Emerging Infectious Diseases and Global Health Security
Radio host, Akinyemi Oladapo talks with Outbreak News Today's, Robert Herriman about a number of aspects of emerging infections, health secu...
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Naegleria fowleri 2026: US, Mexico, Israel, Pakistan and India
In this livestream, I will discuss the Naegleria fowleri cases I'm aware of in 2026.
Japan: Syphilis surge and Penicillin shortage is not a good combination
In this news report, I look at the concerning situation in Japan with rising syphilis cases and a penicillin shortage.
Pennsylvania measles: Most cases in the US, 3rd death reported
In this news episode of Outbreak News Radio, I go over the latest measles news from Pennsylvania.
Zambia reports anthrax outbreak, Dozens of animals and people affected
In this news episode, I look at the anthrax outbreak in Mpika District, Zambia.
Dengue cases surge in the Tampa Bay area
A quick look at the dengue situation in Hillsborough County and the rest of Florida.
Drug-resistant Gonorrhea: An urgent threat to public health worldwide
Drug-resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae (the bacterium that causes gonorrhea) has become one of the most urgent antimicrobial resistant threats...
Outbreak News This Week: Ebola, swine flu, dengue, malaria and more
I look at outbreaks around the world over the past week from every continent: Ebola in DRC, malaria in DRC, Lassa in Nigeria, JE in Nepal, p...
Ebola outbreak in DR Congo continues to spread at an 'alarming and unprecedented rate'
In this news video, I go over the latest numbers from the Ebola Bundibugyo outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. In addition, I...
Bacterial vaginosis (BV) and the increased risk of sexually transmitted infection (STI) coinfections
Women who test positive for bacterial vaginosis (BV) were over three times more likely to also test positive for one or more non-viral sexua...
Psilocybin-assisted therapy and severe PTSD
The first U.S. clinical trial of psilocybin-assisted therapy in veterans with PTSD who got no relief from conventional treatments has establ...
Heartland virus disease
In this April 2014 interview, Daniel Pastula, MD, MHS, EIS Officer & Neurologist with CDC's Arboviral Diseases Branch discusses the new Hear...
Kidney stones: The tiny concretion that causes so much pain
On today's show, I'll be looking at is very common medical problem- kidney stones- a problem so common that about 1 in 10 people in the Unit...
Naegleria fowleri awareness: Kyle Lewis and Heidi LaMeyer
In this September 2013 radio interview, I talk to Jeremy Lewis of Kyle Cares Amoeba Awareness and Heidi LaMeyer of Swim Above Water, about t...
Cyclospora Flashback: The 2013 Iowa outbreak wth Medical Director and State Epidemiologist, Dr Patricia Quinlisk
In a July 2013 interview on the Tampa-based, Outbreak News This Week radio show, I talk to Dr. Patricia Quinlisk, Iowa Dept. of Public Healt...
Cyclospora outbreak 2026
An active surveillance investigation is underway by the CDC, FDA and state health departments regarding a nationwide surge of cyclosporiasis...
Lyme disease, antiphospholipid antibodies and the future of diagnostics?
Current Lyme disease tests look for antibodies produced by the immune system in response to Borrelia burgdorferi bacteria transmitted to hum...
Michigan reports rapid rise in Cyclospora
In this newscast, I talk about the rapidly growing cyclospora outbreak in Michigan, especially in the southeast part of the state. I also ta...
Antibiotics, antimicrobial resistance and the Revenge of the Microbes
In a 2025 WHO report on global antibiotic resistance, they revealed that one in six bacterial infections worldwide in 2023 were completely r...
Alpha-gal syndrome, or Red Meat Allergy
As tick populations grow and their ranges expand, the number of people being diagnosed with alpha-gal syndrome (AGS) is rising. So what is a...