Mary-Margaret Fill, MD MPH

Physician (IM/Peds). Epidemiologist. Mom. Wife. #EIS (15) and #ELBI (17) alum. Public health, biosecurity & medicine. Tweets rep only me. RT ≠ endorsement.

[Mary-Margaret Fill, MD MPH @MMFill]

@emzanotti Day 8 with no power here. Slated for up to 7 more days. Two young kids (4 & 7), a sweet senior dog (10.5) and their grown ups (physicians serving VUMC & the State of TN) are desperate to get back home. It's a simple repair of a severed line between 2 NES poles.

[Mary-Margaret Fill, MD MPH @MMFill]

@tnnaterau Thank you! I hope they are placing many people, would just be curious as to the number placed and average time to placement. Appreciate your diligence!

[Mary-Margaret Fill, MD MPH @MMFill]

Day 8 with no power. Two young kids (4 & 7), a sweet senior dog (10.5) and their grown ups (physicians serving VUMC & the State of TN) are desperate to get back home. It's a simple repair of a severed line between 2 NES poles. @PhilNvestigates @NC5 @NashvilleEOC @TNLookout

[Mary-Margaret Fill, MD MPH @MMFill]

@kgarciadumont Yup. Day 8 with no power for us. Two young kids (4 & 7), a sweet senior dog (10.5) and their grown ups (physicians serving VUMC & the State of TN) are desperate to get back home. It's a simple repair of a severed line between 2 NES poles.

[Mary-Margaret Fill, MD MPH @MMFill]

@WKRN Day 8 with no power. Two young kids (4 & 7), a sweet senior dog (10.5) and their grown ups (physicians serving VUMC & the State of TN) are desperate to get back home. It's a simple repair of a severed line between 2 NES poles. @NESpower @NashvilleEOC @freddieoconnell

[Mary-Margaret Fill, MD MPH @MMFill]

@NESpower Day 8 with no power. Two young kids (4 & 7), a sweet senior dog (10.5) and their grown ups (physicians serving VUMC & the State of TN) are desperate to get back home. It's a simple repair of a severed line between 2 NES poles.
@NESpower
@WSMV
@FOXNashville
@WPLN
@freddieoconnell

[Mary-Margaret Fill, MD MPH @MMFill]

@katymorganwx @FOXNashville Day 8 with no power. Two young kids (4 & 7), a sweet senior dog (10.5) and their grown ups (physicians serving VUMC & the State of TN) are desperate to get back home. It's a simple repair of a severed line between 2 NES poles. @NESpower @WSMV @FOXNashville @WPLN @freddieoconnell

[Mary-Margaret Fill, MD MPH @MMFill]

Day 8 with no power. Two young kids (4 & 7), a sweet senior dog (10.5) and their grown ups (physicians serving VUMC & the State of TN) are desperate to get back home. It's a simple repair of a severed line between 2 NES poles. @NESpower @WSMV @FOXNashville @WPLN @freddieoconnell

[Ministry of Health- Uganda @MinofHealthUG]

Permanent Secretary, Dr. @DianaAtwine addresses the media this afternoon.

“An outbreak of Sudan Ebola Virus Disease has been confirmed in Kampala, Uganda following confirmation from 3 National Reference Laboratories.”

[David Shepardson @davidshepardson]

Breaking: @FAANews confirms midair collision on approach to DCA

[KFF @KFF]

Our latest poll finds the public’s trust in key health agencies has fallen over the last 18 months — continuing a decline that began during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Explore the findings: https://t.co/h5rNh6xJiE

[BNO News @BNOFeed]

WHO is reporting an outbreak of suspected Marburg Virus Disease in Tanzania with at least 9 cases, 8 deaths.

Risk of this outbreak is described as "high" due to "several concerning factors," including evidence of geographic spread.

[BBC News (World) @BBCWorld]

Record outbreak of Dengue fever in Central and South America https://t.co/HKtkfQ7Q3N

[Mary-Margaret Fill, MD MPH @MMFill]

Updates from the DRC MoH on the unidentified illness circulating:
➡️376 cases | 79 deaths | ~300 recovered
➡️~40% of cases are among children <5 yo
➡️Primary symptoms: fever, cough, runny nose, headache, myalgia, respiratory distress
➡️Suspicion is for respiratory disease

[BNO News @BNOFeed]

NEW: Unidentified illness in Congo appears to be a respiratory disease, according to the health minister.

"I can't say yet whether it's waterborne, a bacterial infection, or transmitted through coughing. We need to identify the pathogen first before determining how it spreads."

[Scott Gottlieb, MD 🇺🇸 @ScottGottliebMD]

CDC confirms California child who tested positive for H5N1 last month had same strain identified in dairy cattle outbreak, with no clear theory on how virus spread. Child had no known contact with animals

https://t.co/XNs1idMbQJ

[ABC News @ABC]

Thousands of fresh organic eggs distributed to dozens of Costco stores that were "not intended for retail distribution" have been recalled due to potential salmonella contamination. https://t.co/9c7HUz3YNn

[Mary-Margaret Fill, MD MPH @MMFill]

Tragic news reported from Laos as a 6th tourist dies after suspected methanol poisoning. Sobering reminder of the health risks from methanol ingestion. We reported on 2 deaths from methanol intoxication in Tennessee several years ago in the @CDCMMWR: https://t.co/L8Rw0lW9Tl.

[Becky Anderson @BeckyCNN]

Six tourists die in a suspected mass methanol poisoning in Laos. As governments warn their citizens about drinking in the Southeast Asian country, Dr. Frank LoVecchio explains the dangers and symptoms of methanol poisoning, and some tips to stay safer.

[Alexander Tin @Alexander_Tin]

New from California's health department, now probing - with @CDCgov first U.S. case of bird flu in a child

- "not likely infectious"
- "also positive for respiratory viruses"
- "a possible exposure to wild birds"
- "attended daycare with mild symptoms"

https://t.co/Xrq8JF2Tah

[Mary-Margaret Fill, MD MPH @MMFill]

And many thanks to Dr. Reingold (@california_eip) for a beautiful tribute to Dr. William Schaffner who has handed over the reins of @VUMChealth EIP leadership in TN after many years. Dr. Schaffner is a national treasure, and I feel fortunate to have him as a mentor & colleague.

[Mary-Margaret Fill, MD MPH @MMFill]

Wonderful to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the @CDCgov Emerging Infections Program in Tennessee (a longstanding partnership between @TNDeptofHealth & @VUMChealth). The EIP network provides essential population-based, active surveillance data for diverse pathogens.