Alexandria

Biodefense, biosurveillance, risk prediction. Lead Scientist. Schar School MS Biodefense. Views my own.

[Bipartisan Commission on Biodefense @Biodefensecomm]

On February 20, 2024, the Commission released its report - Box the Pox: Reducing the Risk of Smallpox and Other Orthopoxviruses. One year later, orthopoxviruses remain a threat to our health and security.

https://t.co/XoAVFy3mcO

[K-in-CT 😷😷😷 @KinCONN]

#H5N1 @CDCgov @USDA

🐀[That's rats, not cats]
➡️ Canada announces avian flu vaccine buy as USDA confirms first H5N1 detections in rats

By Lisa Schnirring @CIDRAP

https://t.co/ybWYmu0omh

[Helen Branswell 🇨🇦 @HelenBranswell]

Some answers to my question about what would trigger use of #H5N1 vaccine being purchased by Canada. #NACI, the advisory group that recommends vaccine policy in Canada, has issued preliminary guidance on how/when to use H5 vaccine in a non-pandemic context. https://t.co/qzYvtnLr53

[Bipartisan Commission on Biodefense @Biodefensecomm]

Today the Commission celebrates 2025's International Day Of Women And Girls In Science! https://t.co/YVUV5Iaw1i

[Marion Koopmans, publications: https://pure.eur.nl @MarionKoopmans]

@EckerleIsabella yes, extra freaky.....really important to figure out what si happening ere, particularly as this genotype has been associated with severe disease in humans

[Maryland Department of Health @MDHealthDept]

Attn: Maryland Backyard Flock Owners | A case of highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza has been detected in Montgomery County. To help protect our poultry community from disease, register your flock with the @MdAgDept. Learn more and register: https://t.co/CJW4SVYVdC

[Alexandria @s1a_projects]

@thelonevirologi Thank you for the heads up @thelonevirologi

[Dr. Saskia Popescu @SaskiaPopescu]

Confirmed case of Marburg 👇🏻 underscoring critical community efforts to contain and prevent further transmission.

[Alexandria @s1a_projects]

Interactive map showing state’s participation status and herds’ known to be impacted. TY @HelenBranswell and @COVIDPoops19

[Helen Branswell 🇨🇦 @HelenBranswell]

6 more states join @USDA's mandatory (though not yet national) milk testing strategy, bringing to 38 the number of states participating. New states joining are Arkansas, Louisiana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Carolina & West Virginia. https://t.co/oIGgKKPG8V

[Infectious Disease Tracker @HmpxvT]

⚠️ BREAKING:

H5 bird flu found in wastewater in New Jersey and Las Vegas, according to CDC's wastewater program.

New Jersey don't have any known cases of H5N1 bird flu in poultry or dairy cattle.

[Bipartisan Commission on Biodefense @Biodefensecomm]

@DrAshaMGeorge, Executive Director of the Bipartisan Commission on Biodefense, has been appointed to the Committee on Planetary Protection (CoPP) @theNASEM

https://t.co/KklTO22MKD

[Central LS Mosquito @CentralMosquito]

"The San Bernardino County Department of Public Health has confirmed the county’s first locally acquired human case of the mosquito-borne illness dengue in the city of San Bernardino." https://t.co/bn2YeILzh7

[Sangeet Adhikari, PhD @Rebel_Yatri]

@naughtoncc @TwitterSupport @COVIDPoops19 Is there a way to get @COVIDPoops19 account verified as an organization or something without paying since this is a critical account for public health and WBE? @TwitterSupport @elonmusk

[The Pandora Report @PandoraReport]

Join us for this May 4 event with @AndyKilianski and @gregkoblentz! https://t.co/7FUUSxv05g

[Alexandria @s1a_projects]

Congratulations to Jeffrey I. Gordon of @WUSTLmed, 2022 recipient of the first ever @theNAMedicine David and Beatrix Hamburg Award for Advances in Biomedical Research and Clinical Medicine! https://t.co/dNVcOMWJqB

[RAND Forecasting Initiative @RANDforecasting]

“COVID, for better or worse, has shown the world that we are all affected by biology, and our ability to engineer solutions to biological problems quickly is going to be vital in the future.”

Hear from @BU_Tweets scientists about #SyntheticBiology
➡️ https://t.co/piReumTsZT

[Alexandria @s1a_projects]

TY for the insightful and fun Fireside chat today @INFERpub Beth Sanner. Great to hear @AndyKilianski thoughts on #biosynthetics for fuel and chem industries. Best quotes "the living world is going to keep throwing us curve-balls" & problem solving by "diversity of thought"

[Alexandria @s1a_projects]

Primer on #syntheticbiology from @INFERpub

[Alexandria @s1a_projects]

Primer on #syntheticbiology from @INFERpub

[RAND Forecasting Initiative @RANDforecasting]

Policymakers want to know the potential impact of #SyntheticBiology on #bioeconomy & the way the U.S. competes in the #energy sector.

Read our latest topic blog where we break down contributing factors to derive the forecast questions for this topic: https://t.co/tVALjPgaM3

[RAND Forecasting Initiative @RANDforecasting]

Last call! Join us to hear expert @AndyKilianski of the @IAVI discuss the implications of #SyntheticBiology and its impact on the future of U.S. competitiveness with Beth Sanner.

Register here before it's too late! https://t.co/0lvNep8dYJ

[Space Telescope Science Institute @SpaceTelescope]

#NASAWebb has captured new images of gas giant Jupiter! Webb’s observations will give scientists even more clues to Jupiter’s inner life: https://t.co/lr4mIddQix

#UnfoldTheUniverse