Outbreak News Radio

7 locally transmitted malaria cases have been reported in the US (Texas and Florida), a first in quite a few years. The species of malaria has been identified as Plasmodium vivax, one of 5 plasmodium ...

8 Heinä 202324min

Summer vacation is upon us and many Americans will be traveling domestically and internationally. Travel can unfortunately also be linked to infectious diseases. My guest today warns the public of fiv...

30 Kesä 202319min

The World Health Organization announced last month that The West African country of Benin has eliminated the neglected tropical disease, trachoma as a public health problem. Benin is the fifth country...

2 Kesä 202312min

Two countries in Africa, on opposite sides of the continent–Equatorial Guinea and Tanzania, have been battling Marburg Virus Disease outbreaks since February and March, respectively. Marburg has had a...

12 Touko 202342min

Cholera is a major public health concern in many parts of the world. We see large numbers today in Africa and South Asia. We've seen massive outbreaks in Haiti and Yemen over the past decade. Joining ...

4 Touko 202349min

In a recent paper in the CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR), authors report U.S. babesiosis incidence significantly increased in northeastern states in the past decade or so. What is t...

27 Maalis 202311min

Atrial fibrillation (AFib) not only causes shortness of breath and palpitations but puts patients at increased risk of stroke. When medication or other treatments fail to relieve symptoms, cardiologis...

20 Maalis 202314min

Last month, New Hampshire health officials released a health alert after identifying two locally acquired Echinococcus granulosus cases, the first such cases of the parasitic infection in the state. J...

11 Tammi 202314min