Outbreak News

Host and editor at outbreaknewstoday.substack.com, Robert Herriman reports on infectious disease news, information and interviews expert guests on different topics of health and disease.

Chikungunya across the globe 2025 01/01/2026

Chikungunya in Cuba 12/28/2025

Nipah virus in the News: Bangladesh 2025, Oxford vaccine candidate 12/28/2025

Salmonella outbreak in the US, possibly linked to raw oysters 12/26/2025

Chicago: Dog rabies and Mpox Clade I 12/26/2025

Measles: A Public Health Wake-up call in the US 12/21/2025

Africa outbreaks: Ebola in the DRC, Marburg in Ethiopia 12/06/2025

Marburg Virus Disease outbreak in Ethiopia 11/15/2025

Rift Valley fever in West Africa: Senegal, Mauritania and The Gambia 11/08/2025

Parasites: Soil-transmitted helminths 10/23/2025

Chikungunya in New York: What you need to know 10/22/2025

Lyme and other tick-borne diseases 09/20/2025

Human plague in the US: Three cases reported to date 08/30/2025

Chikungunya epidemic risk: A call to action 08/13/2025

Psoriasis with Dr. Rosanne Paul 08/05/2025

Acanthamoeba keratitis and contact lenses: A personal story 07/31/2025

Andes hantavirus in Patagonia, Argentina: The use of Rapid Data Collection 07/29/2025

Yellow fever outbreak in Tolima, Colombia 07/28/2025

Outbreak News This Week: Chikungunya in China, CCHF in Iraq, Brain-eating amoeba in South Carolina and more 07/26/2025

Battling antibiotic resistance in Rwanda: The work of AMR Initiative Rwanda 07/24/2025

Senegal eliminates trachoma 07/23/2025

Florida: Conditions exist for indigenous T. cruzi transmission, according to study 07/16/2025

Rhodesia anthrax epidemic of 1978-1980: A natural outbreak or the result of biowarfare? 07/15/2025

Chagas disease: Test for cure 07/11/2025

Rat lungworm increases on Australia's east coast and the link to climatic factors 06/30/2025

Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever: Rare case reported in Greece 06/29/2025

Anthrax as a bioterrorism agent 06/21/2025

Vietnam: Dengue fever in Ho Chi Minh City, Measles in the Southern region 06/16/2025

Michigan: Chinese nationals charged with smuggling fungal plant pathogen into the US 06/16/2025

Australia: Locally acquired malaria in North Queensland 06/16/2025