In this look at the week-in-review for Ebola and the outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, I look at the new cases reported in the 3rd DRC province, South Kivu. In addition, other big news...

Singapore has experienced several dengue epidemics in the past ~20 years and it appears that 2019 is one of those years. In this video, I look at the current situation (surpassing 10,000 cases this week)...

The World Health Organization (WHO) reported on some new measles surveillance data this week and we see some astounding numbers of the vaccine-preventable disease across the globe. In this video, I look...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews On the website, I’ve been following the Rift Valley Fever (RVF) outbreak on the island of Mayotte for months and it appears to be coming to an end. In this...

Bangladesh is experiencing the worst dengue outbreak, which has spread to all 64 districts in the country. In July 2019, there were more cases reported than in any full year. In this video, I look at the...

In this video, I adapt a chapter from Robert Desowitz’s book, New Guinea Tapeworms and Jewish Grandmothers to tell the story of the fish tapeworm, Diphyllobothrium latum in these women when they...

It’s Cyclospora season in the United States as evidenced by an increasing number of outbreaks and clusters reported in recent weeks. In this video, I look at some publicized outbreaks and the work...

Bolivia is investigating an outbreak of hemorrhagic fever, which based on preliminary lab testing indicate the Arenavirus, Chapare virus. In this video, I look at the current situation, the transmission,...

This week, Philippines Health Secretary Francisco T. Duque III declared a National Dengue Alert. The latest numbers show 115,986 cases of dengue, including 491 deaths, many children. In this video, I look...

Today, the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s Ministry of Health reported the first Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) case in the city of some 1 million people, the capital of North Kivu, Goma. I take a...