Mark Kortepeter

physician, scientist, colonel (ret), author of #InsideTheHotZone,

[Mark Kortepeter @MKortepeter]

Great news.

[ASTMH @ASTMH]

ASTMH is pleased to announce its Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with @_ISTM_ establishing a new collaborative partnership to advance shared goals in global health, travel medicine and clinical tropical medicine. Learn more in our press release at https://t.co/pt4ZniyToM

[Mark Kortepeter @MKortepeter]

Once again, the US is involved in an overseas #Ebola #outbreak reemphasizing the need for international partners & "no man is an island."

[LenaSun @bylenasun]

ICYMI: Some Americans may have been exposed in the unusually large Ebola outbreak in Congo + Uganda. USG Is weighing plans for medical evacuation of one person with symptoms. Our story. @washingtonpost

[Mark Kortepeter @MKortepeter]

Is there really "low risk" of #Andes #hantavirus transmission? Frankly, we have little data and should proceed cautiously, lest we be humbled...@CDCDirector @WHO @OUSAMRIID @ACCTMTH @ACAV_ASTMH

[Mark Kortepeter @MKortepeter]

My new novel feaures @USAMRIID and outbreak investigation against a deadly #virus #pandemic. @ACAV_ASTMH @ACCTMTH @ASTMH @TheNETEC @UNMCCOPH @UNMC_GCHS @HarvardChanSPH @USUHSAA

[Mark Kortepeter @MKortepeter]

Looking for a fast-paced medical thriller? My novel, "Minister of Death," the #1 new release in Viral Diseases is now on Amazon and BarnesandNoble. https://t.co/ZgYoCZ6yAF

[Mark Kortepeter @MKortepeter]

Looking for a fast-paced medical thriller? My novel, "Minister of Death," the #1 new release in Viral Diseases is now on Amazon and BarnesandNoble. https://t.co/ZgYoCZ6yAF

[Mark Kortepeter @MKortepeter]

Another potential "gift" from the #MiddleEast that keeps on giving: @astmh @WHO @TheNETEC @genevaUSA https://t.co/7AlUYGBJCv

[Mark Kortepeter @MKortepeter]

@R_H_Ebright An insider's story of life inside a containment lab: https://t.co/8HiCocYgbb

[Mark Kortepeter @MKortepeter]

Still no details why the #NIAID #IRF #containment #lab has a safety stand-down. @nih @CDCemergency @NIHClinicalCntr @ASPRgov @TheNETEC @ASTMH https://t.co/RbXHWowtCf

[Mark Kortepeter @MKortepeter]

#Cholera continues to rage across multiple countries. @WHOAFRO @WHOWPRO @CDCemergency @ASTMH @BhadeliaMD @syramadad @TheNETEC https://t.co/zwuTDEtoR3

[Mark Kortepeter @MKortepeter]

Takeaways from the #Marburg outbreak in #Tanzania https://t.co/JMAzf8QwRY

[Dr. Nahid Bhadelia @BhadeliaMD]

US has its first measles death in 10 years in an unvaccinated child.

@LawrenceGostin and I wrote about the looming threat of increasing measles outbreaks in US as vaccination rates continue to decline.

https://t.co/QwUOzudyhk

[Mark Kortepeter @MKortepeter]

US withdrawal from @WHO could prove costly in disease control, resources, time, and good will. @ASTMH @CDCDirector @IDSAInfo https://t.co/AgkaCvLuf0

[Mark Kortepeter @MKortepeter]

#JimmyCarter championed the fight to eliminate #Guineaworm infection. @ASTMH @ACCTMTH @IntegrumS @CDCgov @WHO @WHOAFRO : https://t.co/KFZizWxt8G

[Mark Kortepeter @MKortepeter]

@BillClinton hospitalization spotlights the threat of #influenza. #Flu names are packed with important information: https://t.co/Z0klzCoPwP

[Dr. Syra Madad, DHSc @drsyramadad]

The Marburg virus outbreak in Rwanda, now with 66 cases, highlights urgent gaps in healthcare worker safety, with over 80% of cases among healthcare workers.

In this @NYASciences publication @BhadeliaMD and I discuss several recommendations to strengthen the protection of healthcare workers, which apply not only to Rwanda but to any country

https://t.co/Bd9QqlitJ7

[Mark Kortepeter @MKortepeter]

Resharing my prior Forbes story about #vampires for Halloween: https://t.co/CmyldYwEIM

[Mark Kortepeter @MKortepeter]

A brief primer on investigating a foodborne #outbreak like E. coli and Quarter Pounders: @astmh @ACCTMTH @McDonalds @TheNETEC @CDCgov https://t.co/6DavSQ8GeQ

[Mark Kortepeter @MKortepeter]

The #Marburg virus #outbreak in #Rwanda has demonstrated Marburg's propensity to infect healthcare workers. Hospital preparedness is key @TheNETEC @ASTMH @ACCTMTH https://t.co/XXbmlsGszp

[Craig Spencer MD MPH @Craig_A_Spencer]

Today Rwanda announced cases of Marburg virus, a viral hemorrhagic fever similar to Ebola.

Rwanda has a strong health system with great leadership, and all indications are they are on top of this.

The international community must offer support—not stigma—to aid in the response.

[Mark Kortepeter @MKortepeter]

Afghanistan suspends #polio #vaccinations - a setback for the global eradication effort. @ASTMH @ACCTMTH https://t.co/ZsmxUcA3sv