INTRODUCING — Outbreaks
Summary
Hosted by Belinda Smith, this new season of *Outbreaks* examines major 2026 disease threats, including bird flu, diphtheria, and Ebola, while reflecting on historical Australian epidemics. The series features stories of a mysterious aquarium illness, a controversial theory linking possums to flesh-eating bacteria, and the hunt for an abscess-causing bug in northern Australia. Listeners hear from scientists on the front lines of bird flu prevention and individuals who survived these outbreaks, highlighting the human ingenuity and resilience required to understand and prevent the spread of in…
Topics discussed
2026 disease outbreaks: Bird flu, diphtheria, Ebola, and Hantavirus
Introduction to the 'Outbreaks' podcast season
Preview: Illness outbreak at a new aquarium
Preview: Mosquitoes, bacteria, and possums theory
Preview: Hunt for the source of an abscess-causing bug
Preview: Scientists on the front line of bird flu
Preview: Personal accounts from those caught in an outbreak
Preview: Human ingenuity and bravery in outbreak response
Release schedule and where to listen
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