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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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    • Mar 14, 2024 LATEST EPISODE
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    Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus for Clinicians-An Overview

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2024 26:14


    Dr. Gaby Frank, a hospitalist and medical director of Denver Health Hospital Authority's Biocontainment Unit and a professor of medicine at the University of Colorado School of Medicine, and Candice Hoffmann discuss Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus.

    Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N1) Virus Clade 2.3.4.4b Infections in Wild Terrestrial Mammals, United States, 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2023 30:05


    Dr. Betsy Elsmo, an assistant professor of clinical diagnostic veterinary pathology at the Wisconsin Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory and the University of Wisconsin School of Veterinary Medicine, and Sarah Gregory discuss infections of H5N1 bird flu in wild mammals in the United States.

    Human Salmonellosis Outbreak Linked to Salmonella Typhimurium Epidemic in Wild Songbirds, United States, 2020-2021

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2023 29:00


    Dr. Megin Nichols, a veterinary epidemiologist at CDC in Atlanta, and Sarah Gregory discuss Salmonella in songbirds and its effect on people.

    Angiostrongylus cantonensis Infection in Brown Rats (Rattus norvegicus), Atlanta, Georgia, USA, 2019-2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2023 26:04


    Dr. Guilherme Verocai, a clinical assistant professor at Texas A&M University, and Sarah Gregory discuss rat lungworm infection in brown rats in Atlanta, Georgia.

    Micro‒Global Positioning Systems for Identifying Nightly Opportunities for Marburg Virus Spillover to Humans by Egyptian Rousette Bats

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2023 37:26


    Dr. Brian Amman, a disease ecologist at CDC in Atlanta, and Sarah Gregory discuss the risk of Marburg virus spillover from Egyptian rousette bats.

    Reoccurring Escherichia coli O157:H7 Strain Linked to Leafy Greens-Associated Outbreaks, 2016-2019

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2023 13:31


    Dr. Jessica Chen, a bioinformatician at CDC in Atlanta, and Sarah Gregory discuss E. coli O157:H7 strain linked to leafy greens-associated outbreaks.

    Ancestral Origin and Dissemination Dynamics of Reemerging Toxigenic Vibrio cholerae, Haiti

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2023 39:26


    Dr. J. Glenn Morris, the director of the Emerging Pathogens Institute at the University of Florida, and Sarah Gregory discuss the origin and spread of cholera in Haiti.

    Rat Hepatitis E Virus in Norway Rats, Ontario, Canada, 2018-2021

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2023 17:14


    Dr. Sarah Robinson, a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Guelph, and Sarah Gregory discuss hepatitis E virus in Norway rats in Ontario, Canada.

    Human Neural Larva Migrans Caused by Ophidascaris robertsi Ascarid

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2023 21:06


    Dr. Mehrab Hossain, an infectious disease physician in Australia, and Sarah Gregory discuss a case of human neural larva migrans caused by the ascarid Ophidascaris robertsi.

    Prospecting for Zoonotic Pathogens by Using Targeted DNA Enrichment

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2023 22:08


    Dr. Elisha Enabulele, a postdoctoral research associate at the Texas Biomedical Research Institute in San Antonio, Texas, and Sarah Gregory discuss using targeted DNA enrichment to look for zoonotic pathogens in museum samples.

    A Worm's Eye View [Original Post 10/25/2018]

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2023 25:28


    Ben Taylor, cover artist for the August 2018 issue of EID, discusses how his personal experience with the Loa loa parasite influenced this painting.

    Detection of Hantavirus during the COVID-19 Pandemic, Arizona, USA, 2020

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2023 15:57


    Dr. Ariella Dale, a public health scientist at the Maricopa County Department of Public Health, and Sarah Gregory discuss two cases of people infected with hantavirus in Arizona.

    Detection of Orientia spp. Bacteria in Field-Collected Free-Living Eutrombicula Chigger Mites, United States

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2023 12:48


    Dr. Loganathan Ponnusamy, a principal research scholar at North Carolina State University, and Sarah Gregory discuss detection of Orientia species bacteria in chiggers in North Carolina.

    Spatial Epidemiologic Analysis and Risk Factors for Nontuberculous Mycobacteria Infections, Missouri, USA, 2008-2019

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2023 12:48


    Dr. Carlos Mejia-Chew, an assistant professor in the Division of Infectious Disease at Washington University in St. Louis, and Sarah Gregory discuss spatial distribution of nontuberculous mycobacteria infections and risk factors in Missouri.

    Fatal Invasive Mold Infections after Transplantation of Organs Recovered from Drowned Donors, United States, 2011-2021

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2023 14:58


    Dr. Karen Wu, an epidemiologist at CDC in Atlanta, and Sarah Gregory discuss fatal mold infections after organ transplants from drowned donors.

    Waterborne Infectious Diseases Associated with Exposure to Tropical Cyclonic Storms, United States, 1996-2018

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2023 38:20


    Dr. Victoria Lynch, a postdoctoral researcher at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health in New York, and Sarah Gregory discuss waterborne diseases associated with tropical storms in the United States.

    Global Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory Equipment Management and Sustainability and Implications for Pandemic Preparedness Priorities

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2023 29:05


    Jennifer Lasley, a senior program manager at the World Organisation for Animal Health in Paris, France, and Sarah Gregory discuss global veterinary diagnostic laboratory equipment and their implications for pandemic preparedness.

    Epidemiology of Pathogens Listed as Potential Bioterrorism Agents, the Netherlands, 2009‒2019

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2023 12:57


    Dr. Jorrit Broertjes, a physician and resident in clinical microbiology at the Amsterdam University Medical Centers, and Sarah Gregory discuss pathogens listed as potential bioterrorism agents in the Netherlands.

    Baylisascaris procyonis Roundworm Infection in Child with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Washington, USA, 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2023 21:55


    Dr. Beth Lipton, a public health veterinarian for the Washington State Department of Health, and Sarah Gregory discuss a case of Baylisascaris procyonis roundworm infection in a child in Washington.

    Mycobacterium marinum Infection after Iguana Bite in Costa Rica

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2023 45:11


    Dr. Niaz Banaei, a professor of pathology and medicine at Stanford University in California, and Sarah Gregory discuss Mycobacterium marinum infection after an iguana bite in Costa Rica.

    Ranid Herpesvirus 3 Infection in Common Frog Rana temporaria Tadpoles

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2023 45:11


    Dr. Francesco Origgi, a veterinary microbiologist and pathologist at the University of Messina and University of Bern, and Sarah Gregory discuss the detection of ranid herpesvirus 3 in frogs.

    Haematospirillum jordaniae Etymologia

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2023 16:02


    Dr. John McQuiston, a lead in the Special Bacteriology Reference Laboratory at CDC in Atlanta, and Sarah Gregory discuss the etymology of the bacterium Haematospirillum jordaniae.

    Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N1) Virus Outbreak in New England Seals, United States

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2023 30:16


    Dr. Wendy Puryear, a virologist at The Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University, and Sarah Gregory discuss the spillover of highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N1) into New England seals in the northeastern United States.

    Mapping Global Bushmeat Activities to Improve Zoonotic Spillover Surveillance by Using Geospatial Modeling

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2023 22:17


    Dr. Soushieta Jagadesh, a postdoctoral researcher in Zurich, Switzerland, and Sarah Gregory discuss mapping global bushmeat activities to improve zoonotic spillover surveillance.

    Challenges in Forecasting Antimicrobial Resistance

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2023 22:34


    Dr. Sen Pei, an assistant professor at the Mailman School of Public Health at Columbia University, and Sarah Gregory discuss challenges in forecasting antimicrobial resistance.

    Mycobacterium leprae in Armadillo Tissues from Museum Collections, United States

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2023 28:59


    Dr. Daniel Romero-Alvarez, an MD and PhD candidate at the University of Kansas, and Sarah Gregory discuss Mycobacterium leprae found in armadillo tissues in museum collections across the United States.

    Burkholderia thailandensis Isolated from the Environment, United States

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2023 14:37


    Dr. David Wagner, a professor at the Pathogen and Microbiome Institute at Northern Arizona University, and Sarah Gregory discuss the detection of Burkholderia thailandensis in the environment in the United States.

    Interventions to Reduce Risk for Pathogen Spillover and Early Disease Spread to Prevent Outbreaks, Epidemics, and Pandemics

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2023 35:10


    Dr. Neil Vora, a physician with Conservation International in Arlington, Virginia, and Sarah Gregory discuss pathogen spillover and ways to reduce the risk of spillover events.

    Influence of Landscape Patterns on Exposure to Lassa Fever Virus, Guinea

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2023 20:39


    Dr. Miles Carroll, the professor of emerging viruses at the Pandemic Sciences Institute at Oxford University in the United Kingdom, and Sarah Gregory discuss the influence of landscape patterns on exposure to Lassa fever virus in Guinea.

    Infant Botulism, Israel, 2007-2021

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2023 17:54


    Dr. Bar Goldberg at Schneider Children's Medical Center at Tel Aviv University, and Sarah Gregory discuss cases of infant botulism in Israel.

    Tuberculosis Preventive Therapy among Persons Living with HIV, Uganda, 2016-2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2023 35:54


    Dr. Deus Lukoye, an epidemiologist at CDC who is currently based in Uganda, and Sarah Gregory discuss tuberculosis preventive therapy among people living with HIV in Uganda.

    Streptococcus dysgalactiae Bloodstream Infections, Norway, 1999-2021

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2023 23:24


    Dr. Oddvar Oppegaard, an infectious disease specialist at Haukeland University Hospital and an associate professor at the University of Bergen, and Sarah Gregory discuss Streptococcus dysgalactiae bloodstream infections in Norway.

    Novel Prion Strain as Cause of Chronic Wasting Disease in a Moose, Finland

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2023 42:38


    Dr. Glenn Telling, the director of the Prion Research Center at Colorado State University, and Sarah Gregory discuss a new prion strain as a cause of chronic wasting disease in a Finland moose.

    Iceland as Stepping Stone for Spread of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Virus between Europe and North America

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2023 33:10


    Dr. Martin Beer, a professor and head of the Institute of Diagnostic Virology at the Friedrich-Loeffler-Institute in Germany, and Sarah Gregory discuss Iceland as a stepping stone for highly pathogenic avian influenza virus between Europe and North America.

    Increased Seroprevalence Signals the Reemergence of Typhus Group Rickettsiosis in Galveston County, Texas, USA

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2023 14:29


    Dr. Lucas Blanton, an infectious disease physician and associate professor of medicine at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, Texas, and Sarah Gregory discuss increases in typhus group rickettsiosis in Galveston County, Texas.

    Continued Circulation of Tick-Borne Encephalitis Virus Variants and Detection of Novel Transmission Foci, the Netherlands

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2023 17:32


    Dr. Helen Esser, an assistant professor at Wageningen University, and Sarah Gregory discuss tick-borne encephalitis virus presence and prevalence in potential new foci in the Netherlands.

    Comprehensive Review of Emergence and Virology of Tickborne Bourbon Virus in the United States

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2023 24:42


    Dr. Christopher Stobart, a microbiologist and associate professor at Butler University in Indianapolis, Indiana, and Sarah Gregory discuss the emergence and virology of tickborne Bourbon virus in the United States.

    Building on Capacity Established through US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Global Health Programs to Respond to COVID-19, Cameroon

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2023 22:51


    Dr. Emily Kainne Dokubo, the CDC Country Director for the Jamaica/Caribbean Regional Office, and Sarah Gregory discuss leveraging CDC global health programs to respond to COVID-19 in Cameroon.

    Toxigenic Corynebacterium diphtheriae Infection in a Cat in Texas

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2022 34:36


    Layda Rincon, an epidemiologist with the Cameron County Public Health Department in Texas, and Sarah Gregory discuss a case of toxigenic Corynebacterium diphtheriae infection in a pet cat.

    PEPFAR-Supported HIV and TB Laboratory Networks Significantly Contributed to COVID-19 Testing Preparedness in 16 Low- and Middle-Income Countries

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2022 27:22


    Dr. Erin Rottinghaus Romano, a microbiologist at CDC in Atlanta, and Sarah Gregory discuss the contribution of PEPFAR-Supported HIV and TB molecular diagnostic networks to COVID-19 testing preparedness in 16 countries.

    Outbreak of Nocardia Infections in Heart Transplant Recipients and Association with Climate Conditions, Australia

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2022 17:38


    Dr. Nila Dharan, an infectious disease physician at the University of New South Wales in Australia, and Sarah Gregory discuss an outbreak of Nocardia infections in heart transplant recipients and association with climate conditions in Australia.

    Norovirus Genogroup IX Outbreaks in Long-Term Care Facilities in Utah, USA

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2022 19:01


    BreAnne Osborn, an epidemiologist at the Utah Department of Health in Salt Lake City, and Sarah Gregory discuss outbreaks of norovirus genotype IX in long-term care facilities in Utah.

    Molecular Detection of Histoplasma capsulatum in Antarctica

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2022 13:32


    Dr. Luciana Trilles, a researcher at the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and Sarah Gregory discuss detection of Histoplasma capsulatum in Antarctica.

    Lessons learned from CDC's Global COVID-19 Early Warning Surveillance System

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2022 30:59


    Dr. Philip Ricks, an epidemiologist at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention who is based in Côte d'Ivoire, and Sarah Gregory discuss lessons learned from CDC's global COVID-19 early warning and response surveillance system.

    Shortening Duration of Swine Exhibitions to Reduce Transmission of Influenza A Virus

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2022 27:13


    Dr. Andrew Bowman, an associate professor at The Ohio State University's Department of Veterinary Preventive Medicine, and Sarah Gregory discuss shortening the number of hours for swine exhibitions to reduce influenza A transmission.

    Ophidiomyces ophiodiicola, Etiologic Agent of Snake Fungal Disease, in Europe since Late 1950s

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2022 18:01


    Dr. Francesco Origgi, a veterinary microbiologist and pathologist at the University of Bern in Switzerland, and Sarah Gregory discuss the presence of Ophidiomyces ophiodiicola infection in free-ranging snakes in Europe.

    Pathogenesis and Transmissibility of North American Highly Pathogenic A(H5N1) Influenza A Virus in the Ferret Model

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2022 20:58


    Dr. Joanna Pulit-Penaloza, a biologist at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, and Sarah Gregory discuss avian influenza A(H5N1) in a ferret model.

    Fetal Loss and Preterm Birth Caused by Intraamniotic Haemophilus influenzae Infection, New Zealand

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2022 30:03


    Dr. Thomas Hills, a physician and research fellow based in Auckland, New Zealand, and Sarah Gregory discuss fetal loss and preterm birth caused by Haemophilus influenzae infection.

    Review of Foodborne Tick-Borne Encephalitis, Europe, 1980-2021

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2022 18:01


    Dr. Meital Elbaz, an infectious disease fellow at the Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center in Israel, and Sarah Gregory discuss a review of foodborne tick-borne encephalitis in Europe.

    Sequestration and Destruction of Rinderpest Virus-Containing Material 10 Years after Eradication

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2022 15:06


    Dr. Christine Budke, a professor of epidemiology at Texas A&M University and a senior lead scientist in risk prevention for the Institute for Infectious Animal Diseases, and Sarah Gregory discuss the sequestration and destruction of rinderpest virus-containing material 10 years after eradication.

    Seasonality of Common Human Coronaviruses in the United States, 2014-2021

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2022 27:02


    Dr. Melisa Shah, an infectious disease physician and a recent graduate of CDC's Epidemic Intelligence Service, and Sarah Gregory discuss the seasonality of common human coronaviruses in the United States.

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