Ravi Bandara Dissanayake PhD

[Ravi Bandara Dissanayake PhD @ravibandara]

I just donated to the #COVID19Fund to support @WHO's response efforts to the global #COVID19 pandemic. Join me to help combat this growing global threat to people's health and well-being: https://t.co/wk93zW3F8i

[Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus @DrTedros]

.@WHO welcomes the adoption of the #UNGA Political Declaration on Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response, and commends co-facilitators Armenia and Rwanda for their leadership in building consensus. This important milestone reflects a shared commitment to equity, global solidarity and collective action to make the world safer from future pandemics. We also welcome the ambition to successfully conclude negotiations on the Pathogen Access and Benefit Sharing Annex.

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[FAO Knowledge @FAOKnowledge]

At least 30 000 seabirds are estimated to be caught each year in the pelagic longline fisheries assessed across the Southern Hemisphere.

A new study identifies key risk hotspots and where action is most needed.

https://t.co/q8NVn0kKSi

[World Organisation for Animal Health @WOAH]

Good wildlife health needs more than science, surveillance and expertise. It also needs laws that give authorities the power and responsibility to act.

To understand where the legal gaps exist, with Legal Atlas we published two comparative studies looking at legislation covering terrestrial and aquatic wildlife health.

We found that wildlife health legislation was greatly lacking across the world.

Through its Veterinary Legislation Support Programme, WOAH is now helping Members identify legal gaps and develop recommendations for stronger wildlife health legislation.

Read more about the findings from the study and how we can bridge the legal gap: https://t.co/29YMFmbkVh

[Ravi Bandara Dissanayake PhD @ravibandara]

Why epidemiology should not be automated: the case for slow epidemiology https://t.co/lFAVArEAHt

[Ravi Bandara Dissanayake PhD @ravibandara]

@elonmusk Kamala Harris

[ABC15 Arizona @abc15]

The bird flu virus strain that is rampant among dairy cows in the U.S. may only need one mutation for it to be able to spread among humans, according to a study published this week.
https://t.co/zZM8WIhHc9

[Ravi Bandara Dissanayake PhD @ravibandara]

USDA will require all raw milk to be tested for bird flu https://t.co/V2bLzpgfUt

[Ravi Bandara Dissanayake PhD @ravibandara]

New federal rules call for testing unpasteurized milk from dairy processors and for farm owners to provide details that would help officials identify and track Bird flu cases more easily. https://t.co/aaKhLo5FNA

[FAO Newsroom @FAOnews]

At the 176th @FAO Council, @FAODG QU Dongyu called for a more visionary guidance for a better future for humanity.

FAO’s goal, he said, is to be fit for purpose within the “ever-evolving global development agenda”.

#CL176
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[Reuters @Reuters]

New mpox vaccines for Congo's children held up by old problem https://t.co/wmSJzElxuy

[Susanne Rust @susrust]

🚨📷 BREAKING NEWS: CDPH confirms bird flu virus in retail samples of raw milk in CA. Voluntary recall by #RawFarm. Positive sample fromm 11/9. Lot ID #20241109; exp date of 11/27/24. No known illness as a result. #H5N1 https://t.co/vcI7Z4tVqw

[Ravi Bandara Dissanayake PhD @ravibandara]

@elonmusk Absolutely, Dream BIG !

[Ravi Bandara Dissanayake PhD @ravibandara]

@BrookeLRollins Congratulations on your appointment!

[Ravi Bandara Dissanayake PhD @ravibandara]

Additionally, CDC is working with the state to identify and follow up with potential contacts.

[Ravi Bandara Dissanayake PhD @ravibandara]

The California Department of Public Health confirmed, through laboratory testing, the first known case of clade I mpox in the United States. https://t.co/kiRvcdR79W. This case is related to an ongoing outbreak of clade I mpox in Central and Eastern Africa.

[Ravi Bandara Dissanayake PhD @ravibandara]

Based on their travel history and symptoms, patient specimens were tested and confirmed for the presence of clade I monkeypox virus. Specimens are being sent to CDC for additional viral characterization.