<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/newsroom/story/healthy-takes-diana-cervantes-infectious-disease-outbreaks.html" dsn="news"><pubDate>08/26/2026</pubDate><title>Healthy Takes: How worried should you be about an outbreak?</title><summary>UNT Health epidemiologist Dr. Diana Cervantes explains what makes an infectious disease outbreak concerning, how epidemiologists track outbreaks and simple steps people can take to protect themselves and their communities.</summary><author>Nicole Luna</author><image><img src="/newsroom/story/AdobeStock_454305963.jpeg" alt="scientist looking through microscope"/></image><tags><tag>College of Public Health</tag></tags></item>