Chikungunya and Lyme vaccine candidates with Valneva CEO Thomas Lingelbach
The biotech company, Valneva announced this month about the promising work and progress on two vaccine candidates--the mosquito borne virus, chikungunya and Lyme disease. On today's show I am joined b...
30 Dec 201810min
Outbreak News This Week Radio Show: 2018 Year in Review
On the final show of the year, I do my annual year in review with a look at the top 10 most important infectious disease news stories of the year, in my opinion of course. In addition, I unveil the to...
30 Dec 201850min
Neglected Tropical Diseases: Chagas disease and schistosomiasis
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs)– a diverse group of communicable diseases that prevail in tropical and subtropical conditions in 149 countries – af...
22 Dec 201850min
Lyme disease, the Federal Tick-borne Disease Working Group and an IDSA letter with Timothy Sellati, PhD
The Federal Tick-borne Disease Working Group recently released their first report to Congress about one year after the panel first convened. The Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) responded...
22 Dec 201815min
Lyme bacteria persister forms, antibiotics and essential oils with Dr. Ying Zhang
Lyme disease is the most common vector borne-disease in the United States with approximately 300,000 cases reported annually. It is caused by the spirochetal organism Borrelia burgdorferi. While the m...
19 Dec 201817min
Outbreak News This Week Radio Show 12-16-18
On today's show, I look at a recent study from the Journal of Wildlife Management that looks at the population estimates and management options for introduced rhesus macaques in Florida. When you talk...
16 Dec 201850min
Artemisia tea infusions used in the treatment of Schistosomiasis: A look at the study
Schistosomiasis, which is caused by parasitic flatworms, affects nearly 210 million people worldwide, primarily in Africa, Asia, and South America, and is responsible for about 200,000 deaths each yea...
15 Dec 201813min
Outbreak News This Week Radio Show 12-9-18
On today's show I look at the ins and outs of Medicare for All, a single payer, government health insurance program popularized most recently by Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders and now a number of new ...
9 Dec 201850min
