In the 100 years since a flu strain single-handedly killed between 50 and 100…
Outbreak: Modern Parallels
05-31-2018
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Archive for May, 2018
The Absence of Evidence for Nipah in Fruit Bats Is Not Evidence of Absence
05-30-2018
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Having studied Nipah virus for 15 years, EcoHealth Alliance clears up some misinformation circulating…
Where Could Ebola Spread?
05-23-2018
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Our analysis using flight data shows that which cities and countries are at most…
Nipah: The Worst Disease No One Has Ever Heard Of
05-22-2018
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Dr. Jonathan Epstein speaks with NBC News as an outbreak of Nipah virus rages…
Ebola Spreads To Major Congo Transportation Hub, Will It Spread Further?
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NEW YORK – May 22, 2018 – In response to the current Ebola outbreak…
Smithsonian Opens Exhibit Featuring Contagious Diseases
05-17-2018
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Outbreak: Epidemics in a Connected World will run for the next three years at…
Outbreak: Lies and Misinformation
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At the time of the onset of the 1918 Influenza Pandemic, medicine had quite…
SOLD OUT: In Conversation with Peter Sands – Cosmos Club, Washington, D.C.
05-12-2018
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We’re proud to announce Peter Sands, Executive Director of the Global Fund to Fight…
Outbreak: Pandemic Strikes
05-10-2018
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By October 1918, the United States had been an active participant in World War…
Nipah Virus
05-01-2018
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Nipah virus is a paramyxovirus, an RNA virus belonging to the genus Henipavirus which…