Dr. Jenna Kelly 👩🏻‍🔬👩🏻‍💻🦠🧬🇨🇦🇨🇭

Virus Genomics & Bioinformatics Group @ivi_switzerland @MCIDBern @unibern. We 💗 #emergingviruses #zoonosis #NGS #virology #bioinformatics #globalhealth 🌎

[Philippe Le Mercier, ViralZone @ViralZone]

Can AlphaFold3 predict the function of viral proteins?
I'll be giving an online seminar about it on March 27!
Registration is free

https://t.co/fwQpJtVjFQ

[ProPublica @propublica]

Hundreds of workers at the CDC. More than 1,000 at the NIH. Scores of staffers at the FDA.

Trump’s purge of federal employees includes those doing lifesaving work. Many of them expressed fear at what would happen to the projects they left behind. https://t.co/uzOjKvlmQA

[Marion Koopmans, publications: https://pure.eur.nl @MarionKoopmans]

US CDC HIV page, prevention. See the banner text.

[Helen Branswell 🇨🇦 @HelenBranswell]

Doing the unthinkable: The deep cuts to the @CDCgov's workforce today are expected to decimate the Epidemic Intelligence Service, a program that has trained public health rapid responders for decades.
Envy of the world. Poof!
https://t.co/RTjowD32AP

[Dr. Saskia Popescu @SaskiaPopescu]

A fantastic article by Dr. Gregg Gonsalves on the dangers we’re facing and a potential path forward 👇🏻 https://t.co/583vrtq2Ap

[Prof. Devi Sridhar @devisridhar]

You might wonder why foreign aid matters for you- in a purely selfish sense. Why care about other countries or people? My column below: https://t.co/7BGIcwpGau

[Krutika Kuppalli, MD FIDSA @KrutikaKuppalli]

RFK as @HHSGov is a disaster for public health.

His long history of spreading #vaccine misinformation & undermining science puts lives at risk.

It’s disappointing officials didn't take a stronger stand against this—our health depends on leaders who trust evidence, not conspiracy theories.

[Krutika Kuppalli, MD FIDSA @KrutikaKuppalli]

🚨 Ohio reports its first probable human case of #influenza A(H5).

An adult male farm worker in Mercer County, exposed to deceased poultry, has tested positive—but no details yet on clinical status or virus sequencing.

With bird flu spreading, this is a terrible time to be defunding public health and halting critical research. We need surveillance, sequencing, and transparency to stay ahead of emerging threats. #H5N1 #GlobalHealth

https://t.co/Z7JvelHjqk

[CIDRAP @CIDRAP]

USDA confirms spillover of 2nd H5N1 avian flu genotype into dairy cattle

Detection of the D1.1. genotype, linked to two severe infections in people, came from the national milk testing program.

https://t.co/z9i23JnMtr

[Dr. Syra Madad @drsyramadad]

Withdrawing the U.S. from the WHO weakens global health security.

It means slower outbreak detection, weaker outbreak response, and less coordination on emerging threats like H5N1 to AMR among so many other negative impacts.

Global health is interconnected—this decision weakens our collective ability to prevent, mitigate, prepare, respond to and recover from health threats.

https://t.co/1TGjSLeK7Y

[Maria Van Kerkhove @mvankerkhove]

As a proud American, I share regret for the decision of the US to withdraw from @WHO.

I & my incredible colleagues all over the world are focused on helping the people we serve. More determined than ever.
#ProudToBeWHO @DrTedros @DrMikeRyan @Chikwe_I @gabbystern @DrAbdiMahamud

[Africa CDC @AfricaCDC]

BREAKING: #Tanzania declares a #Marburg virus outbreak with 1 confirmed case and 25 suspected in Kagera Region.

@AfricaCDC is deploying 12 public health experts within 24 hours & committing $2M to support swift containment.

More details: https://t.co/BbXvu3dj1Q

#AfricaResponds

[Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus @DrTedros]

WHO comments on United States announcement of intent to withdraw

Geneva – The World Health Organization regrets the announcement that the United States of America intends to withdraw from the Organization.

WHO plays a crucial role in protecting the health and security of the world’s people, including Americans, by addressing the root causes of disease, building stronger health systems, and detecting, preventing and responding to health emergencies, including disease outbreaks, often in dangerous places where others cannot go.

The United States was a founding member of WHO in 1948 and has participated in shaping and governing WHO’s work ever since, alongside 193 other Member States, including through its active participation in the World Health Assembly and Executive Board. For over seven decades, WHO and the USA have saved countless lives and protected Americans and all people from health threats. Together, we ended smallpox, and together we have brought polio to the brink of eradication. American institutions have contributed to and benefited from membership in WHO.

With the participation of the United States and other Member States, WHO has over the past 7 years implemented the largest set of reforms in its history, to transform our accountability, cost-effectiveness, and impact in countries. This work continues.

We hope the United States will reconsider and we look forward to engaging in constructive dialogue to maintain the partnership between the USA and WHO, for the benefit of the health and well-being of millions of people around the globe.

[nature @Nature]

“We’re very excited to see what people do with this”

AlphaFold3 is open at last https://t.co/cdvACli8r5

[Krutika Kuppalli, MD FIDSA @KrutikaKuppalli]

In case people have forgotten, the 2009 #H1N1 pandemic began when a new flu strain emerged in pigs and spread to humans.

Now, with #H5N1 #birdflu detected in pigs, there's reason for concern.

Cross-species flu transmission can bring unpredictable risks—preparedness is essential.

[Marion Koopmans, publications: https://pure.eur.nl @MarionKoopmans]

H5N1 on a mixed farm, with - from the description- direct contact between poultry and pigs. Not a desirable situation. Would be good to know how many of such farms there are. Entry of H5N1 into the pig population would crank up level of concern https://t.co/uuKwKLpsjZ

[Ronald Dijkman @DijkmanRonald]

I’m pleased to share our latest #preprint, describing a scalable, high-throughput, optimized #nanopore based sequencing method for genomic surveillance of #influenza A virus across various host species. Funded by @MCIDBern and @snsf_ch. @JN_Kelly @unibern
https://t.co/iei8MFV24J

[Dr. Angela Rasmussen @angie_rasmussen]

Finally, we have H5N1 serology data from Missouri. 🙏🏻 @CDCgov.

Both the MO patient and their household contact were positive for antibodies against H5N1 in 1/3 tests. This is not definitive per WHO criteria (2 tests positive) but does suggest infection.

https://t.co/a2fs6SPWNC

[Michelle Wille @DuckSwabber]

Incredible - using AI, 161,979 putative RNA virus species and 180 RNA virus supergroups identified (mostly) in SRA. A massive increase in the number of described viruses: in 2022, ICTV has classified 11,273 named virus species.
👉https://t.co/qEmRRniIH6

[Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus @DrTedros]

Misinformation and disinformation are undermining trust in scientific and public health institutions.

We need governments and other stakeholders to speak up and help tackle the challenge. Global health security depends on it.

#PandemicAccord