Robert Herriman

Microbiologist, podcaster and Editor at Outbreak News Today.

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued or updated travel notices for three countries in Africa and Asia experiencing outbreaks of diphtheria. In Nigeria, seven...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Over the past three years, I’ve seen alot of nonsense on Twitter concerning COVID-19-coming from both sides. These ranged from silly tweets of people writing about sanitizing their...

On Friday, Bay Pines VA Healthcare System announced plans to host an in-person POW/MIA Day observance on Friday, Sept. 15, 2023, at the C.W. Bill Young VA Medical Center. This event will be held in the...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 In this short Outbreak News TV news video, I briefly go over the latest concerning Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) in three countries: Afghanistan, North Macedonia and Iraq. Show...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 In the highlands of Papua New Guinea in the 1950s and 60s it was noticed that people (mostly women) of the Fore tribe were dying of what was originally thought to be a genetic disorder...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Here are the five most popular posts on Outbreak News Today for the month of July 2023: 5. Poland: Avian Influenza A(H5N1) virus in cats update In a follow-up on the H5N1 avian...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 People who are regular cannabis users are at an increased risk of experiencing complications after surgery, according to a study by researchers with UTHealth Houston. The study was...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Officials in Bangladesh reported more than 800 dengue fever cases and two deaths Saturday, bringing the total for the year to 12,118. More than  600 cases were reported from the...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 7 locally transmitted malaria cases have been reported in the US (Texas and Florida), a first in quite a few years. The species of malaria has been identified as Plasmodium vivax,...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Here are the five most popular posts on Outbreak News Today for the month of June 2023: 5.  Indonesia: 11 deaths due to rabies reported through April 2023 The Indonesian Ministry...