Emerging Infectious Diseases

By Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

What's Emerging Infectious Diseases about?

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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Emerging Infectious Diseases episodes:

03.14.2024
Overseas Treatment of Latent TB Infection in US-Bound Immigrants [Original Post 3/9/2021]
Dr. Amera Khan, a technical officer at the Stop TB Partnership in Geneva, Switzerland, and Sarah Gregory discuss treatment of latent TB among US-bound immigrants in Vietnam.
02.28.2024
Norovirus Genogroup IX Outbreaks in Long-Term Care Facilities in Utah, USA [Original Post 11/30/2022]
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.
02.01.2024
C. difficile in Pigs and People, Europe
Dr. Geraldine Moloney, an infectious diseases physician at Cork University Hospital in Ireland, and Sarah Gregory discuss the transmission of C. difficile in pigs and in people across Europe. [Original Post 10/14/2021]
01.17.2024
Human Melioidosis Caused by Novel Transmission of Pathogen from Freshwater Home Aquarium, United States [Original Post 12/16/2021]
Dr. Patrick Dawson, an epidemiologist at CDC in Atlanta, and Sarah Gregory discuss a case of melioidosis from a freshwater home aquarium in the United States.
12.20.2023
Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N1) Virus Clade 2.3.4.4b Infections in Wild Terrestrial Mammals, United States, 2022
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...
12.14.2023
Human Salmonellosis Outbreak Linked to Salmonella Typhimurium Epidemic in Wild Songbirds, United States, 2020-2021
Dr. Megin Nichols, a veterinary epidemiologist at CDC in Atlanta, and Sarah Gregory discuss Salmonella in songbirds and its effect on people.
12.08.2023
Angiostrongylus cantonensis Infection in Brown Rats (Rattus norvegicus), Atlanta, Georgia, USA, 2019-2022
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.
11.30.2023
Micro‒Global Positioning Systems for Identifying Nightly Opportunities for Marburg Virus Spillover to Humans by Egyptian Rousette Bats
Dr. Brian Amman, a disease ecologist at CDC in Atlanta, and Sarah Gregory discuss the risk of Marburg virus spillover from Egyptian rousette bats.
11.22.2023
Salmonella in Thanksgiving Turkey, 1998-2018 [Original Post 1/26/2022]
Dr. Farrell Tobolowsky, a CDC FLIGHT fellow in Atlanta, and Sarah Gregory discuss Salmonella serotypes associated with illness after the Thanksgiving holiday.
11.15.2023
Reoccurring Escherichia coli O157:H7 Strain Linked to Leafy Greens-Associated Outbreaks, 2016-2019
Dr. Jessica Chen, a bioinformatician at CDC in Atlanta, and Sarah Gregory discuss E. coli O157:H7 strain linked to leafy greens-associated outbreaks.
11.08.2023
Ancestral Origin and Dissemination Dynamics of Reemerging Toxigenic Vibrio cholerae, Haiti
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.
11.02.2023
Increased Incidence of Invasive Pneumococcal Disease among Children after COVID-19 Pandemic, England [Original Post 8/25/2022]
Dr. Shamez Ladhani, a pediatric infectious disease consultant at the UK Health Security Agency in London, and Sarah Gregory discuss an increase of invasive pneumococcal disease in children after the COVID-19 pandemic in England.
10.26.2023
Salmonella in Thanksgiving Turkey, 1998-2018 [Original Post 1/26/2022]
Dr. Farrell Tobolowsky, a CDC FLIGHT fellow in Atlanta, and Sarah Gregory discuss Salmonella serotypes associated with illness after the Thanksgiving holiday.
10.18.2023
Global Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory Equipment Management and Sustainability and Implications for Pandemic Preparedness Priorities [Original Post 7/19/2023]
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.
10.12.2023
Rat Hepatitis E Virus in Norway Rats, Ontario, Canada, 2018-2021
Dr. Sarah Robinson, a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Guelph, and Sarah Gregory discuss hepatitis E virus in Norway rats in Ontario, Canada.
10.05.2023
Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N1) Virus Outbreak in New England Seals, United States [Original Post 5/17/2023]
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.
09.28.2023
Human Neural Larva Migrans Caused by Ophidascaris robertsi Ascarid
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.
09.22.2023
Prospecting for Zoonotic Pathogens by Using Targeted DNA Enrichment
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.
09.13.2023
A Worm's Eye View [Original Post 10/25/2018]
Ben Taylor, cover artist for the August 2018 issue of EID, discusses how his personal experience with the Loa loa parasite influenced this painting.
09.06.2023
Detection of Hantavirus during the COVID-19 Pandemic, Arizona, USA, 2020
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.
08.30.2023
Detection of Orientia spp. Bacteria in Field-Collected Free-Living Eutrombicula Chigger Mites, United States
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.
08.24.2023
Effects of Tick-Control Interventions on Ticks, Tickborne Diseases in New York Neighborhoods [Original Post 4/27/2022]
Dr. Felicia Keesing, a David & Rosalie Rose Distinguished Professor of the Sciences, Mathematics, and Computing at Bard College in New York, and Sarah Gregory discuss the effects of tick control interventions in New York.
08.16.2023
Spatial Epidemiologic Analysis and Risk Factors for Nontuberculous Mycobacteria Infections, Missouri, USA, 2008-2019
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.
08.10.2023
Fatal Invasive Mold Infections after Transplantation of Organs Recovered from Drowned Donors, United States, 2011-2021
Dr. Karen Wu, an epidemiologist at CDC in Atlanta, and Sarah Gregory discuss fatal mold infections after organ transplants from drowned donors.
08.02.2023
Waterborne Infectious Diseases Associated with Exposure to Tropical Cyclonic Storms, United States, 1996-2018
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.
07.26.2023
Pathogenesis and Transmissibility of North American Highly Pathogenic A(H5N1) Influenza A Virus in the Ferret Model [Original Post 10/19/2022]
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.
07.19.2023
Global Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory Equipment Management and Sustainability and Implications for Pandemic Preparedness Priorities
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.
07.12.2023
Geographic Origin and Vertical Transmission of Leishmania infantum Parasites in Hunting Hounds, United States [Original Post 7/15/2022]
Dr. Susanne Franssen, an assistant professor of evolutionary biology at the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität in Munich, Germany, and Sarah Gregory discuss vertical transmission of Leishmania infantum parasites in hunting dogs in the United States.
07.06.2023
Epidemiology of Pathogens Listed as Potential Bioterrorism Agents, the Netherlands, 2009‒2019
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.
06.28.2023
Baylisascaris procyonis Roundworm Infection in Child with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Washington, USA, 2022
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.
06.22.2023
Culling Norway Rats not associated with Bartonella Species [Original Post 9/1/2022]
Dr. Kaylee Byers, the deputy director of the British Columbia Node of the Canadian Wildlife Health Cooperative and a university research associate at Simon Fraser University, and Sarah Gregory discuss the effects of culling on Bartonella bacteria in urban rats...
06.14.2023
Mycobacterium marinum Infection after Iguana Bite in Costa Rica
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.
06.08.2023
Ranid Herpesvirus 3 Infection in Common Frog Rana temporaria Tadpoles
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.
05.31.2023
Haematospirillum jordaniae Etymologia
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.
05.24.2023
Novel Prion Strain as Cause of Chronic Wasting Disease in a Moose, Finland
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.
05.17.2023
Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N1) Virus Outbreak in New England Seals, United States
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.
05.10.2023
Pathogenesis and Transmissibility of North American Highly Pathogenic A(H5N1) Influenza A Virus in the Ferret Model [Original Post 10/19/2022]
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.
05.03.2023
Mapping Global Bushmeat Activities to Improve Zoonotic Spillover Surveillance by Using Geospatial Modeling
Dr. Soushieta Jagadesh, a postdoctoral researcher in Zurich, Switzerland, and Sarah Gregory discuss mapping global bushmeat activities to improve zoonotic spillover surveillance.
04.26.2023
Challenges in Forecasting Antimicrobial Resistance
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.
04.19.2023
Mycobacterium leprae in Armadillo Tissues from Museum Collections, United States
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.
04.13.2023
Burkholderia thailandensis Isolated from the Environment, United States
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.
04.06.2023
Interventions to Reduce Risk for Pathogen Spillover and Early Disease Spread to Prevent Outbreaks, Epidemics, and Pandemics
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.
03.29.2023
Influence of Landscape Patterns on Exposure to Lassa Fever Virus, Guinea
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.
03.22.2023
Risk Prediction for Pediatric Patients with Suspected Ebola Virus Disease [Original Post 7/20/2022]
Dr. Alicia Genisca, an assistant professor of Emergency Medicine and Pediatrics at Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, and Sarah Gregory discuss risk prediction for children with suspected Ebola virus disease.
03.15.2023
Infant Botulism, Israel, 2007-2021
Dr. Bar Goldberg at Schneider Children's Medical Center at Tel Aviv University, and Sarah Gregory discuss cases of infant botulism in Israel.
03.10.2023
Tuberculosis Preventive Therapy among Persons Living with HIV, Uganda, 2016-2022
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.
03.03.2023
Streptococcus dysgalactiae Bloodstream Infections, Norway, 1999-2021
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.
02.22.2023
Outbreak of Nocardia Infections in Heart Transplant Recipients and Association with Climate Conditions, Australia [Repost]
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.
02.16.2023
Novel Prion Strain as Cause of Chronic Wasting Disease in a Moose, Finland
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.
02.09.2023
Iceland as Stepping Stone for Spread of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Virus between Europe and North America
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.

What's Emerging Infectious Diseases about?

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Emerging Infectious Diseases episodes:

Overseas Treatment of Latent TB Infection in US-Bound Immigrants [Original Post 3/9/2021]

Norovirus Genogroup IX Outbreaks in Long-Term Care Facilities in Utah, USA [Original Post 11/30/2022]

C. difficile in Pigs and People, Europe

Human Melioidosis Caused by Novel Transmission of Pathogen from Freshwater Home Aquarium, United States [Original Post 12/16/2021]

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

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

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

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

Salmonella in Thanksgiving Turkey, 1998-2018 [Original Post 1/26/2022]

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

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

Increased Incidence of Invasive Pneumococcal Disease among Children after COVID-19 Pandemic, England [Original Post 8/25/2022]

Salmonella in Thanksgiving Turkey, 1998-2018 [Original Post 1/26/2022]

Global Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory Equipment Management and Sustainability and Implications for Pandemic Preparedness Priorities [Original Post 7/19/2023]

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

Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N1) Virus Outbreak in New England Seals, United States [Original Post 5/17/2023]

Human Neural Larva Migrans Caused by Ophidascaris robertsi Ascarid

Prospecting for Zoonotic Pathogens by Using Targeted DNA Enrichment

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

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

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

Effects of Tick-Control Interventions on Ticks, Tickborne Diseases in New York Neighborhoods [Original Post 4/27/2022]

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

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

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

Pathogenesis and Transmissibility of North American Highly Pathogenic A(H5N1) Influenza A Virus in the Ferret Model [Original Post 10/19/2022]

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

Geographic Origin and Vertical Transmission of Leishmania infantum Parasites in Hunting Hounds, United States [Original Post 7/15/2022]

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

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

Culling Norway Rats not associated with Bartonella Species [Original Post 9/1/2022]

Mycobacterium marinum Infection after Iguana Bite in Costa Rica

Ranid Herpesvirus 3 Infection in Common Frog Rana temporaria Tadpoles

Haematospirillum jordaniae Etymologia

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

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

Pathogenesis and Transmissibility of North American Highly Pathogenic A(H5N1) Influenza A Virus in the Ferret Model [Original Post 10/19/2022]

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

Challenges in Forecasting Antimicrobial Resistance

Mycobacterium leprae in Armadillo Tissues from Museum Collections, United States

Burkholderia thailandensis Isolated from the Environment, United States

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

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

Risk Prediction for Pediatric Patients with Suspected Ebola Virus Disease [Original Post 7/20/2022]

Infant Botulism, Israel, 2007-2021

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

Streptococcus dysgalactiae Bloodstream Infections, Norway, 1999-2021

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

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

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