Jennifer Nuzzo, DrPH

Epidemiology and global health security policy.
@jennifernuzzo.bsky.social
Speaking requests:

[Craig Spencer MD MPH @Craig_A_Spencer]

This is not true.

The CDC can talk to and work with WHO colleagues on the Ebola outbreak.

It’s important we’re clear about what is true and what is not.

[Craig Spencer MD MPH @Craig_A_Spencer]

I joined @MeetThePress to talk about the current state of the Ebola outbreak, what impact the humanitarian cuts have had on the response, and what is needed now to start to get a grapple on the outbreak.

https://t.co/lR7YxKA4OG

[Craig Spencer MD MPH @Craig_A_Spencer]

The White House is intent on keeping Ebola out, at all costs.

The U.S. is planning to send Americans exposed to or infected with Ebola to Kenya, instead of bringing them home for care.

Please read and share—this is unbelievable and infuriating.
https://t.co/dyNhl4roWF

[Jennifer Nuzzo, DrPH @JenniferNuzzo]

Amidst everything else going on, today's Tracking Report by the @pandemiccenter finds that the # of measles cases* reported in the US in 2026 has exceeded that of 2025--breaking last year's record for the most measles cases since elimination.

*we use report date, not rash onset

[Jennifer Nuzzo, DrPH @JenniferNuzzo]

https://t.co/eFsu5tkNZq

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This whole article is just damning. Gift link below.

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https://t.co/uqaaSRDbOK

[Jennifer Nuzzo, DrPH @JenniferNuzzo]

"Free markets require a functioning pipeline of basic research....We’re asking agencies to honor what Congress appropriated and President Trump affirmed: that federally funded research is the foundation of American competitiveness." By @JohnsHopkins President Ron Daniels

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https://t.co/KHzIfLDI4f

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"The resulting back-and-forth delayed Stafford’s evacuation and treatment because 'they would not allow him to be transported to the United States,' said one individual familiar with the response."

[DrDemetre @dr_demetre]

FDA’s own report shows no child deaths definitively caused by COVID vaccination https://t.co/W2jBalFTqJ

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https://t.co/GMmFKS7Mxc

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"Funding cuts have left the region dangerously exposed," said Heather Reoch Kerr, Congo country director for the International Rescue Committee.

[Jennifer Nuzzo, DrPH @JenniferNuzzo]

Reminder of sudden, chaotic departure of US personnel from DRC in early 2025: https://t.co/2aG9akGpxB

[Dan Rodricks, At Large @DanRodricks]

In Frederick, Maryland, April 2025: NIAID’s Integrated Research Facility, one of the few federal facilities charged with studying Ebola, was put on indefinite pause by RFK Jr. https://t.co/UqglYcJi9I

[Wilber Sabiiti @SabiitiwWilber]

Uganda publishes the Bundibugyo Ebolavirus sequence within 4 days of the outbreak announcement. The sequence comes from the virus isolated from an imported case who came for medical treatment in Uganda. It is important to note that there is NO community transmission of the virus so far in Uganda. Well done the team @MinofHealthUG @GovUganda @ICER_Global Thanks to support coming from @AfricaCDC @WHOUganda @WHO

https://t.co/eaQdvz4Dlc?

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Source: https://t.co/18kDjLkQec

[Jennifer Nuzzo, DrPH @JenniferNuzzo]

In 2025, HHS issued stop work order for federal research lab that studies Ebola virus and other deadly pathogens and fired its director. This lab was a world leader in accelerating development therapies and vaccines for Ebola and other viruses. 1/

[Jennifer Nuzzo, DrPH @JenniferNuzzo]

Can lab be reopened? Sure, but interruptions carry high COSTS. Lost progress and wasted money. As @ggronvall told Wired: “If things are unused for a period of time, it will cost more money to get them ready to be used again.”