“The arrival of a sick newborn at St Nicholas Orphanage in eastern DRC set off an Ebola outbreak that quickly spread among the country’s most vulnerable.. at least 2 babies have already died” https://t.co/eHK7KxDFyT
In this TV video I discuss the new technologies used for infectious disease surveillance during the World Cup, what crowd diseases are, and other outbreak topics https://t.co/Q9ZtnQNsyU
“In a few cases, doctors are already using MBP-134 to treat Bundibugyo infections. An American physician, Dr. Peter Stafford, received it after he became infected in Congo and was flown to Europe for treatment last month. He also received remdesivir” https://t.co/S0iSV0cffn
In this piece I’m quoted about how more people = more pressure on healthcare — not just from infectious disease but everything. And if something serious does emerge? The CDC is a shell of what it once was. That's the real World Cup public health story https://t.co/Wg6qRY0TfY
“Those who received usual care experienced a 37.8% hospital readmission rate..long questionnaire with the enhanced response had a 36.3% readmission rate…ong questionnaire with a standard response experienced a 44.2% readmission rate” https://t.co/0qRR7CDfW3
“The paper details a 2024 outbreak of Legionnaires' disease in western New York among two guests who used a hot tub at a private short-term rental property.” https://t.co/ovpXa34kTw
“The US Department of State said today that it’s working with Congress to provide $50 million to the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness to develop medical countermeasures, including vaccines, for the Bundibugyo strain.” https://t.co/0VAYEIVyOj
“People are willing to ignore public health messages warning about Ebola’s risks, as ‘infection [is] preferable to displeasing ancestors or disobeying God’” https://t.co/WYO6YNQwm7
“Isupartob is a novel therapeutic designed to neutralize extracellular histones, key mediators of endothelial injury, inflammation and organ failure in sepsis.”
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“This new antibiotic is amazing because it targets a site of the ribosome that has never been targeted by any other molecule before,” https://t.co/2ezQah0JLd
“The tablets, available in two dosage strengths, are the first generic animal drug cleared under an emergency pathway for this use.” https://t.co/8VamFjDdVw