Infectious Disease Puscast Celebrates 100th Episode

The Infectious Disease Puscast is celebrating a major milestone – Dr. Daniel Griffin (MD, Ph.D. CTropMed CTH) and Dr. Sara Dong (Ph.D.) have reached 100 episodes of the popular podcast. A reboot of Puscast, a podcast by Infectious Disease Specialist Mark Crislip, the Infectious Disease Puscast is a bi-monthly review of the most recent infectious disease literature, distilled for time and clarity and designed to fit into the busy lives of practicing clinicians, healthcare professionals, students, and anyone interested in staying up-to-date on the infectious disease literature. It is produced by MicrobeTV.

“It’s a really wonderful moment, to start the podcast by recognizing the 100th episode,” says Dr. Daniel Griffin, President of Parasites Without Borders and co-host of the Infectious Disease Puscast. “Education is powerful, and our goal is to provide a concise review of the newest studies, methods, and more that fit into the lives of professionals. Medicine and research are constantly evolving, and we want the information to be easily accessible for those in a position to make a difference.” 

The joy at reaching the 100th episode of Infectious Disease Puscast is evident in the voices of Dr. Dong, Dr. Griffin, and MicrobeTV’s Vincent Racaniello. Recorded on Friday, February 13, the 100th episode features discussions on an array of fascinating topics:

• Type I IFN Autoantibodies Underlie Chikungunya Live-Attenuated Vaccine Encephalitis
• Dengue Suppression by Male Wolbachia-Infected Mosquitoes
• Assessing the Impact of SARS-CoV-2 Infection and Vaccination on Fertility and Assisted Reproductive Techniques Outcomes: An Umbrella Review
• Prevalence of CSF HIV VIRAL Escape and Associations With Neurocognitive Outcomes Among HIV-Associated Meningitis Survivors: A Cohort Study
• Adenoviral Inciting Antigen and Somatic Hypermutation in VITT, which Dr. Griffin will dive further into on the next This Week in Virology Clinical Update
• Extraintestinal Invasive Escherichia Coli Infections in the US
• Clinical Manifestations, Long-Term Trends, and Risk Factors for Treatment Failure in Native Vertebral Osteomyelitis: A 26-Year Mayo Clinic Experience
• US Emergency Department Visits for Antibiotic Adverse Drug Events in Children, 2019-2023, of particular interest to Dr. Dong, who is a member of the Pediatric ID Society
• Albumin Orchestrates a Natural Host Defence Mechanism Against Mucormycosis, an article that inspired Dr. Griffin to suggest a new podcast, This Week in Fungi
• Keratitis Outbreak Associated with an Ophthalmology Clinic - New York City, 2024
• Testing by the Antimicrobial Resistance Lab Network, US, 2022-2023
• Trichinellosis: A Zoonosis That Still Requires Vigilance, an article that Dr. Griffin is storing away to reference in the next edition of Despommier’s Parasitic Diseases
• Trichinellosis After Raw Bear Eyeball Consumption, an article so interesting, Dr. Griffin was compelled to reach out to the article author for more information
• Moving Scabies Under Video-Dermoscopy

To watch this and other episodes of Infectious Disease Puscast, visit www.ParasitesWithoutBorders.com and visit the Resources tab.