02 | Outbreaks: The great mimicker
Show notes
In 2021, four people across four different parts of the United States fall ill.
They all have the same disease — a life-threatening bacterial infection.
But the weird thing is they haven't travelled anywhere. And the bug that causes the infection isn't found in the US.
So how did they get it?
This handful of cases kicks off a disease investigation with roots that stretch back to northern Australia.
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Guests:
Dr Julia PetrasEpidemiologist, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Dr Mindy ElrodMicrobiologist, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Will MisiSupport worker, Cairns
Dr Josh HansonGeneral and infectious diseases physician, Cairns
Dr Ella MeumannInfectious diseases physician; Clinical microbiologist, Menzies School of Health Research, Darwin
- Presenter: Belinda Smith
- Producer: Shelby Traynor
- Senior Producer: James Bullen
- Executive Producer: Petria Ladgrove
- Sound Engineer: Tim Jenkins