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Robert Herriman

Microbiologist, podcaster and Editor at Outbreak News Today.

5 infectious diseases on the radar during summer travel

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 Summer vacation is upon us and many Americans will be traveling domestically and internationally.  Travel can unfortunately also be linked to infectious diseases. My guest today...

Peter Hotez SHOULD debate Robert F. Kennedy Jr., The public needs to hear it

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 Podcast host, Joe Rogan has offered to put up $100,000.00 to the charity of choice of Peter Hotez, MD, PhD, a vaccine scientist from Baylor College of Medicine’s National School...

Top 5 infectious disease posts for May 2023

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 Here are the five most popular posts on Outbreak News Today for the month of May 2023: 5. Chicago Mpox cases rising, 24 confirmed cases since March The Illinois Department of Public...

Africa: Trachoma eliminated in Benin

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 The World Health Organization announced last month that The West African country of Benin has eliminated the neglected tropical disease, trachoma as a public health problem. Benin...

Marburg virus and lessons learned during the West Africa Ebola outbreak

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 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...

Argentina chikungunya update

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 In the period between epidemiological week (EW) 31 of 2022 and EW 16 of 2023, 1,642 cases of chikungunya fever were registered in Argentina, of which 1,001 are autochthonous, 347...

Cholera: A significant global health concern

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 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...

Marburg Virus Disease

Top 5 infectious disease posts for April 2023

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 Here are the five most popular posts on Outbreak News Today for the month of April 2023: 5. New York reports dramatic increase in invasive group A streptococcal infections in 2023 The...

Paraguay’s chikungunya epidemic 2023: The country’s largest and one of the largest in South America

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 In this news report, I look at the current and ongoing epidemic of chikungunya in Paraguay. Neti pots and Naegleria Nipah virus outbreak in Bangladesh 2023 Uganda declares Ebola...

Top 5 infectious disease posts for March 2023

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 Here are the five most popular posts on Outbreak News Today for the month of March 2023: 5. Royal Caribbean International’s Enchantment of the Seas the latest cruise ship outbreak...