Andes virus: Outbreak linked to a super-spreader event in Argentina
In late 2018 into early 2019, an outbreak of a form of hantavirus called Andes virus, swept through a small town in Argentina infecting 34 and killing 11. Researchers led by a team from the U.S. Army ...
18 Dec 202016min
Lyme disease guidelines 2020: A discussion with Lorraine Johnson, JD
Last month, a multidisciplinary panel led by the Infectious Diseases Society of America, the American Academy of Neurology, and the American College of Rheumatology published the 2020 Guidelines for t...
9 Dec 202017min
Screening wastewater for the presence of COVID-19 with Edwin Oh, PhD
The U.S. is in the grips of a third wave of the coronavirus pandemic and the numbers are rising at a rapid pace. A vaccine is what public health officials are banking on to get us out of it. With that...
3 Dec 202016min
Michael Osterholm, PhD on lockdowns, masks and COVID-19 testing
President-elect Joe Biden recently announced a new 13 member COVID-19 advisory board to guide his administration during the transition period. One of the members is Center for Infectious Disease Resea...
2 Dec 202016min
COVID-19 vaccines update: Outbreak News This Week, Episode 3
In this news podcast, I look at the success and progress of the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines and their situation concerning receiving and Emergency Use Authorization (EUA). Today, the Centers for Disea...
2 Dec 202012min
Drinking hand sanitizer, vodka eyeballing and vodka tampons??
Russian authorities reported seven deaths recently due to people who drank methanol-tainted hand sanitizer after running out of drinks at a party. In this podcast, I look at the dangers of drinking al...
27 Nov 20209min
Nigeria yellow fever outbreak
In this video, I look at the yellow fever outbreak currently affecting 5 states in Nigeria--Delta, Enugu, Bauchi, and Benue and Ebonyi. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), Yellow Fever (...
25 Nov 20209min
Polio in Africa: Vaccine-derived polioviruses (VDPVs)
In this short podcast, I look at the situation with vaccine-derived polioviruses (VDPVs) in Africa and the Emergency Use Listing recommendation for the type 2 novel oral polio vaccine (nOPV2).
25 Nov 20208min
