David.Hoffman

Correspondent for FRONTLINE. Hunting the Nightmare Bacteria (2013) The Trouble with Antibiotics (2014) and The Trouble with Chicken (2015) RT not endorsement.

[Helen Branswell 🇨🇦 @HelenBranswell]

And so it starts? Florida announces it may have a case of local transmission of #Zika, in Miami-Dade County. https://t.co/nblHlct81c

[Helen Branswell 🇨🇦 @HelenBranswell]

With many imported cases — & history of chikungunya (spread by same mozzies) — local #Zika spread in FLA no surprise

[Infectious Diseases @InfectiousDz]

In this uneasy mix is now suspected Cholera, persistent malaria, and risk of recurrent measles - Juba, South Sudan https://t.co/CNCBKjXPY0

[MRSA aid @MRSAaid]

US nursing home population is expected to increase from 3 to 5 million by 2030, we can expect to see a larger burden of superbugs!

[David.Hoffman @HuntingBacteria]

Beyond the Ebola Battle — Winning the War against Future Epidemics — NEJM https://t.co/iav6yCqR1N

[U.S. PIRG @uspirg]

Today “heralds the emergence of truly pan-drug resistant bacteria” https://t.co/e9rRrCKf2n via @NatGeo @marynmck

[Science Magazine @ScienceMagazine]

Meet Alexandra Elbakyan, the Kazakhstani grad student behind @Sci_Hub: https://t.co/mNpqOz1nuy

[Science Magazine @ScienceMagazine]

In this week's editorial, @Marcia4Science shares her "love-hate of Sci-Hub": https://t.co/LmHuuQe9hK

[Science Magazine @ScienceMagazine]

Who's downloading pirated academic papers? A new data analysis suggests it's... everyone: https://t.co/di31FmhFTP

[SHARPS group @sharpsgroup]

Discovery suggests possible revolutionary antibioitcs https://t.co/VyKF7ctITC

[CDDEP @CDDEP]

In the game against #AntibioticResistance, we ≠ cheetahs; we = gazelles: Our Director Ramanan Laxminarayan @TEDMED https://t.co/rrEfM0GD8y

[David.Hoffman @HuntingBacteria]

We must zap Zika before it’s too late via @washingtonpost https://t.co/K4On0yS6VC

[MRSA aid @MRSAaid]

Research: it doesn’t matter what antibiotic is used on food animals, resistance will develop not just to that drug but as many as 10!

[David.Hoffman @HuntingBacteria]

@edyong209 Amazon link?

[David.Hoffman @HuntingBacteria]

NPR: USDA Imposes Stricter Limit On Salmonella In Poultry Products: https://t.co/nD2DGnqTPW For more, see our film: https://t.co/f0jhFwixC0

[Helen Branswell 🇨🇦 @HelenBranswell]

Insightful look at the #Zika outbreak by Nobel winning immunologist @ProfPCDoherty. https://t.co/OfaIUpmCjf

[David.Hoffman @HuntingBacteria]

The Zika threat https://t.co/bJLUn3NX44

[Helen Branswell 🇨🇦 @HelenBranswell]

This is a seriously valuable #Zika virus resource. Kudos to @CIDRAP for putting it together. https://t.co/is5LX5Pr6l

[Helen Branswell 🇨🇦 @HelenBranswell]

Hey, Twitter, I'll be on Reddit for AMA on 02/02 at 1 pm ET to chat about #Zika virus. Come join me!

[Helen Branswell 🇨🇦 @HelenBranswell]

Silent spread of #Zika makes giving precise numbers of infections impossible. Numbers are mathematical estimates: @pahowho's Aldighieri