Forrest Jones

Epidemiologist currently focused on dengue, PhD, MHS, MPH. Formerly @JohnsHopkinsEPI @JHIDDynamics @jhubiostat. Views are my own.

[Forrest Jones @ForrestKJones]

@florian_krammer We found that IgG antibodies binding to RBD and pseudoneutralizing antibodies had little evidence of decay in measurements up to 75 days. As potentially expected, we found IgM and IgA antibodies binding to RBD decayed at approximately 50 days.

https://t.co/VhGUh1peoJ

[MMWR @CDCMMWR]

Peru reported its largest dengue outbreak in 2023, with 10x more cases reported than average. Talk to your patients about mosquito bite prevention before they travel to areas where dengue is endemic. Read more: https://t.co/2k9SyRmVr6

[EID journal @EIDjournal]

Travel-associated and locally acquired #dengue virus serotype 3 cases were documented in Florida during May 2022–April 2023.

Learn more in this February 2024 EID journal article: https://t.co/YrB2T4VH0x (Authors: Forrest K. Jones, et al.) @ForrestKJones

[andrew azman @andrewazman.bsky.social @andrewazman]

@ForrestKJones presenting on his recent work towards making #cholera seroincidence estimates from serosurveys possible. Work with @icddr_b @massgeneralid @GlobalGutHealth

[Ellen MacKenzie @EllenJMacKenzie]

We recently lost Kenrad Nelson, a giant in the field of infectious disease and a beloved @JohnsHopkinsSPH professor. Traveling the world to chase outbreaks, he was tireless, joyful, and earnest in his work - a public health hero. We will never forget him.
https://t.co/yZ7G6NuIuC

[Forrest Jones @ForrestKJones]

@ElianaBlock @CDCgov me too

[Forrest Jones @ForrestKJones]

@michael_gethers @rowsofthree @SantinoFerrucci @JRHildebrand @GrahamRahal @KKirkwoodRacing I love it! the coloring of the lines is a nice touch!

[Natalie E. Dean, PhD @nataliexdean]

Data modernization is sorely needed in the US.
"The data issues are real."
"People have been spending 80 percent of their time just collating information, taking a fax and putting it into one of their systems."
We need a push "from a mindset of ‘my data’ to ‘our data.’"

[Forrest Jones @ForrestKJones]

@KERiehm https://t.co/MaugIZlUy4
https://t.co/ODkdXzopTm

Curious what patterns you find and helpful tips you gather between folks. I think using R projects was the most important thing I needed

[Forrest Jones @ForrestKJones]

@awyllie13 My mom (a fellow Kiwi) just booked her flight to Wellington for June, hope you get to return soon!

[Forrest Jones @ForrestKJones]

@ambilinski @VaccineJo @gregggonsalves @SalomonJA @ddiamond @apoorva_nyc @edyong209 @kakape @HelenBranswell @CDCgov got it, thanks @ambilinski !

[Forrest Jones @ForrestKJones]

@VaccineJo @gregggonsalves @SalomonJA @ambilinski @ddiamond @apoorva_nyc @edyong209 @kakape @HelenBranswell @CDCgov I think this confusion may stem from the fact that the metric is at a county level, NOT the national level. Much of the country is in the high category right now and the sum of deaths happens to be above 1000. Please correct if wrong @ambilinski

[Forrest Jones @ForrestKJones]

@ambilinski @SalomonJA For example, what if we had an extreme example of high transmission in just one county? Wouldn't CDC guidelines recommend action in that county with high transmission way before we reached 1000 deaths nationally?

[Forrest Jones @ForrestKJones]

@ambilinski @SalomonJA thanks @ambilinski @SalomonJA for the quick response! I think I broadly understand how the analysis works, but I wonder if it would be better to focus on the per population *rate* given heterogeneity in spread from county-to-county?

[Trevor Bedford @trvrb]

Having ~40% of the population infected by a single pathogen in the span of 8 weeks is remarkable and I can't think of an obvious modern precedent. Flu seasons generally have perhaps 10% infected in the span of 16 weeks. 8/9

[Espoir Bwenge Malembaka @espoir_bwenge]

Deadly explosion at Restaurant in #Beni, Eastern #DRC.

[Justin Lessler @JustinLessler]

The #COVID19 Scenario Modeling Hub is working on a round devoted to #Omicron. However, the speed and severity of the waves seen in our *preliminary* projections prompted us to release a statement before the formal process is complete. See it here https://t.co/MpOC8UdUk4 (1/3)

[JHU Humanitarian Health @Humanit_Health]

“There are six simultaneous disease outbreaks: #cholera, a massive #measles outbreak, #polio, #malaria and #dengue fever, and that is in addition to the #coronavirus pandemic.” says- Dr @pbspiegel, director of @Humanit_Health at @JohnsHopkinsSPH

[Forrest Jones @ForrestKJones]

Love that T-cell immunity made it in this video!

[Nicholas G. Reich @reichlab]

Updated @CDCgov estimates on #COVID19 seropositivity (from both infection and vaccination, only 16+ age groups in the US) look quite "optimistic" in the sense that, depending on how fast immunity wanes, there aren't many more people to infect right now.
https://t.co/I2NdbxyBgk