Episode 161: What's Going On and Why Does it Matter?

Osterholm Update

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Science

4.8 • 2.9K Ratings

🗓️ 11 July 2024

⏱️ 59 minutes

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In "What's Going On and Why Does it Matter?," Dr. Osterholm and Chris Dall discuss the SARS-CoV-2 wastewater surveillance data, the H5N1 influenza outbreak in dairy cattle, and a CDC Health Alert on dengue virus.  <a href="https://emergency.cdc.gov/han/2024/han00511.asp">Increased Risk of Dengue Virus Infections in the United States</a> (Health Alert Network, CDC) <a href="https://history.nih.gov/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=8883184">Dr. Joseph Goldberger & the War on Pellagra</a> (Office of NIH History & Stetten Museum, National Institutes of Health) <a href="https://www.sciencehistory.org/stories/magazine/joseph-goldbergers-filth-parties/">Joseph Goldberger’s Filth Parties</a> (Sam Kean, Science History Institute) <a href="https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/newsletter">Sign up for CIDRAP's daily newsletter</a> <a href="https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/osterholm-update-covid-19">MORE EPISODES</a>       <a href="https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/support-cidrap">SUPPORT THIS PODCAST</a>

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to the Osterholm update, a podcast on COVID-19 and other infectious diseases with Dr Michael Osterholm.
0:15.0	Dr Ostrom is an internationally recognized medical detective and director of the Center for
0:20.3	Infectious Disease Research and Policy or or Sidrapp at the University of Minnesota.
0:25.2	In this podcast, Dr. Ostrom draws on nearly 50 years of experience investigating
0:29.6	infectious disease outbreaks to provide straight talk on the latest infectious disease
0:33.7	and public health threats.
0:36.0	I'm Chris Dahl, reporter for Sidrapp News,
0:38.5	and I'm your host for these conversations.
0:44.0	Welcome back, everyone, to another episode of the Osterome Update Podcast.
0:48.0	Given the patterns that have been established over the last four years,
0:51.0	shouldn't be surprised to anyone that that just as we've seen in previous
0:54.8	summers, COVID-19 cases appear to be rising again this summer.
0:59.8	The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said late last week that some areas of the country are seeing
1:04.0	consistent increases in COVID-19 activity.
1:07.1	While BNO news reported that COVID cases have been rising slowly for five straight weeks,
1:12.4	and are likely much higher given that most people
1:14.3	are testing at home and many states in the hospitals are no longer reporting detailed
1:18.4	COVID data. Are we on the cusp of another summer surge of COVID cases?
1:23.6	That will be our lead topic on this July 11th episode of the podcast.
1:27.8	We'll also discuss COVID wastewater levels, provide an update on the latest H5N1 developments,
1:33.5	answer an ID query about the timing of updated COVID shots,
1:37.5	and discuss the latest news on measles,
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