On today's podcast the topic is meningococcal meningitis.

A new article by Drs. Andrea Prinzi and Rodney Rohde published on the American Society for Microbiology website discusses several aspects of the dangerous bacterial disease, plus it is chock full of interesting history.

Joining me today to talk about meningococcal meningitis is Rodney Rohde, PhD. Dr Rohde is the Associate Director of the Translational Health Research Initiative at Texas State University.

In today's news report, I look at the latest on the Oropouche virus outbreak affecting countries of the Americas. In addition, I look at the latest report from the PAHO concerning the investigation of possible vertical transmission of Oropouche reported in Brazil.

In this short informational podcast, I look at the parasitic disease, anisakiasis, which you can contract via raw seafood.

On today's podcast I am joined by Scott O'Neill, PhD, scientist and CEO of the World Mosquito Program. In this interview, Dr. O'Neill discusses the ins and outs of the Wolbachia Method and the work of the World Mosquito Program in the battle against mosquito-borne diseases.

World Mosquito Program

Officials in Kerala state in southern India are reporting a fatal case of Nipah virus infection in a 14-year-old boy from Mallapuram district in Kerala.

In today's newscast, I look at an outbreak of cryptosporidium linked to raccoons at a Illinois wildlife rehab facility. I also talk a bit about the parasite.

In this short informational podcast, I look briefly at the health risks of aflatoxins.

With one-third of the households in the United States having cats as pets totally approximately 60 million, human exposure to cats can occasionally result in a variety of infections.

In this short podcast, I look at some of the infections you can get from cats.