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@pandemiccenter.bsky.socialPer @browndailyherald.bsky.social: Will an apple a day keep the doctor away this #FluSeason?
“...sometimes these phrases that we say actually have good health advice, and sometimes they don’t” —
Dr. Francesca Beaudoin ( @brownpublichealth.bsky.social )
@pandemiccenter.bsky.socialJoin our Biosecurity Game Changers Seminar on 10/23
Joyce Fati Masvaya will lead a panel on strengthening health emergency workforces; covering capacity, surge preparedness & leadership lessons.
Featuring Dr. Emmanuel Agogo, Valentin Disashi, & Dr. Dinah Nasike
@pandemiccenter.bsky.socialFL's Ex-Surgeon General Scott Rivkees (@brownpublichealth.bsky.social) warns that changing school vaccine rules will spark preventable outbreaks:
"Some children will sadly pass away, and some children will have long-term, permanent problems..."
@pandemiccenter.bsky.social🇷🇺 Unverified reports of a 2nd lab worker death in Russia have been denied by officials.
🇰🇪 Kenya reports 1st #Ebola case tied to DRC outbreak
🇺🇸 PA reports more than 1k #measles cases this year
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@pandemiccenter.bsky.socialFrom @wsj.com: The Pennsylvania Department of Health reported 1,066 confirmed cases of #measles since April.
@jennifernuzzo.bsky.social shared that as long as measles continues to circulate within the US it will find its way into “exquisitely vulnerable communities and cause massive outbreaks.”
@pandemiccenter.bsky.social"You don’t quarantine 200 people for one #plague case. You don’t close multiple hospital units in response to one infection.”
@jennifernuzzo.bsky.social shared w/ @krcallaway.bsky.social on the critical information that we still don't have after the death of a Russian lab worker, via @nytimes.com.
@pandemiccenter.bsky.socialFrom @thinkglobalhealth.org: Public health experts highlight why tracking disease outbreaks in conflict zones requires detailed monitoring to prevent threats like polio and cholera from spreading.
More about infectious disease risks regional conflicts ⤵️
www.thinkglobalhealth.org/article/gaza...
@pandemiccenter.bsky.socialA new @time.com piece highlights public health experts concerns over Russia's plague incident, where around 200 people were quarantined.
As @jennifernuzzo.bsky.social notes, it doesn't look like a simple lab accident it may be something different, something for which we don't have easy solutions.
@brownpublichealth.bsky.socialReposted by @pandemiccenter.bsky.socialWATCH NOW Professor @craigspencer.bsky.social spoke with @democracynow.org about what is now the fastest-growing #Ebola outbreak ever.
"In the past, we would have sent people to be on the ground in the middle of these communities that are most affected. Right now the US is not doing that," he says.
@unbiasedscipod.bsky.socialReposted by @pandemiccenter.bsky.socialWhat diseases are spreading right now? Are we even tracking diseases anymore? Should I be worried about measles? Should I bother getting my flu and COVID vaccines? We dive in and answer ALL those questions on this week's episode of the pod.
Watch here: https://ow.ly/sTKq50ZVoib
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@pandemiccenter.bsky.socialFunding cuts and active health crises leave us unprepared for new threats.
As @jennifernuzzo.bsky.social warns: “God forbid you layer another pathogen onto the already laborious and difficult work of going after measles, that would be a nightmare.”
@pandemiccenter.bsky.socialThe death of a researcher studying #plague has put many on edge. While the disease remains endemic in parts of the world, post-pandemic biosecurity lessons are begging to fade.
As @bethcameron-dc.bsky.social notes, we need a rational conversation on threats with “large-scale societal consequences.”
@pandemiccenter.bsky.socialClimate change alters how infectious disease threats spread.
Thanks to a new grant from @wellcometrust.bsky.social, we're working to strengthen global surveillance and ensure countries can effectively link and share data to inform timely action.
@pandemiccenter.bsky.socialPneumonic #plague still occurs today in places like Arizona and New Mexico. Questions surround details over a Russian lab worker's death at a plague facility.
There may be commonplace explanations, but we are, so far, unable to rule out more concerning explanations. — @jennifernuzzo.bsky.social
@pandemiccenter.bsky.socialVia @browndailyherald.bsky.social: Born under South African apartheid, @wilmotjames.bsky.social brings his unique background to @watsonschoolbrown.bsky.social as Director of the Africa Initiative, building a forward-looking space for research & collaboration.
@pandemiccenter.bsky.socialPer ABC Australia, the recent death of an employee at an "anti-plague" lab in Irkutsk has sparked conflicting claims in Russia.
"The facts... and how authorities are responding increases our worries that this isn't just a run-of-the-mill lab accident." — @jennifernuzzo.bsky.social
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@pandemiccenter.bsky.socialThe recent PROV/DOC festival featured “Listening to Shadows,” an audio doc following @wilmotjames.bsky.social through apartheid & Mandela’s leadership. encouraging us not to take constitutional protections & democracy for granted. From @browndailyherald.bsky.social ⤵️
@pandemiccenter.bsky.socialWe just released a special issue of our Tracking Report on the fatal pneumonia case in Russia.
Clear, transparent information is vital, but many questions remain unanswered.
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