BioRisk Reduction

We are a global team of infectious disease professionals who protect our communities from biohazards with our business and professional development services.

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Opportunity to attend BioRisk Reduction virtual event next Friday for free! https://t.co/jrxobFrefM

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Take it from the chief of the @WHO - the best pathogen defense is a great offense!

We at @Bio_Risk offer trainings in disease prevention and biosafety to help our clients stop infections before they can spread.

[Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus @DrTedros]

Today, @WHO launched the Preparedness and Resilience for Emerging Threats Initiative, or PRET, to take an integrated approach to pandemic planning, by focussing on groups of pathogens and the systems they affect.
https://t.co/abAJlIQ4S1

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"Higher ventilation rates and reduced particle levels will contribute to reduced health risks, including those related to airborne respiratory pathogens."

New study published this week in @sciencedirect's Environment International:
https://t.co/G3kCguNA0A

[Joseph Allen @j_g_allen]

New study on classroom ventilation

—> “Every 1 L/s per person increase in ventilation rate decreased the annual absence rate by 5.59 days”

@WargockiPawel
https://t.co/bZIQkYeD74

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Worldwide genomic surveillance has grown so quickly during the pandemic!

Sequencing can track the spread of many other pathogens besides SARS-CoV-2.

[CDC Emerging Infections @CDC_NCEZID]

From 2020-22, the number of public health labs sequencing SARS-CoV-2 & emerging variants nearly tripled, from 23 to 68, thanks to support from CDC's Advanced Molecular Detection program (@CDC_AMD). Learn more #NCEZIDin2022:
https://t.co/GEhjxCW9Hl

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Biosafety and infectious disease surveillance is ever more important, as human activity drives more "spillover" events of animal pathogens.

"Human disturbance increases coronavirus prevalence in bats" - published in @ScienceMagazine:

https://t.co/7qCgJCZfx9

[BioRisk Reduction @Bio_Risk]

Just because it's "dry" doesn't mean that it's clean!

Flour, sugar, and other raw ingredients are food for us - which means they are also food for bacteria that make us sick.

[CDC Emerging Infections @CDC_NCEZID]

SALMONELLA OUTBREAK: CDC is investigating Salmonella cases in 11 states linked to flour. Flour is a raw ingredient and can have germs in it. Bake or cook foods made with raw flour before eating them. For more tips and information about the outbreak: https://t.co/ED5nkw4w5e

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Exceptionally important study to better understand the immunology of #COVID19 #vaccines!

[Leo Poon @world_epidemic]

We deep sequenced >2800 Covid-19 patients, including those with a breakthrough infection, to study minor variants.

We observe that:
1. VOCs tend to generate more minor variants.
2. Vaccination does not increase non-silent mutations.

Now in Nat Comm.
https://t.co/nonbD3uywX

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Candida auris is a fungus that causes lethal infections in healthcare settings, typically among immune-compromised patients.

It is often multidrug-resistant and is very hardy in a hospital environment, making it difficult to eradicate once it has taken hold in a facility.

[Scientific American @sciam]

Candida auris is spreading rapidly in health care settings. This 2021 article explains the dangers of C. auris, and why it and other deadly fungi are spreading throughout the world. https://t.co/bkWq9NKMxq

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When patients drink water contaminated by V. cholerae, the bacterium multiplies rapidly in the gut and releases toxins that cause severe diarrhea. Patients typically die from dehydration.

This disease, known as cholera, can be prevented by water and sewage sanitation practices.

[Infectious Disease Tracker @HmpxvT]

Nigeria 🇳🇬 reports 922 Cholera cases and 32 deaths as experts call for action.

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Whole-genome sequencing is an increasingly useful tool for clinical biosafety!

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Last year, a large group of infectious disease experts published their detailed findings on the early stages of the #COVID19 pandemic in @ScienceMagazine, one of the world's premier scientific journals.

A great summary thread of their research from one of the authors here:

[Dr. Angela Rasmussen @angie_rasmussen]

Here we not only cover the papers I discussed in the thread below but also: WIV, WCDC, spillover, biosafety, virus isolation, virus discovery, reverse genetics, gain of function, the live animal trade, future pandemics, prevention, & why the origin of the pandemic matters.

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It's been more than 3 years since @WHO declared #COVID19 a pandemic. The field of biosafety will never be the same.

Follow us to learn more about our trainings in biosafety, pathogen awareness, and disease prevention!

[World Health Organization (WHO) @WHO]

From the first reports of an unknown virus, to WHO's 30 Jan 2020 public health emergency declaration, to our 11 Mar 2020 characterisation of #COVID19 as a pandemic, WHO has been working, advising, warning, learning. #OnThisDay

Interactive timeline ⬇️
https://t.co/khDC10Mqil

[CDC @CDCgov]

CDC issues Health Alert Network (HAN) health advisory about measles exposure at a large gathering in Kentucky. Clinicians: Be on alert for cases of measles that meet the case definition & recommend MMR vaccine for unvaccinated/not fully vaccinated patients https://t.co/lNXknebRai

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#bloodbornepathogens #laboratory #publichealth

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Did you know that BioRisk Reduction's Bloodborne Pathogens Live Tier 1 & 2 Training (Laboratory Environment) was awarded 0.125 ABSA CM points?
This training will take place on March 3rd at 3:30PM - 5:00 PM EST
To learn more & to sign up click the link:
https://t.co/LJATdcZxbx

[BioRisk Reduction @Bio_Risk]

Did you know that BioRisk Reduction's Bloodborne Pathogens Live Tier 1 & 2 Training (Laboratory Environment) was awarded 0.125 ABSA CM points?
This training will take place on March 3rd at 3:30PM - 5:00 PM EST
To learn more & to sign up click the link:
https://t.co/LJATdcZxbx

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Sign up today for our March 3rd Bloodborne Pathogens Tier 1 & 2 Virtual Training for Laboratory Environments. Sign up here or click the link in our bio https://t.co/OEu7Kxmh9o

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@CDCgov Hand hygiene is the beating heart of infection prevention!

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@Reuters @Bio_Risk is where to access independent, unbiased, infectious disease experts in the time of need