Screwworm in Texas, Ebola update, Measles in the US: Outbreak News

The New World screwworm has returned to the United States as the first case was reported in Texas on June 3, Since then, a number of additional cases have affected animals in Texas and New Mexico. What is the new world screwworm? How is it transmitted and how dangerous is it? And how will we get it under control? These are just a few of the questions I will pose to my expert guest. Joining me today is Lee Haines, Ph.D. Dr Haines is a medical entomologist and associate professor of Biological Sciences at the University of Notre Dame.

In this news report, I give an Ebola update, human screwworm in Honduras, measles in Bangladesh and Guatemala, hepatitis A in Manitoba, Canada and CCHF in Iraq.

On today's news report, I look at the large dengue outbreak in Sri Lanka, Florida reports new travel associated dengue and chikungunya, diphtheria in Haiti, polio in Afghanistan, Virginia''s measles outbreak and dengue increases in Malaysia.

On this episode of Outbreak News Radio, I look at the latest from Africa and the Ebola outbreak, a Powassan virus case in New Hampshire, Japanese encephalitis in Asia and a H9N2 avian influenza case confirmed in Hong Kong.

In this report, I look at the shigella outbreak and the new Nipah virus case reported in Kerala state in southern India.

On today's livestream, I will update on the case count in the DRC Ebola outbreak, the screwworm situation in the southern US, measles in the US and Bangladesh and more.

In this first episode in the Microbiology 101 series, I look at the catalase test.

In this first episode in the Microbiology 101 series, I look at the catalase test.

In today's newscast I look at the latest on the screwworm detection in Texas, the latest numbers from the DRC Ebola outbreak and measles in the US.

In this news cast, I briefly talk about a cryptosporidium outbreak in Washoe County, Nevada, associated with animal yoga.