Guinea Worm Disease 2025: Closer than ever to eradication

In this newscast, I look at the measles confirmed cases and deaths in Mexico since the beginning of 2025.

The Ethiopian government has declared the end to the its first-ever outbreak of Marburg virus disease (MVD) on Monday. The completion of enhanced surveillance and the mandatory follow-up period, with no new confirmed cases reported for consecutive 42 days.

In this newscast, I go over the recent encouraging news from the Carter Center concerning global Guinea Worm disease.

In this newscast, I report on the first locally-transmitted chikungunya case in the state of Florida in 2025 in Miami-Dade County.

In this newscast, I look at Haemophilus influenzae type B (Hib) following a Facebook post I did about a outbreak among homeless people in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

In this newscast, I report on the latest data on syphilis in Japan in 2025.

In this newscast, I look at the recent PAHO numbers concerning hantavirus in the Western Hemisphere.

In this newscast, I look at the global chikungunya situation in 2025. I also discuss transmission, symptoms and treatment of this mosquito-borne disease.

In this newscast, I look at the chikungunya outbreak in Cuba.

In this newscast, I look at the end of year Nipah virus situation in Bangladesh and the latest developments with the University of Oxford's Nipah virus vaccine candidate.