Hantavirus reported in 8 countries in the Americas in 2025
In this newscast, I look at the recent PAHO numbers concerning hantavirus in the Western Hemisphere.
3 Jan 5min
Chikungunya across the globe 2025
In this newscast, I look at the global chikungunya situation in 2025. I also discuss transmission, symptoms and treatment of this mosquito-borne disease.
1 Jan 17min
Chikungunya in Cuba
In this newscast, I look at the chikungunya outbreak in Cuba.
28 Dec 202517min
Nipah virus in the News: Bangladesh 2025, Oxford vaccine candidate
In this newscast, I look at the end of year Nipah virus situation in Bangladesh and the latest developments with the University of Oxford's Nipah virus vaccine candidate.
28 Dec 20258min
Salmonella outbreak in the US, possibly linked to raw oysters
In this newscast, I look at the multistate salmonella outbreak possibly linked to raw oysters.
26 Dec 20257min
Chicago: Dog rabies and Mpox Clade I
In this newscast, I report on two recent stories coming out of Chicago- the first dog rabies case in decades and the first mpox clade I case.
26 Dec 20256min
Measles: A Public Health Wake-up call in the US
The CDC has reported nearly 2000 measles cases to date in 2025, a number we haven't seen since 1992. Next month, the US faces a critical deadline where we have to prove that we have stopped measles tr...
21 Dec 202528min
Africa outbreaks: Ebola in the DRC, Marburg in Ethiopia
On this podcast, I look at the recently declared over Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the current Marburg virus outbreak in Ethiopia. Watch the video version
6 Dec 202518min
