Raina MacIntyre

Physician. Field Epidemiologist🔎 Expert in prevention, detection and response 2 epidemics and pandemics. Founder of @Epiwatch_BSP 🇦🇺

[Raina MacIntyre @Globalbiosec]

I estimated the #DRC #Ebola epidemic may have started in March, but this report suggests February or earlier. The long incubation period suggests it was growing for months before being diagnosed in May. A cracked coffin, a funeral and the hunt for Ebola's patient zero https://t.co/8Y6MQYGu4H

[Raina MacIntyre @Globalbiosec]

Aerosol sensors probably kicked in and alerted to a possible threat.

[BBC News (UK) @BBCNews]

Pentagon floors on lockdown after 'hazardous materials' incident https://t.co/lyH1s0byzE

[BBC News (UK) @BBCNews]

Pentagon floors on lockdown after 'hazardous materials' incident https://t.co/lyH1s0byzE

[Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus @DrTedros]

#Hantavirus update: the UK government has reported a confirmed case in Tristan de Cunha, in a person who was previously considered a probable case with exposure on MV Hondius. As of 10 June, the total number of cases remains 13, including three deaths. No new deaths were reported in over a month, since 2nd May.

[Helen Branswell 🇨🇦 @HelenBranswell]

#USDA reports a big jump in #H5N1 #BirdFlu in dairy cows in Idaho. 25 new herds have tested positive, bringing the state's total to 156 herds. Since this outbreak in cows was first detected in March 2024, 1,134 herd in 19 states have tested positive. https://t.co/2BioBG0wUw

[Reuters @Reuters]

Nearly three weeks into Congo's Ebola outbreak, medics in affected provinces report shortages of basic supplies like PPE, chlorine and soap, with some forced to work without adequate protection https://t.co/4u5pf6KEqS

[Raina MacIntyre @Globalbiosec]

Sydney brush turkeys: "Nobody understands how brush turkeys – unusual birds that mostly walk – had crossed Sydney Harbour". Clearly they went down Mona Vale/Ryde road to go from North to South. https://t.co/tHflKPI9Ti

[Raina MacIntyre @Globalbiosec]

Rare sight of an agave flowering. They flower once every 8-12 years and then die. This is a foxtail agave. Two flowering on my street. A Mexican native, grows well in Sydney. Great for rocky areas. I have a heap of them planted in a rockery 13 years ago, none flowering yet.

[The Saturday Paper @SatPaper]

What measures does Australia have in place to contain cases of hantavirus and Ebola? https://t.co/2IiTS7iZtt

[Raina MacIntyre @Globalbiosec]

Rates of infection with other pathogens after a +ve #COVID test versus a neg test - more brilliant work from @zalaly and team. COVID causes immune dysregulation and ⬆️risk of other infections. https://t.co/yIZ9LvD2NF

[Reuters Health @Reuters_Health]

Democratic Republic of Congo said on Friday that 71 new Ebola cases were confirmed in a 24-hour period and warned of rapid community transmission of the deadly disease. https://t.co/ycQHQKF22A https://t.co/ycQHQKF22A

[Raina MacIntyre @Globalbiosec]

Is Australia prepared for #Ebola and #hantavirus? My piece in @SatPaper https://t.co/lS0eLKMOiV

[The Saturday Paper @SatPaper]

Today's front page: "'An obsessive part of the vision': Inside Rinehart’s media buy-up." https://t.co/ywxAXlE2Xj

[Mirage News @MirageNewsCom]

Australia Gains Access to Anthropic's Claude Mythos
https://t.co/kiVJaCCeLo

[Helen Branswell 🇨🇦 @HelenBranswell]

Uganda reports a new #Ebola case, its 16th confirmed case in this outbreak. This is a case imported from DRC.

[Raina MacIntyre @Globalbiosec]

Scientists charged with smuggling deactivated mpox virus into US https://t.co/fPW8AwcGvN via @usatoday

[Australian Dept of Health, Disability and Ageing @healthgovau]

Getting all recommended vaccines on time gives children the best protection against serious diseases.

All routine childhood vaccines on the National Immunisation Program schedule are free for eligible children in Australia.

Find resources at 💻 https://t.co/nCtX6ldkye

[POLITICO @politico]

2 researchers charged with smuggling mpox into the US https://t.co/8FCuGi8Ssb