Measles, measles and more measles. On today’s show, I look at the measles situation here in the states and in Israel and Asia. I also look at a paper that demonstrates the importance of herd immunity.
I play part of an older interview with an infection preventionist on measles.
I look at some local hepatitis A news, a important Washington Post story on Ebola and the Australian man who died 8 years after contracting rat lungworm.
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Show notes:
- The Migrant Caravan, Central America, and Vaccination Rates
- Hillsborough County Epi Notes
- Update on Measles Outbreak in New York City in the Orthodox Jewish Community
- Muslim concern about vaccine fuels Thai measles outbreak
- Fatal Measles Virus Infection After Rituximab-Containing Chemotherapy in a Previously Vaccinated Patient
- Measles: The ABCs of this very contagious viral disease
- CDC director warns that Congo’s Ebola outbreak may not be containable
- African Swine Fever—A Call to Action
- An Australian man died eight years after eating a garden slug on a dare
Related:
- Vaccines: How they work and some common misconceptions
- The growing anti-vaccine movement: A discussion with Dr Peter Hotez
- Infectious diseases Year-in-review 2017 with Dr Judy Stone
- Anti-vaccine arguments rebutted
- Vaccine history: Cell strain WI-38
- Bacterial meningitis and vaccinations: A discussion with Dr. Leonard Friedland
- The cost of measles: A CDC review