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Non-native mosquito, Aedes scapularis, established in South Florida

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By Robert Herriman @bactiman63 Researchers from the University of Florida in a new study report the mosquito, Aedes scapularis is now established in mainland Florida in Broward and Miami-Dade counties. How...

Andes virus: Outbreak linked to a super-spreader event in Argentina

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In late 2018 into early 2019, an outbreak of a form of hantavirus called Andes virus, swept through a small town in Argentina infecting 34 and killing 11. Researchers led by a team from the U.S. Army Medical...

Lyme disease guidelines 2020: A discussion with Lorraine Johnson, JD

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Last month, a multidisciplinary panel led by the Infectious Diseases Society of America, the American Academy of Neurology, and the American College of Rheumatology published the 2020 Guidelines for the...

Screening wastewater for the presence of COVID-19 with Edwin Oh, PhD

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The U.S. is in the grips of a third wave of the coronavirus pandemic and the numbers are rising at a rapid pace. A vaccine is what public health officials are banking on to get us out of it. With that,...

Michael Osterholm, PhD on lockdowns, masks and COVID-19 testing

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President-elect Joe Biden recently announced a new 13 member COVID-19 advisory board to guide his administration during the transition period. One of the members is Center for Infectious Disease Research...

COVID-19 vaccines update: Outbreak News This Week, Episode 3

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In this news podcast, I look at the success and progress of the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines and their situation concerning receiving and Emergency Use Authorization (EUA). Today, the Centers for Disease...

Drinking hand sanitizer, vodka eyeballing and vodka tampons??

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By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 Russian authorities reported seven deaths recently due to people who drank methanol-tainted hand sanitizer after running out of drinks at a party. In this podcast, I look at...

Nigeria yellow fever outbreak

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By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 In this video, I look at the yellow fever outbreak currently affecting 5 states in Nigeria–Delta, Enugu, Bauchi, and Benue and Ebonyi. According to the World Health Organization...

Polio in Africa: Vaccine-derived polioviruses (VDPVs)

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By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 In this short podcast, I look at the situation with vaccine-derived polioviruses (VDPVs) in Africa and the Emergency Use Listing recommendation for the type 2 novel oral polio...

Ebola outbreak declared over, Chapare virus human-to-human transmission

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By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 In this episode, I look at two of the biggest stories (outside of COVID-19) during the past week. The first is the 11th Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo...