In this Outbreak NewsBites podcast, I look briefly at new research from the University of South Florida (USF) on Zika virus vertical transmission. See the paper here: Zika Virus–Infected Decidual Cells...

Here is a look at some interesting infectious disease and health news, opinion and research reported across the globe: Study finds Ebola survivors in Liberia face ongoing health issues Survivors of Ebola...

Today, the Florida Department of Health announced the 2016-2017 grant awards for 27 projects to support research leading to the prevention of or cure for Alzheimer’s Disease. Funding is provided through...

On the Sunday, Aug 14 airing of the Outbreak News This Week Radio Show, a Tampa-based talk program about infectious diseases and health, the main topics were the work being done to find an effective treatment...

In the US this year, four cases of the “brain-eating amoeba”, Naegleria fowleri have been reported (Ohio, Texas, South Carolina and Florida) and one of the most tragic things about this parasite...

University of South Florida researchers investigating the aftermath of a September, 2014 sewer line break in St. Petersburg, Florida, have found dangerous antibiotic-resistant bacteria in the untreated...