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Outbreak News Interviews

Aug 30, 2021

The cadre of threats facing the nation's water management system is alarming and sobering. Arguably, no menace is more compelling and problematic than Legionella, a waterborne bacterium of major concern in the US.

There has been an increase in Legionnaires' disease sweeping the nation in states like New York, Michigan...


Aug 27, 2021

In this latest livestream, I look at the parasite, Baylisascaris procyonis or the raccoon roundworm


Aug 26, 2021

Like countries across the globe, the Philippines is experiencing an increase in COVID-19 cases. So what is the current situation in the Philippines?

Joining me to look at this issue is Edsel Maurice Salvana, MD. Dr Salvana is Director, Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology at the University of the Philippines...


Aug 20, 2021

Today we'll look at African swine fever in the Dominican Republic, Is the Delta variant deadlier?, Tularemia infection from crabs, Melioidosis in the US, Another Ebola outbreak and Strongyloides hyperinfection.


Aug 19, 2021

In a recent Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR), experts from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) produced updated recommendations for the human treatment and prophylaxis of Yersina pestis, the agent of plague.

Joining me today to discuss plague and the updated recommendations is Christina...