CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION

Emerging Infectious Diseases

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A podcast highlighting key articles in the current issue of Emerging Infectious Diseases, a journal from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

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Global Health Security 18.07.2019 16:48

Dr. Jordan Tappero, a CDC senior advisor on global health, discusses the state of global health security.

African Swine Fever in Pigs from Feed and Liquid 16.07.2019 22:10

Dr. Megan Niederwerder, an assistant professor of virology at Kansas State University, discusses her article about how pigs can get African swine fever by what they eat or drink.

Monitoring Chikungunya with Big Data 27.06.2019 21:15

Dr. Joacim Rocklöv, a professor in the Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine at Umeå University in Sweden, discusses using big data to monitor a 2017 outbreak of Chikungunya in Europe.

The Red Boy, the Black Cat 13.06.2019 11:21

Byron Breedlove, managing editor of Emerging Infectious Diseases, discusses the June 2019 EID cover artwork, which is a painting by Goya.

Infectious Diseases in the Workplace 03.06.2019 12:31

Dr. Marie de Perio, a physician and an infectious disease expert with the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, discusses her article about how infectious diseases can spread in the workplace.

Plague in a Dog 30.05.2019 28:47

Dr. Joshua Daniels, a bacteriologist and associate professor of diagnostic bacteriology at Colorado State University's Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, discusses an unusual case of pneumonic plague in a dog.

Rabbit Fever in Organ Transplant Recipients 15.05.2019 23:22

Dr. Matthew Kuehnert, medical director for MTF Biologics, the nation's largest tissue bank, discusses how rabbit fever was spread to three patients who received organ transplants.

Meningitis in U.S. Colleges 29.04.2019 17:18

Dr. Heidi Soeters, an epidemiologist at CDC, discusses newest vaccines for preventing certain types of meningococcal diseases.

Macrophage Activation Associated with Ebola 18.04.2019 15:26

Dr. Anita McElroy, a pediatric infectious disease physician and scientist at the University of Pittsburg and a guest researcher at CDC, discusses her article about macrophages, an infection-fighting cell, and their connection with Ebola.

Developing Biological Reference Materials to Prepare for Epidemics 08.04.2019 22:29

Dr. Tommy Rampling, a clinician and academic fellow at the Hospital for Tropical Diseases in London, discusses the need for biological reference materials to prepare for high-threat pathogens.

Zika IgM Detection a Year or More after Illness 01.04.2019 15:36

Isabel Griffin, an outbreak epidemiologist at the Florida Department of Health in Miami, discusses the surprising long duration of IgM antibodies in Zika patients.

In Memoriam: Katrin Kohl 19.03.2019 21:52

Dr. Nina Marano and Dr. Steve Waterman of CDC discuss the life and public health contributions of their CDC colleague, Dr. Katrin Kohl, who died unexpectedly in 2018 at the age of 54.

Tuberculosis Surveillance and Control in Puerto Rico 07.03.2019 27:47

Dr. Emilio Dirlikov, a CDC epidemiologist, discusses his historical review of tuberculosis surveillance and control in Puerto Rico.

Neglected Hosts of Small Ruminant Morbillivirus 28.02.2019 30:11

Dr. Claudia Schulz, a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Veterinary Medicine in Hanover, Germany, discusses the role of pigs and wild boars as hosts of small ruminant morbillivirus.

Will Letter Grades in NYC Help prevent Salmonella Infections? 12.02.2019 7:45

Melanie Firestone, a PhD candidate at the University of Minnesota School of Public Health, discusses the use of letter grades for restaurant inspection scores in New York City.

Cryptococcus gattii in the Southeastern U.S. 08.02.2019 21:05

Dr. Shawn Lockhart, a lead research microbiologist at CDC, discusses the history of the fungus Cryptococcus gattii in the southeastern United States.

Bird Migration and West Nile Virus in the U.S. 28.01.2019 31:27

Dr. Alan Barrett, Professor and Vice Chair for Research, in the Department of Pathology of University of Texas, Medical Branch, discusses how bird migratory patterns affect West Nile virus outbreaks in the U.S.

A Koala Bite Wound and Lonepinella Infection 24.01.2019 18:35

Dr. Holly Sinclair, medical doctor in clinical microbiology and infectious diseases at Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, discusses a new type of infection spread through the bite of koalas.

Community Interventions for Pregnant Women with Zika Virus in Puerto Rico 09.01.2019 31:27

Dr. Giulia Earle-Richardson, a behavioral scientist at CDC, discusses interventions to prevent Zika in pregnant women in Puerto Rico.

The Mother of All Pandemics 20.12.2018 28:31

Dr. David Morens, of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, discusses the 1918 influenza pandemic.

Using Genomic Data to Find the Source of Salmonella enterica Typhimurium 19.12.2018 13:50

Dr. Xiangyu Deng, an assistant professor at the University of Georgia, discusses the use of genomic sequencing to identify the source of salmonella infection.

WWI and the 1918 Flu Pandemic 12.12.2018 24:03

CDC's Dr. Terence Chorba discusses his EID cover art essay about the 1918 flu pandemic and the WWI painting by John Singer Sargent.

Travel-related Threat of Zika Virus Transmission in California 06.12.2018 15:58

Dr. Charsey Porse, an epidemiologist with the California Department of Public Health, discusses efforts to monitor and prevent local transmission of Zika.

The Zombie Condition in Literature 27.11.2018 33:03

Dr. Joanna Verran, professor of microbiology, and Dr. Xavier Aldana Reyes, professor of English at Manchester Metropolitan University in the UK, discuss parallels between zombies in literature and emerging infectious diseases.

Risk Communication for Ebola Outbreak in Sierra Leone 15.11.2018 16:45

Maike Winters, a doctoral candidate at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden, discusses the role of risk communications in the 2014 Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone.