Isabelle BOLON

Veterinarian & Biologist | One Health Researcher | Tackling Global Health Challenges at the Human-Animal-Ecosystem Interface

[Isabelle BOLON @IsabelleBolon]

Our "Snakes of Nepal" challenge has just launched with exciting prizes to win. Help us better understand the diversity and distribution of Nepal’s snakes. Join us and make a difference in snake conservation and public health!
https://t.co/aQ60yTh0AA
#snakebite #snakes

[Ivonne Higuero @ivonnehiguero]

Very disturbing news of sudden deaths of elephants - not thought to be linked with poaching - in Botswana since May. Hoping that the cause and a solution to stop this will be found very soon.
BBC News - Hundreds of elephants found dead in Botswana https://t.co/YpocrpbStY

[Joe Brew @joethebrew]

COVID-19 media coverage is all over the US/Europe.

But the situation in Africa could be critical.

At least 39 countries with cases. And many more to come.

Bottom-heavy population pyramid may be an asset, but low ICU capacity will be a major challenge.
@Fredros_Inc @ISGLOBALorg

[Marc Lipsitch @mlipsitch]

Exciting ! Serology valuable for many reasons @jd_mathbio @joshuasweitz

[United Nations Geneva @UNGeneva]

Q&A: @WHO Mike Ryan on how countries in crisis can prepare for a #coronavirus epidemic: https://t.co/LCMGERMKA8

via @newhumanitarian

[Diogo Martins @dcorreiamartins]

Focus on snake ecology to fight snakebite https://t.co/Q3R1FGxXdq l via @TheLancet 🐍🌎 #Snakebites

[Jian Zhu @JianZhu_Lab]

New paper from #JMV suggests that #nCoV2019 spreads from #snakes!

Homologous recombination within the spike glycoprotein of the newly identified coronavirus may boost cross‐species transmission from snake to human https://t.co/P3SEF4yuT7

[Scientific American @sciam]

The most widely used antivenom in India is not effective against the venom of several common snakes. https://t.co/MluHtJ2rm1

[Diogo Martins @dcorreiamartins]

Snake antivenom in India ineffective in treating bites from most species, study finds https://t.co/vlgUxp7Uaa via @ThePrintIndia

[Andrew Durso @am_durso]

#SnakeID challenge is over, but the portal remains open if you want to ID more: https://t.co/Ne0PK2QXzs Thanks to all participants, especially PMoof1, Gary Lee, and Yatin Kalki, who IDd >6500 images each! We'll be in touch w/more data about top scorers, outcomes & next challenge

[Andrew Durso @am_durso]

Just two days left to participate in the SnakeID challenge at https://t.co/Ne0PK2QXzs @CitSciZurich @CitizenCyberlab @HerpMapper

[Andrew Durso @am_durso]

Less than 24 hours until #SnakeID challenge II opens! https://t.co/IXXIcwlkec @CitSciZurich @HerpMapper @CitizenCyberlab

[R. Ruiz de Castaneda @RRuizdCastaneda]

Freshly published in The Lancet DH: The potential of AI to tackle snakebite: https://t.co/BYfnL59UQO

[Isabelle BOLON @IsabelleBolon]

Inspiring presentation on snakebite by Prof. François Chappuis @Hopitaux_unige, @gcevd
#EVG2019

[FAO Livestock @FAOLivestock]

Countries need to be prepared for emerging diseases challenges and be able to detect & respond to them. @FAO @OIEAnimalHealth & @WHO developed a #TripartiteZoonosesGuide to support countries in preparing for #zoonoses!

📕 About the guide: https://t.co/nljKNogAak

#animalhealth

[Andrew Durso @am_durso]

Our new #SnakeID challenge with @CitSciZurich @CitizenCyberlab has just launched! See how many #snakes you know & contribute to a global citizen science database. https://t.co/Ne0PK2QXzs @IsabelleBolon @Global_Health17 @HerpMapper @IndianSnakes @marcelsalathe

[Isabelle BOLON @IsabelleBolon]

We have just launched our first collaborative AI challenge for snake identification.
https://t.co/kUP2HKF6vN

[Peter Daszak @PeterDaszak]

Rita Colwell, Board member of @EcoHealthNYC, former Director of @NSF, talking about how her group used analytical tools to predict the current outbreak of cholera in Yemen 4 weeks ago - a major breakthrough in prevention!! @OneHealthPF #IOHC18

[Peter Daszak @PeterDaszak]

Another incredible lineup of speakers from @OneHealthPF #IOHC18 - here we are on the Canadian prairie in Saskatoon talking about issues of global impact from Ebola #DRC to the Convention on Biodiversity @UNBiodiversity

[CORDS @CORDS_HQ]

Dr Michael Ryan, Head of WHO Health Emergencies Programme, reaffirms the WHO’s committment to using the One Health Approach to tackling emerging and epidemic prone diseases #IOHC18