In an article published on the website, MedCity News, author Nicole Oran pens the following–“Quit stressing about Ebola – The bubonic plague is next“. She opens by saying, “OK....

In the latest installment of “Ebola quotes” here on Outbreak News Today, we’ll  look at recent statements by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, CDC Director Thomas Frieden, MD and David Nabarro. Starting...

Mike Coston is the Owner/Editor of Avian Flu Diary Europe’s third bird flu outbreak in less than two weeks has been tentatively identified as an H5 variety – although further testing is required...

Mike Coston is the Owner/Editor of Avian Flu Diary Although it is a little rough, we’ve a translation of a letter posted on the central government site for the Netherlands (Rijksoverheid.nl) that confirms...

Giardia intestinalis (lamblia) is the most common intestinal parasite found in humans in the United States. Giardia is a protozoan parasite that lives in the intestine of infected humans and animals (in...

The talk radio program on infectious diseases is back in the Tampa Bay area. Starting this November, the Outbreak News This Week Radio Show has returned to the Tampa airwaves with “all the news about...

As the peak of media coverage of the Ebola situation has dropped precipitously since mid-October, as Mediaite most aptly pointed out recently, there is still plenty being said about the situation here...

Mike Coston is the Owner/Editor of Avian Flu Diary The recent surge in MERS cases (48+ cases over 60 days), after a very quiet July and August, serves as a reminder that not only does the MERS coronavirus...

Pharyngitis is a sore throat caused by an infection or inflammation of the back of the throat or the pharynx. Most people associate pharyngitis with strep throat; however, there a numerous microbial causes...

It’s been a while since I took a look at important, and not so important “quotable quotes” concerning Ebola issues here and abroad. In the United States, much has been made of the nurse...