Bridging populations
Last week, the World Bank, WHO, and UNAIDS released a seminal report on the status of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the Middle East and North Africa. This is a geographic area where the epidemic is...
View ArticleContagion news
Dengue in Florida update - CDC researchers presented results of a serological survey conducted in the Keyes at the Conference on Emerging Infectious Diseases this week. They estimated that more than...
View ArticleThe rise and fall
Here’s a commentary about vector-borne disease threats in the Gulf Coast by some big names in the infectious disease biz, worth taking a read to see what you think. It also gives a nice, concise...
View ArticleHow fast is your microbe?
Recently, the New York Times published a hard-hitting microbiological Q & A. You know the 5-second rule, right? That’s the one that says any edible item dropped on a floor or other unsavory surface...
View ArticleThe buzz about vectors
This week we begin studying modes of transmission and transmission dynamics – foundational concepts in the epidemiology of infectious diseases. Malaria is what first caught my interest for infectious...
View ArticleAttack of the not-Cucumbers
June 1, 2011 A rare strain of Shiga-toxin producing E. coli - the O157:H4 strain – is causing outbreaks in European countries, and the first US cases have recently been identified. The strain causes...
View ArticleThe Big Picture
I have to confess that, back in the early days of grad school when I fell in love with epidemiology, I had a bit of geeky wistfulness about not choosing space science. But I was really committed to...
View ArticleSummer swat
The mosquitoes out in force in our neighborhood. We have considered renaming our daughter “Mosquito Bait” – you can literally hear and see the swarms when she steps outdoors on a warm day. While the...
View ArticleTechie-Track
Here’s another neat and delightfully unexpected use of technology to help epidemiologists track disease and investigate outbreaks. Yes, everyone’s talking about new uses for social networking, but...
View ArticleSprouting Outbreaks
The next sprout-based outbreak is upon us, again in Europe. Fenugreek seeds imported from Egypt have been identified as the source of an E coli outbreak in France this month. According to a Wall Street...
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