In 1955, a forest worker in Trinidad and Tobago contracted a fever. The worker recovered fully, though the disease persisted, with outbreaks occurring in northern South America and nearby coastal islands. The movements of humans pose challenges for those hoping to reduce the risks associated with any infectious agent, as is the case with the ...

The Centers for Disease Control opened an investigation into the death of a traveler upon returning home to Iowa from West Africa. Previously, reports stated that the traveler died of an “Ebola-like” virus. Further Nebraska Laboratory Response Network testing confirmed that the patient tested positive for Lassa fever. Lassa Fever Lassa fever occurs in West ...

Welcome to Strange Medicine – a series of nonfiction articles based on recent journal published, peer-reviewed case studies, review articles, meta-studies, scientific studies, and primary literature. Each relates to events that made the medical community’s eyes widen and scratch their heads, though, please note that all of these cases are significant toward scientific and medical ...