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@cidrap.bsky.socialWith Pennsylvania leading the way, US measles cases top 4,000
The US now has 4,080 confirmed cases, more than a quarter of which are in hard-hit Pennsylvania.
Read more: https://bit.ly/4j9wya7
@cidrap.bsky.socialKids vaccinated against chickenpox less likely to develop shingles, analysis finds
While shingles rates are declining in younger people, they are increasing in older adults.
Read more: https://bit.ly/4hPXyZX
📷: CDC/ K.L. Hermann
@cidrap.bsky.socialQuick takes:
-NIH extramural research awards
-Ebola in new DRC health zone
-Polio in 3 countries
Read more: https://bit.ly/4jfFnz9.
@cidrap.bsky.socialAs American confidence in food safety plunges to record low, 2 outbreaks spotlighted
The proportion saying they are very or somewhat confident that supermarket food is safe is 65%, down from 81% in 2024.
Read more: https://bit.ly/4yIDsIl
@cidrap.bsky.socialGood news: Your cat probably won't give you Giardia
A large study finds 6% of US and Canadian cats are infected with the parasite, but rarely with a genotype that's harmful to humans.
Read more: https://bit.ly/3Witxus
📷: Sarah Boden
@cidrap.bsky.socialHere's what HHS changed in the COVID-19 vaccine guidance for clinicians on CDC’s website in Sept. Green=similar wording/no change Purple=new wording, w/ an explanation Red=removed entirely This update is from HHS leadership. This post isn’t a critique of the staff still at CDC.
@cidrap.bsky.social📰 CIDRAP News reporter Chris recaps 3 news stories:
-Measles-related “immune amnesia” https://bit.ly/4zppJGg
-Health consequences of measles https://bit.ly/4dWC6RM
-Study: sugary foods, gut microbiome & antibiotics https://bit.ly/4AT90fS
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@cidrap.bsky.socialPersonality traits may help explain persistent mental distress during COVID pandemic
People with higher levels of neuroticism experienced greater mental distress, relaxed less, and drank more.
Read more: https://bit.ly/4yFzmkh
@cidrap.bsky.socialViewpoint: When trust is gone, show your work
For every vaccine study now being undertaken by HHS, the methods and findings must stand up to careful scrutiny.
Read the full viewpoint by the Vaccine Integrity Project Staff and Advisers: https://bit.ly/4sfE3Pr
@cidrap.bsky.socialBREAKING: Hepatitis B vaccine study condemned as unethical wins approval from Danish university
A Danish university has approved a CDC-funded study in African newborns, in which only half of babies will receive the hepatitis B vaccine.
Read more: https://bit.ly/3THqDid
@cidrap.bsky.socialRabid goats, otters, beavers, & bats are making news. Here’s how to protect yourself
While the CDC reported increased human exposure to possibly rabid animals, it’s too soon to tell if the number of animals with rabies is rising. https://bit.ly/4rWVlAC
📷: Dasha Gaian/Flickr cc
@cidrap.bsky.socialLawmakers want answers from CDC director on childhood vaccine recommendations, measles response
Read more: https://bit.ly/3VVcZso
📷: US Coast Guard, Nicole Foguth / Flickr
@cidrap.bsky.socialHHS launches new major vaccine injury intuitive
The initiative includes a new National Institutes of Health clinic for suspected vaccine-related injuries.
Read more: https://bit.ly/4yy1ZQa
@cidrap.bsky.socialFeds sold lab equipment that exposed US to ‘severe bioterrorism threat,’ report says
Undercover GAO staff were able to acquire 4 pieces from the HHS & USDA that experts said could have been resold to countries of concern. https://bit.ly/4yzikEc
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@cidrap.bsky.socialUSDA notes more H5N1 avian flu on poultry farms
The agency also noted a new cattle detection Texas.
Read more: https://bit.ly/4hDdxvt
📷: USDA, Lance Cheung / Flickr cc
@cidrap.bsky.socialStudy: Mothers vaccinated against HPV before pregnancy less likely to give birth prematurely
The study doesn’t prove cause and effect, but does find an association between early vaccination and lower risks of pregnancy complications
Read more: https://bit.ly/4iai34L
@cidrap.bsky.socialNew Osterholm Update podcast episode: CDC Cuts: Understaffed and Overwhelmed
🎧 Listen as @mtosterholm.bsky.social and co-host Chris Dall discuss:
-Reductions in staff & CDC's ability to respond to infectious diseases
-Why it is time to get your flu shot & more!
Full episode: https://bit.ly/4yG5LqT
@cidrap.bsky.socialKenya: 10 people in quarantine as officials try to reach 57 more contacts of deceased Ebola patient
The most recent from the DRC shows 8,665 confirmed and 4,178 deaths, with a case-fatality rate of 48%.
Read more: https://bit.ly/4rV7RR4
📷: WHO / Joel Lumbala
@cidrap.bsky.socialWHO, US press Russia for more info about lab worker’s death
The Kremlin said media outlets were lying about a potential pneumonic plague exposure and infection.
Read more: https://bit.ly/3TJ4Kz4
📷: Army National Guard, Amouris Coss / Flickr cc
@cidrap.bsky.socialVaxcyte’s 31-strain pneumococcal conjugate vaccine passes phase 3 test
The company says the vaccine hit all primary end points in a phase 3 trial comparing it with two other pneumococcal conjugate vaccines.
Read more: https://bit.ly/4j4r9B7
