Podcasts Produced by DVBD

A select list of podcasts produced recently on topics the division covers. For all podcasts produced, please visit the CDC Podcasts pages and search or browse their listings.

Dengue Fever

• Recognizing and Treating Dengue in U.S. Residents

  An overview of the Clinician Outreach and Communication Activity Call: It's a Small World After All: Dengue and Malaria in U.S. Residents – Recognizing and Treating These Mosquito-borne Diseases. Date released: 6/15/2010

Lyme Disease

• Prevent Lyme Disease/Spring and Summer PSA

  This 30-second PSA explains how to prevent and recognize early symptoms of Lyme disease.

• Prevent Lyme Disease Among You and Your Children/Spring and Summer PSA

  30-second PSA explains how to prevent and recognize early symptoms Lyme disease. Date released: 01/06/2011. Length: 30 seconds

• Recognize the Early Signs of Lyme Disease PSA

  30-second PSA explains how to recognize early symptoms Lyme disease and provides prevention tips. Date released: 01/06/2011. Length: 30 seconds

Rickettsial Diseases

• Outbreaks of Rickettsia felis in Kenya and Senegal, 2010

  Describes the outbreak of Rickettsia felis in Kenya between August 2006 and June 2008, and in rural Senegal from November 2008 through July 2009. Date Released: 6/24/2010. Length: 8:57 minutes

Ticks

• Get Ticks Off

  (A Cup of Health with CDC)
  People planning outdoor activities this summer should be on the look out for ticks. Ticks carry diseases such as Tularemia and Lyme disease.

• Get Ticks Off

  (A Minute of Health with CDC)
  This podcast discusses two diseases caused by tick bites, Tularemia and Lyme disease, their symptoms, and what to do if bitten by a tick. Date released: 7/16/2009. Length: 59 seconds

Vector-borne Infections: Emerging Infectious Diseases

• Crab Hole Mosquito Blues – The Song

  This podcast is a song about a major epizoodemic of a serious human and equine disease written and performed by the MARU Health Angels Band.

West Nile Virus

• Mosquito Alert

  (A Cup of Health with CDC)
  The most common mosquito-borne illness is West Nile virus. In this podcast, Jennifer Lehman discusses strategies for preventing West Nile virus. Date released: 7/8/2010. Length: 5:25 minutes

• Mosquito Alert

  (A Minute of Health with CDC)
  ways to help prevent West Nile virus infection. Date released: 7/8/2010. Length: 59 seconds