Michael Levy

Associate Professor of Epidemiology at UPenn. I study insects, diseases & cities.

[Michael Levy @michaelzlevy]

Excited to interview Dr. Ebeling about this powerful book on Saturday.

[@[email protected] @IffyBooks]

This Saturday, December 3rd, we're hosting a reading and discussion with Mary F.E. Ebeling, author of 'Afterlives of Data: Life and Debt Under Capitalist Surveillance' (2022). Join us at 2:00 p.m. EST, in person or via video stream: https://t.co/5DFJ0tqBGa

[Nature Microbiology @NatureMicrobiol]

Just out now👉https://t.co/nZzffAWblD
Discovery of an orally active benzoxaborole prodrug effective in the treatment of Chagas disease in non-human primates

[Michael Levy @michaelzlevy]

@KaraFikrig Changlu Wang at Rutgers https://t.co/smgjqbFxbx

[One Health UPCH @OneHealthUPCH]

Nuestra equipo esté en busca de investigadores postdoctorales interesados en enfermedades infecciosas, epidemiología, y #UnaSalud. Ver detalles abajo. #postdoc Por favor, RT.

[Helen Gym @HelenGymAtLarge]

Thank you @nytimes for highlighting our Eviction Diversion Program as a national model!

Diversion works. The vast majority of renters and landlords who completed mediation were able to reach an agreement that avoided eviction.
1/3
https://t.co/r3pNMqeT98

[Michael Levy @michaelzlevy]

nice piece by @arenica2 on the responsibilities of scientist in Peru: Comunicación, humildad, autocrítica e integridad https://t.co/bw85Mzf3FT via @Pata Amarilla

[Michael Levy @michaelzlevy]

Read about how @ricardocasney's team vaccinated 16,000 dogs in an attempt to slow the Rabies epidemic in Arequipa, Peru. Both Rabies and Covid cases continue to climb in the city. Need to scale up these small vaccination kiosks quickly

[Lauren Ingeno @laureningeno]

Reggaeton, algorithms, and mobile clinics! I wrote about how one Penn epidemiologist and a team of dedicated field workers managed to vaccinate 16,000 dogs in Arequipa, Peru, against rabies -- during a global pandemic.
https://t.co/obioRv79tl

[Michael Levy @michaelzlevy]

sorry for the bad handle @bushmanlab

[Michael Levy @michaelzlevy]

And here are numbers from #upenn. With 388 cases in isolation only 654 contacts quarantined. Either things are *highly* clustered or we're not quarantining fast enough. Not sure if variants have been detected. perhaps @RickBushman knows.

[Cesar Ugarte-Gil @cugartegil]

In Vaccine Race, Middle Income Nations Are At A Disadvantage. Just Ask #Peru . https://t.co/ZKHZ6l2gwz

[Ricardo Castillo @ricardocasney]

I am very excited to announce that we (Tulia Falleti, PI, and 7 Penn Co-PIs) were awarded one of The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation's #JustFutures grants.
@tuliafa @michaelzlevy @OneHealthUPCH @MellonFdn
https://t.co/g4ys1swABr

[Michael Levy @michaelzlevy]

I know there wont be a clear day, and I'll still nervous to celebrate--there's nothing harder than predicting the end of an epidemic--but i'm going to start planning now. Because it will help to know it's coming to skip things in the coming months.

[Michael Levy @michaelzlevy]

Looking forward to celebrating everything we missed simultaneously sometime in 2021.
there will be candy, prayers, sweet potatoes, presents, remembrances all at once. The best thing about everythingwemissedday: schools will be open.

[Michael Levy @michaelzlevy]

@JSEllenberg Rereading this the line I think we really got wrong: "The next round of social distancing will be activated more rapidly, because officials — and the public — will be more prepared"

[Michael Levy @michaelzlevy]

Re Philly % positive calculations: Its a missing data problem. Some labs haven't yet reported negative tests. Thanks @PHLPublicHealth for explaining. They expect to be caught up in four days at which time the issue should be fixed.

[Michael Levy @michaelzlevy]

fyi @PHLPublicHealth underreporting % positive. Why? Heres a screenshot for one day: 480 positive / 480+4324 negative ~=10% but site says 7.5%. All days seem to be off.

[Michael Levy @michaelzlevy]

@PHLPublicHealth @TuhinaMPH Sure!

[Michael Levy @michaelzlevy]

fyi @PHLPublicHealth underreporting % positive. Why? Heres a screenshot for one day: 480 positive / 480+4324 negative ~=10% but site says 7.5%. All days seem to be off.

[Councilmember Jamie Gauthier @CouncilmemberJG]

At today's Council meeting, I discussed the Housing Committee meeting yesterday and everything that's on the line as we consider amendments to the Emergency Housing Protection Act, and an extension of the eviction moratorium in particular. (thread)

[Lauren Ingeno @laureningeno]

A critical lesson I learned this year is that #housing is #healthcare.

Watch NOW: the @PHLCouncil hearing on the legislation that will protect Philly renters and help to stop the spread of #COVID19: https://t.co/bqYglBAbLg

@CouncilmemberJG
@HelenGymAtLarge
@KendraPHL