U.S.Centers For Disease Control And Prevention(CDC Podcasts

Dr. John McQuiston, a lead in the Special Bacteriology Reference Laboratory at CDC in Atlanta, and Sarah Gregory discuss the etymology of the bacterium Haematospirillum jordaniae.By CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION

This episode discusses four MMWR reports. First, although the number of mpox cases has decreased since the peak of the U.S. outbreak in August 2022, the risk for future outbreaks remains. Clinicians need to be alert for new cases and people at risk should continue to take prevention measures. Second, a new report looking at data from 12 U.S. jurisd…

Dr. Wendy Puryear, a virologist at The Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University, and Sarah Gregory discuss the spillover of highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N1) into New England seals in the northeastern United States.By CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION

This episode discusses four MMWR reports. First, emergency department visits among adolescents related to mental health, suicide-related behaviors, and drug overdoses decreased as of late 2022 compared to a similar period in 2021. However, concerns remain, particularly for teenage girls. Second, CDC warns of a recently emerged drug-resistant fungus…

This episode discusses four MMWR reports. First, a new report describes updates to CDC's tracking of COVID-19 data. Second, early death data show COVID-19 fell from the third to fourth leading cause of death in 2022. Third, most COVID-19 deaths occurred in hospitals, but an increasing percentage occurred in the decedent's home or in a nursing home …

This episode discusses a series of reports on the state of teen health in the U.S. First, there are shifts in youth demographics from previous years. About half of students surveyed represented racial and ethnic minority groups and 1 in 4 identified as LGBQ+. Second, substance use among U.S. high school students has declined, while use of inhalants…

Dr. Soushieta Jagadesh, a postdoctoral researcher in Zurich, Switzerland, and Sarah Gregory discuss mapping global bushmeat activities to improve zoonotic spillover surveillance.By CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION

Dr. Sen Pei, an assistant professor at the Mailman School of Public Health at Columbia University, and Sarah Gregory discuss challenges in forecasting antimicrobial resistance.By CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION

This episode discusses four MMWR reports. The first report highlights postpartum substance use and associated mental health conditions, adverse childhood experiences, or stressful life events. The second report looks at suicide attempts by self-poisoning among children. The third report examines disparities in stroke deaths between Black and White …

Dr. Daniel Romero-Alvarez, an MD and PhD candidate at the University of Kansas, and Sarah Gregory discuss Mycobacterium leprae found in armadillo tissues in museum collections across the United States.By CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION

This episode discusses four MMWR reports. The first report highlights chronic pain among U.S. adults. The second report looks at mpox cases in the United States. The third report examines mpox-associated deaths in the United States. And the last report describes an outbreak of Campylobacter in Montana.…

Dr. David Wagner, a professor at the Pathogen and Microbiome Institute at Northern Arizona University, and Sarah Gregory discuss the detection of Burkholderia thailandensis in the environment in the United States.By CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION

This episode discusses four MMWR reports. The first report looks at ventilation improvements in school indoor air quality. The second report describes RSV epidemics during the past 2 years. The third report examines a hepatitis A outbreak in Virginia. And the last report highlights routine polio immunization coverage globally.…

This episode discusses four MMWR reports. The first report looks at the percentage of the at-risk population that's been fully vaccinated against mpox. The second report describes emergency department visits for firearm injuries during the COVID-19 pandemic. The third report examines stimulant prescriptions during the COVID-19 pandemic. And the las…

Dr. Neil Vora, a physician with Conservation International in Arlington, Virginia, and Sarah Gregory discuss pathogen spillover and ways to reduce the risk of spillover events.By CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION

This episode discusses four MMWR reports. The first report looks at 8-year-olds with autism from 11 U.S. communities. The second report highlights the disruption in progress in early detection of children with autism caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The third report looks at video directly observed therapy for tuberculosis. And the last report look…

This episode discusses four MMWR reports. The first report looks at CDC's recommendation for hepatitis B testing among U.S. adults. The second report examines racial and ethnic groups more likely to experience worsening memory loss than others. The third report examines CDC guidance on how to prevent Cronobacter illnesses in infants. And the last r…

Dr. Miles Carroll, the professor of emerging viruses at the Pandemic Sciences Institute at Oxford University in the United Kingdom, and Sarah Gregory discuss the influence of landscape patterns on exposure to Lassa fever virus in Guinea.By CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION

Dr. Bar Goldberg at Schneider Children's Medical Center at Tel Aviv University, and Sarah Gregory discuss cases of infant botulism in Israel.By CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION

Dr. Deus Lukoye, an epidemiologist at CDC who is currently based in Uganda, and Sarah Gregory discuss tuberculosis preventive therapy among people living with HIV in Uganda.By CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION

This episode discusses four MMWR reports. The first report looks at the effectiveness of the flu vaccine among U.S. children and adults. The second report examines testing for COVID-19 prior to departure among international travelers. The third report examines the use of aircraft wastewater for early detection of COVID-19 variants. And the last rep…

This episode discusses four MMWR reports. The first report looks at fruit, vegetable, and sugar-sweetened beverage intake among U.S. children. The second report highlights the effectiveness of the original mRNA vaccines in preventing COVID-19 illness among young children. The third report looks at how many young children in the U.S. are getting the…

Dr. Oddvar Oppegaard, an infectious disease specialist at Haukeland University Hospital and an associate professor at the University of Bergen, and Sarah Gregory discuss Streptococcus dysgalactiae bloodstream infections in Norway.By CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION

Dr. Glenn Telling, the director of the Prion Research Center at Colorado State University, and Sarah Gregory discuss a new prion strain as a cause of chronic wasting disease in a Finland moose.By CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION

This episode discusses four MMWR reports. The first report looks at COVID-19-related deaths and vaccination rates worldwide. The second report compared protection against infection and death among those who received no COVID-19 vaccine, those who only received the original vaccine, and those who received an updated vaccine in addition to the origin…

Dr. Martin Beer, a professor and head of the Institute of Diagnostic Virology at the Friedrich-Loeffler-Institute in Germany, and Sarah Gregory discuss Iceland as a stepping stone for highly pathogenic avian influenza virus between Europe and North America.By CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION

This episode discusses four MMWR reports. The first report looks at the effectiveness of the updated COVID-19 vaccine against Omicron XBB-related subvariants. The second report provides information for people with weakened immune systems to prevent and treat COVID-19. And the last two reports look at COVID-19 among nursing home residents.…

Dr. Lucas Blanton, an infectious disease physician and associate professor of medicine at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, Texas, and Sarah Gregory discuss increases in typhus group rickettsiosis in Galveston County, Texas.By CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION

Dr. Helen Esser, an assistant professor at Wageningen University, and Sarah Gregory discuss tick-borne encephalitis virus presence and prevalence in potential new foci in the Netherlands.By CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION

This episode discusses four MMWR reports. The first report describes flu activity among children in Tennessee. The second report examines alcohol screening and brief behavioral counseling among pregnant people in the United States. The third report looks at substance use among pregnant people with syphilis. And the last report looks at the reasons …

Join us as we talk with Charles Wang, winner of PCD's Student Research Paper Contest in the high school category. He joins PCD to discuss his winning paper, which examines the association between physical activity and sedentary behavior with depression among high school students.By CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION

This episode discusses four MMWR reports. The first report describes vaccination coverage by age 2 among U.S. children born during 2018-2019. The second report describes vaccination coverage among kindergartners during the 2021-22 school year. The third report looks at the safety of the updated bivalent COVID-19 booster among children aged 5-11 yea…

Join us as we talk with Wade Creech, winner of PCD's Student Research Paper Contest in the undergraduate category. He joins PCD to discuss his winning paper, which examines the benefits and barriers to engaging in physical activity among adults living in rural North Carolina communities during the COVID-19 pandemic.…

Dr. Christopher Stobart, a microbiologist and associate professor at Butler University in Indianapolis, Indiana, and Sarah Gregory discuss the emergence and virology of tickborne Bourbon virus in the United States.By CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION