease risks?

486

Lyme disease treatment: Some thoughts

487

Antibiotic stewardship: A look at penicillin allergies

488

Infectious disease 'pearls': Treatment and diagnostics

489

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

490

Parasites 101: Entamoeba histolytica

491

Travel health and medicine issues

492

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

493

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

494

Diphyllobothrium: The largest known tapeworms that can infect people

495

A look at the differences in geographical distribution of Lyme disease

496

Parasites 101: Swimmer's itch

497

Vibrio vulnificus: An interview with Dr Judy Stone

498

Healthcare-associated infections: A discussion with Dr Rodney Rohde

499

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

500

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

501

Parasites 101: Cyclospora

502

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

503

Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD) and other prion diseases

504

Coyote tapeworm in Alberta: 5th human case reported

505

Health care options: Direct Care

506

Parasites 101: Ascaris lumbricoides

507

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

508

Talking Hepatitis A with Dr Amesh Adalja

509

Cholera: The disease, the Yemen crisis and the vaccine

510

Lyme disease, Stevia and the quest for better treatments

511

Mumps: Why it's seen a resurgence

512

Gain-of-function experiments

513

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

514

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

515

Breast cancer Q & A with Dr J. Leonard Lichtenfeld

516

Vaccines: How they work and some common misconceptions

517

July is International Group B Strep Awareness Month

518

Legionnaires' disease and Legionella, Part Two

519

Legionnaires' disease and Legionella, Part One

520

Lyme disease: Borrelia biofilm in the body demonstrated

521

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

522

Lyme disease: The Borrelia mayonii discovery

523

23andMe: USF professor warns of privacy risks

524

Everything you wanted to know about rabies

525

Powassan virus: The spread is inevitable

526

Raccoon roundworm: The rare and potentially lethal zoonosis

527

Antibiotics: Skin infections and the FDA approval of Baxdela

528

Lyme: Q & A with Paul Auwaerter, MD

529

The ABCs of melanoma

530

A look at the neglected tropical disease, Chagas disease

531

Hantavirus: An interview with Dr Paul Ettestad

532

Psoriasis: Oral treatment clinical trials

533

Blastocystis: The latest research and developments

534

Lyme advocate discusses CDC MMWR Chronic Lyme article

535

Leprosy in the US

536

DDT: An interview with Dr Jane Orient

537

Bioterrorism

538

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

539

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

540

Dog flu 101: An interview with Dr Cynda Crawford

541

Anthrax: An interview with Dr Buddy Faries

542

Chikungunya: An interview with Dr Roger Nasci

543

Naegleria fowleri: An interview with Dr Jennifer Cope

544

Plague: An interview with Dr Paul Ettestad