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Two countries in Africa, on opposite sides of the continent–Equatorial Guinea and Tanzania, have been battling Marburg Virus Disease outbreaks since February and March, respectively.
Marburg...
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Cholera is a major public health concern in many parts of the world. We see large numbers today in Africa and South Asia. We’ve seen massive outbreaks in Haiti and Yemen over the...
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In a recent paper in the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR), authors report U.S. babesiosis incidence significantly increased in northeastern states in the past...
On this episode I go over Y. pestis. Why is there concern about encountering Y. pestis in the laboratory? What do you do if you encounter potential bioterror agents? How does the laboratory handle those?...
This week’s episode is about one species of Bacillus that causes disease and has the potential of being used as a bioterror agent : Bacillus anthracis. What is anthrax? How is this organism identified...
In this episode I talk about Staphylococcus aureus. This is one of the most common organisms seen in Clinical Microbiology and a very serious one. Tune in to find about more about this organism, including...
What is a gram stain? What are the sample requirements? In this episode I go over the gram stain technique including preparing a slide and staining it.
Clinical Microbiology explained in simple terms,...
What is agar? What do we use it for? Various types of agar are discussed like blood agar and MacConkey along with their uses.
Clinical Microbiology explained in simple terms, suitable for microbiologists...
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Last month, New Hampshire health officials released a health alert after identifying two locally acquired Echinococcus granulosus cases, the first such cases of the parasitic infection...
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Giardia is arguably the most common parasite infection of humans worldwide, and the second most common in the United States after pin-worm.
Joining me to talk about Giardia is Chandana...
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