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...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 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...

By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 There are five Plasmodium species that cause malaria with the vast majority of reported cases being due to Plasmodium falciparum. Plasmodium vivax is the second most common reported...

By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 On the first episode of Outbreak News This Week, I look at the big turnaround by the WHO on lockdowns, some good news. On Oct. 4, The Great Barrington Declaration was established...

Kansas State University is launching an online graduate certificate in public health in fall 2020 designed to provide a pathway for professionals seeking a career in public health. Students completing...

The COVID-19 outbreak is spreading and growing rapidly since first seen less than two months ago, prompting many governments, including the United States, to ban or significantly restrict travel to and...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews On Monday, the World Health Organization (WHO) validated China as having eliminated trachoma as a public health problem. China began implementing mass trachoma control...

In this video interview from the 4th Annual Amoeba Summit sponsored by the Jordan Smelski Foundation, I am joined by the Medical Director of Clinica Mi Salud and clinical professor at the UCF and FSU College...

By Dr. Steven Q. Simpson Sepsis is a public health crisis in the United States and around the world. There is no doubt about it. Each year, an estimated 270,000 people in the U.S. die from sepsis and another...

Collective intelligence from crowdsourced forecast data will provide health sector leaders with new, actionable information to guide decision making about preparedness and response policies and interventions The...