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01/26/2016 KSU’s Higgs: Research is ‘crucial’ in combating Zika outbreak

This article about Zika virus includes several comments from ASTMH President Stephen Higgs, PhD, FRES, FASTMH.

CCTV America

01/25/2016 Tropical region health expert Stephen Higgs on the Zika virus

This broadcast segment features ASTMH President Stephen Higgs, PhD, FRES, FASTMH, being interviewed about Zika virus.

CNN

01/24/2016 UK reports Zika cases as El Salvador urged to lift abortion ban over virus risk

This article includes comments from ASTMH President Stephen Higgs, PhD, FRES, FASTMH, about Zika virus.

CNN

01/22/2016 CDC expands Zika virus alert; more countries issue pregnancy warnings

This article about Zika virus includes comments from ASTMH President Stephen Higgs, PhD, FRES, FASTMH.

Parent Herald

01/18/2016 Underweight And Anemic Pregnant Women Are At Higher Risk Of Acquiring Hepatitis E

The study, conducted by researchers from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, was published in the American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene on January 6, 2016. 

NPR

01/14/2016 5 Mysteries About Ebola: From Bats To Eyeballs To Blood

NPR asked ASTMH Scientific Program Chair Daniel G. Bausch, MD, MPH&TM, FASTMH, an expert on Ebola who is now working with the World Health Organization, to list the top five mysteries researchers still need to clear up.

The Economist

10/31/2015 One more punch: A Drug used to rid people of worms may be a new weapon against malaria

This article is about usinng ivermectin against mosquitoes that transmit malaria and is based on research presented at the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 2015 Annual Meeting.

NPR's Shots

10/29/2015 The Lone Star Tick May Be Spreading A New Disease Across America

This article is about how seemingly mild cases of Rocky Mountain spotted fever might be an entirely different ailment, according to a new study in the American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, .

Global Health Now

10/29/2015 Cuba & The US: The Next Chapter

A Wednesday night ASTMH session brought Cuban scientists to Philadelphia to nurture the connection—and as chair Roger Glass, director of the Fogarty International Center at the NIH, said, scientist-scientist collaboration will be the glue that holds us together.

Scientific American - VIDEO

10/29/2015 Working in an Ebola Protection Suit

Scientific American checked out what doctors and nurses do in order to stay safe while caring for highly infectious patients.

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