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Thelazia callipaeda Eyeworms in American Black Bear, Pennsylvania, USA, 2023
Infectious Diseases and Clinical Xenotransplantation
Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus for Clinicians-An Overview
Past Podcasts
Volume 7-2001 and Volume 5-1999 are links to podcasts recorded in 2015 about articles that appeared in EID during those years. Volume 12-2006 is a link to a podcast recorded in 2018.
Volume 24—2018
Volume 24, Number 12—December 2018
Will Letter Grades in NYC Help prevent Salmonella Infections?
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Melanie Firestone, a PhD candidate at the University of Minnesota School of Public Health, discusses the use of letter grades for restaurant inspection scores in New York City.
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View full-text article: Restaurant Inspection Letter Grades and Salmonella Infections, New York, New York, USA
Community Interventions for Pregnant Women with Zika Virus in Puerto Rico
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Dr. Giulia Earle-Richardson, a behavioral scientist at CDC, discusses interventions to prevent Zika in pregnant women in Puerto Rico.
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View full-text article: Influences of Community Interventions on Zika Prevention Behaviors of Pregnant Women, Puerto Rico, July 2016–June 2017
Bird Migration and West Nile Virus in the U.S.
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Dr. Alan Barrett, Professor and Vice Chair for Research, in the Department of Pathology of University of Texas, Medical Branch, discusses how bird migratory patterns affect West Nile virus outbreaks in the U.S.
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View full-text article: Terrestrial Bird Migration and West Nile Virus Circulation, United States
Neglected Hosts of Small Ruminant Morbillivirus
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Dr. Claudia Schulz, a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Veterinary Medicine in Hanover, Germany, discusses the role of pigs and wild boars as hosts of small ruminant morbillivirus.
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View full-text article: Neglected Hosts of Small Ruminant Morbillivirus
Volume 24, Number 11—November 2018
Tickborne Ehrlichia in North Carolina
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Dr. Ross Boyce, an infectious disease physician at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, discusses tickborne illnesses in North Carolina.
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View full-text article: Ehrlichia Infections, North Carolina, USA, 2016
Cryptococcus gattii in the Southeastern U.S.
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Dr. Shawn Lockhart, a lead research microbiologist at CDC, discusses the history of the fungus Cryptococcus gattii in the southeastern United States.
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View full-text article: Timing the Origin of Cryptococcus gattii sensu stricto, Southeastern United States
Volume 24, Number 10—October 2018
Candida auris in New York Healthcare Facilities
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Dr. Eleanor Adams, a public health physician with the New York Metropolitan Region Healthcare Epidemiology & Infection Control Program, discusses an outbreak of fungal infection in healthcare facilities in New York City.
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View full-text article: Candida auris in Healthcare Facilities, New York, USA, 2013–2017
WWI and the 1918 Flu Pandemic
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CDC's Dr. Terence Chorba discusses his EID cover art essay about the 1918 flu pandemic and the WWI painting by John Singer Sargent.
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View full-text article: Concurrent Conflicts—the Great War and the 1918 Influenza Pandemic
Pneumococcal Disease in Refugee Children in Germany
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Stephanie Perniciaro, with the German National Reference Center, discusses invasive pneumococcal disease in refugee children in Germany.
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View full-text article: Invasive Pneumococcal Disease in Refugee Children, Germany
Volume 24, Number 9—September 2018
Travel-related Threat of Zika Virus Transmission in California
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Dr. Charsey Porse, an epidemiologist with the California Department of Public Health, discusses efforts to monitor and prevent local transmission of Zika.
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View full-text article: Travel-Associated Zika Cases and Threat of Local Transmission during Global Outbreak, California, USA
Ethics of Infection Control
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Dr. Babette Rump, an infectious disease physician and doctoral candidate at the RIVM National Institute of Public Health and the Environment in the Netherlands, discusses ethical issues around infection control for antimicrobial resistance.
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View full-text article: Ethics of Infection Control Measures for Carriers of Antimicrobial Drug–Resistant Organisms
The Zombie Condition in Literature
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Dr. Joanna Verran, professor of microbiology, and Dr. Xavier Aldana Reyes, professor of English at Manchester Metropolitan University in the UK, discuss parallels between zombies in literature and emerging infectious diseases.
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View full-text article: Emerging Infectious Literatures and the Zombie Condition
Volume 24, Number 8—August 2018
Enhanced Surveillance for Coccidioidomycosis
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Kaitlin Benedict, a CDC epidemiologist, discusses coccidioides fungi and Valley fever.
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View full-text article: Enhanced Surveillance for Coccidioidomycosis, 14 US States, 2016
Long-Term Neurologic Aftereffects of Ebola
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Dr. James Sejvar, a CDC neuroepidemiologist, discusses the long-term neurologic consequences of Ebola.
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View full-text article: Case Series of Severe Neurologic Sequelae of Ebola Virus Disease during Epidemic, Sierra Leone
Nerve Palsy in Infants with Congenital Zika Syndrome
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Nipunie Rajapakse, a medical doctor in pediatric infectious diseases at the Mayo Clinic, discusses phrenic nerve palsy in infants with congenital Zika.
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View full-text article: Unilateral Phrenic Nerve Palsy in Infants with Congenital Zika Syndrome
A Worm's Eye View
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Ben Taylor, cover artist for the August 2018 issue of EID, discusses how his personal experience with the Loa loa parasite influenced this painting.
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View full-text article: A Worm’s Eye View
Volume 24, Number 7—July 2018
Global Distribution of Protoparvoviruses
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Dr. Eric Delwart, an investigator at the Blood Systems Research Institute, discusses the global distribution of protoparvoviruses.
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View full-text article: Global Distribution of Human Protoparvoviruses
Progress and Remaining Gaps in Estimating the Global Disease Burden of Influenza
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Dr. Joseph Bresee, Associate Director for Global Health, discusses the current status of influenza prevention and control.
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View full-text article: Progress and Remaining Gaps in Estimating the Global Disease Burden of Influenza
Improving Global Public Health through Data Sharing
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Dr. David Heymann, a professor of infectious diseases and epidemiology at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, discusses sharing surveillance data to improve global public health.
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View full-text article: Strengthening Global Public Health Surveillance through Data and Benefit Sharing
Volume 24, Number 6—June 2018
Novel Poxvirus in Proliferative Lesions of Wild Rodents in East Central Texas
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Dr. Carolyn Hodo, a postdoctoral research assistant of veterinary integrated biosciences at Texas A&M University, discusses her June 2018 article, "Novel Poxvirus in Proliferative Lesions of Wild Rodents in East Central Texas, USA."
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View full-text article: Novel Poxvirus in Proliferative Lesions of Wild Rodents in East Central Texas, USA
Genomic Epidemiology of Global Carbapenemase-Producing Enterobacter
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Dr. Johann Pitout, a medical microbiologist at the University of Calgary, discusses his June 2018 article about carbapenem-resistant enterobacters.
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View full-text article: Genomic Epidemiology of Global Carbapenemase-Producing Enterobacter spp., 2008–2014
Listeriosis Outbreaks Associated with Soft Cheeses
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Kelly Jackson, a surveillance coordinator at CDC, discusses Listeria infection in soft cheeses in the United States.
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View full-text article: Listeriosis Outbreaks Associated with Soft Cheeses, United States, 1998–2014
A Tale of Two Kitchens, Meals and Microbes
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Byron Breedlove, Managing Editor of the EID journal, and Martin Meltzer, a CDC senior health economist, discuss their June 2018 cover essay about microbes in the kitchen.
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View full-text article: A Tale of Two Kitchens, Meals and Microbes
Volume 24, Number 5—May 2018
History of Mosquitoborne Diseases in the United States
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Dr. Max Moreno, Assistant Professor of environmental health science at Indiana University discusses the history of mosquitoborne diseases in the US and the threat of their return.
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View full-text article: History of Mosquitoborne Diseases in the United States and Implications for New Pathogens
Revealing Details
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Reginald Tucker, production lead for the EID journal, discusses the cover art for the May 2018 issue.
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View full-text article: Revealing Details in Light and Shadows
Volume 24, Number 4—April 2018
Carbapenem-Nonsusceptible Acinetobacter baumannii
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Sandra Bulens, an epidemiologist with CDC discusses Acinetobacter baumannii bacteria that are resistant to carbapenem antibiotics.
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View full-text article: Carbapenem-Nonsusceptible Acinetobacter baumannii, 8 US Metropolitan Areas, 2012–2015
No Water, No Life
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Byron Breedlove, Managing Editor of the EID journal, and Dr. Todd Weber, a medical officer at CDC, discuss their April 2018 cover essay, "No Water, No Life, No Blue, No Green."
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View full-text article: “No Water, No Life. No Blue, No Green”
Reemergence of Intravenous Drug Use as a Risk Factor for Candidemia
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Dr. Stuart Levitz, a professor of medicine and microbiology at the University of Massachusetts Medical School, discusses the role of increasing IV drug use in fungal infections.
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View full-text article: Reemergence of Intravenous Drug Use as Risk Factor for Candidemia, Massachusetts, USA
Volume 24, Number 3—March 2018
Ending the HIV/AIDS Pandemic
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Dr. Anthony Fauci, Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases at NIH, discusses progress made toward ending HIV/AIDS and other pandemic infectious diseases.
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View full-text article: Ending the HIV/AIDS Pandemic
An Increase in Streptococcus pneumoniae Serotype 12F
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Dr. Cynthia Whitney, a CDC medical doctor and Epidemiologist, discusses serotype 12F pneumoniae.
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View full-text article: Emergence of Streptococcus pneumoniae Serotype 12F after Sequential Introduction of 7- and 13-Valent Vaccines, Israel
Volume 24, Number 2—February 2018
Deadly Respiratory Disease in Wild Chimpanzees
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Dr. Tony Goldberg, Professor of Epidemiology at the School of Veterinary Medicine and Associate Director for Research at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, Global Health Institute, discusses an outbreak of rhinovirus C in chimpanzees in Uganda.
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View full-text article: Lethal Respiratory Disease Associated with Human Rhinovirus C in Wild Chimpanzees, Uganda, 2013
Risk Communication for Ebola Outbreak in Sierra Leone
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Maike Winters, a doctoral candidate at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden, discusses the role of risk communications in the 2014 Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone.
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View full-text article: Risk Communication and Ebola-Specific Knowledge and Behavior during 2014–2015 Outbreak, Sierra Leone
Macacine Herpesvirus 1 among Invasive Rhesus Macaques, Florida
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Dr. Samantha Wisely, Associate Professor in the Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation at the University of Florida, discusses macacine herpesvirus 1 and invasive rhesus macaques in Florida.
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View full-text article: Macacine Herpesvirus 1 Antibody Prevalence and DNA Shedding among Invasive Rhesus Macaques, Silver Springs State Park, Florida, USA
Commemorating Misadventures, Celebrating Collaborations
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Byron Breedlove, Managing Editor of Emerging Infectious Diseases journal, reads his February 2018 cover essay, "Commemorating Misadventures, Celebrating Collaborations" and discusses a sketch by Picasso and zoonoses.
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View full-text article: Commemorating Misadventures, Celebrating Collaborations
Volume 24, Number 1—January 2018
Postmortem Findings in Person with Guillain-Barré Syndrome and Zika Virus
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Dr. Emilio Dirlikov, an EIS officer in CDC's Center for Global Health, discusses the connection between Guillain-Barre Syndrome and Zika Virus.
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View full-text article: Postmortem Findings in Patient with Guillain-Barré Syndrome and Zika Virus Infection
Geogenomic Segregation and Temporal Trends of Human Pathogenic Escherichia coli O157:H7, Washington
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Dr. Gillian Tarr, a postdoctoral epidemiologist with the University of Calgary, discusses changes in E. coli populations over time in rural Washington state.
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View full-text article: Geogenomic Segregation and Temporal Trends of Human Pathogenic Escherichia coli O157:H7, Washington, USA, 2005–2014
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