About this episode

Dr. Rodney E. Rohde discusses infectious diseases making headlines and the role of clinical laboratories in outbreak response.

Dr. Rodney E. Rohde, University Distinguished Regents' Professor and Chair for the Clinical Laboratory Science Program at Texas State University, joins Sophia and Doryan to discuss some of the infectious diseases currently making headlines: Hantavirus, Ebola and more. Drawing on more than 30 years of experience in microbiology, virology, and public health, Dr. Rohde helps us separate fact from fiction while exploring the critical role clinical laboratories play in outbreak response.

People in this episode

Hosts: Sophia, Doryan

Guest: Dr. Rodney E. Rohde

Topics covered

• public health
• infectious diseases
• microbiology
• virology
• clinical laboratories
• outbreak response

Keywords

• public health
• infectious diseases
• Hantavirus
• Ebola
• clinical laboratories
• outbreak response
• microbiology
• virology

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Organizations: Texas State University

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