Outbreak

‘We can learn a great deal from the measles outbreak in Bangladesh’ - Amazing Erasmus MC

Since April this year, Bangladesh has been facing a major measles outbreak that has already claimed the lives of hundreds of children. Every day, dozens more critically ill children are admitted to th

Should we be concerned about Ebola?

In this episode, we explore the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and neighbouring Uganda - including the origins of Ebola and how it is transmitted; how an outbreak is modelled; how

Ebola outbreak in the DRC, and Artemis III preparation

Coming up, we explore an outbreak of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo and neighbouring Uganda. How is it being managed? Plus, NASA announces preparations for Artemis III, whether nuclear powe

How did the trip of a lifetime end with six weeks in federal quarantine?

By the time Jake Rosmarin finally lowered the curtains in his room, most of the satellite trucks outside had disappeared.“I’m in good spirits,” Rosmarin said during a video interview with The Advocate

Hantavirus outbreak: cruising for a biological bruising

This week, we explore an outbreak of hantavirus aboard the MV Hondius. Cambridge virologist Colin Crump explains how the outbreak of this viral disease may have occurred; Emory University's Boghuma Ti

Travel blogger pleads ‘We’re not just headlines, we’re people’ aboard hantavirus-plagued cruise ship

A gay travel blogger documenting a remote expedition across the Atlantic is now among those quarantined aboard a ship linked to a rare hantavirus outbreak that has killed three passengers and sickened

Meningitis under the microscope

Today, we put meningitis under the microscope. Robin May at the UK Health Security Agency explains this group of conditions and how his team might respond to an incident; Kat Sharrocks at Addenbrooke'

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