Byron Breedlove

Retired from CDC 4/19/25. Writer & researcher. Former managing editor EID journal. Emory & Henry/GA Southern Colleges. An English major who believes in science.

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As I abandon this site and profile, I encourage people to study and learn for themselves about science, art, literature, democracy, human and animal rights, civility, climate change, medicine, health, and compassion. “Perhaps I am; I will not argue the point.” Jorge Luis Borges

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@MSCheusgen We should talk sometime. It's been awhile.

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The theme for Aug 2024 Emerging Infectious Diseases is diversity of life, illustrated by Gustav Klimt’s "Tree of Life." The about the cover essay, in part, looks at shortcomings of that motif for microbial life. https://t.co/zrAiVxN9Vq

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With its current #impactfactor score of 7.2, Emerging Infectious Diseases ranks among the top 10 infectious disease journals tracked by Clarivate Analytics Journal Citation Reports. EID thanks its editors and editorial board for their continued dedication and support.

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American writer, naturalist, philosopher, transcendentalist Henry David Thoreau was BOTD 1817. The cover of "Walden; or, Walk in the Woods," illustrated by his sister Sophia, was featured as the cover image for this issue of Emerging Infectious Diseases: https://t.co/kBAv6ohrHB

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July 2024's theme for Emerging Infectious Diseases focuses on vectorborne diseases, including malaria, the disease that may have killed the poet, politician, and exile, Dante Alighieri. Learn more here: https://t.co/a9xsWATd1y

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May’s theme for Emerging Infectious Diseases journal is Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever, one of WHO’s high-priority diseases. The cover art is “Harvest” by Ukrainian realist painter Vladimir Orlovsky. More here: https://t.co/3gB49mVnUx

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Emerging Infectious Diseases features high-consequence pathogens as its April 2024 theme. The cover art is “The Night Watch” by Rembrandt van Rijn. Read about the art and public health preparedness here: https://t.co/cqbH8UJc6d

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For November 2023, Emerging Infectious Diseases features respiratory infections as its theme. The cover art “Viral Menace” is from contemporary English artist Ralph Steadman. More here: https://t.co/vfHhNs9d0h

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The EID journal’s October theme is congenital syphilis. Rates of infection for this preventable, treatable disease are increasing in many places. Edvard Munch's painting "Inheritance" is a poignant image for the cover. https://t.co/67uPrQubh7

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"If an immense number of people work together in creative ways, you can accomplish magnificent things—like the eradication of a disease."

More about Peter Drotman, Editor-in-Chief of @CDCgov's Emerging Infectious Diseases journal, in our new donor story: https://t.co/vbxzc1WBGM

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@SaskiaPopescu @CDCMMWR Please note this is not a story from @CDCMMWR but rather from @EIDjournal. There are no CDC authors either.

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Did you know that you can subscribe to EID journal for free? Sign up to read EID’s collection of articles, listen to podcasts, and learn about how to publish with EID journal. https://t.co/QLkMTXgcF6

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Unexpected hazards is the August theme for the EID journal. The cover image “Ark” by contemporary artist Alexis Rockman serves as a potent reminder of best laid plans gone awry & countermeasures thwarted. More here: https://t.co/yRBwYYm6Dj

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July 2023 issue of Emerging Infectious Diseases journal features fungal infections & cover image “Bat in Moon” by Biho Takashi. Fungal pathogens, a One Health issue, pose a threat to human health & animal health. More info: https://t.co/WhDPOLmEJx

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Theme for the June 2023 Emerging Infectious Diseases journal is poxviruses & cover image is a wig-stretching block, thought to be the only surviving work from John Williamson, better known by as “Johnnie Notions.” Learn more: https://t.co/HrJOI8npay

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Emerging Infectious Diseases is a #greenopenaccess journal, meaning that authors submit content without charge. Also as an #openaccess journal, all published content is available to the public without charge. Read the EID journal online, at https://t.co/71wlXF6jt3

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Theme for May 2023 Emerging Infectious Diseases journal is bacterial infections & cover image is an 1861 portrait of Princess Alice (Alice Maud Mary) by Franz Xaver Winterhalter. Alice died from diphtheria in 1878. More info: https://t.co/8UxF5CmZx3

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The EID journal 'sOct 2020 cover image, an example of Chaekgeori from the Cleveland Museum of Art, is appropriate for #NationalLibraryWeek: https://t.co/sbjN239mJO

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#NationalLibraryWeek is a time to take stock in the wealth of knowledge available as long as libraries are not censored. Jorge Luis Borges wrote "I have always imagined that Paradise will be a kind of library." Let's hope libraries remain a paradise of knowledge.