Transmissible: A Public Health Podcast

12.11.23 This Week's Global and Public Health News


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Monday morning episode to cover breaking global and public health news for the week of December 11, 2023. Stories:

  • Anthrax outbreak in Zambia
  • Mystery illness in dogs is spreading in the US
  • Food recalls + hospitalization and death stats
  • COVID-19 & Flu cases increase while RSV may have peaked
  • $777 million dollars donated to combat NTDs in Africa and Yemen
  • Citations:

    https://www.cdc.gov/outbreaks/index.html

    https://www.who.int/emergencies/disease-outbreak-news/item/2023-DON497

    https://www.who.int/news/item/04-12-2023-global-partners-pledge-usd777-million-to-combat-neglected-tropical-diseases

     https://www.webmd.com/covid/news/20231204/covid-flu-rates-rising-rsv-may-have-peaked https://www.webmd.com/cold-and-flu/news/20231128/cdc-says-flu-cases-rising-12000-hospitalized

    ⁠https://www.webmd.com/food-recipes/food-poisoning/news/20231127/cantaloupes-recalled-salmonella-linked-3-deaths⁠

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    Transmissible: A Public Health PodcastBy Jessica Stahl