David Zamora
@davidzd.bsky.social
IM PGY-3 @loyolamedicine
ID Fellow Soon.
Posted opinions are own. Reposts are not endorsements.
ID Fellow Soon.
Posted opinions are own. Reposts are not endorsements.
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Marburg outbreak with 9 people affected in southern Ethiopia, same strain as previously seen in East African outbreaks… #IDSky #marburg
- hemorrhagic virus similar to Ebola
- case fatality rate of ~50%
- spread by bodily fluids, fomites, bats
www.healthday.com/health-news/...
- hemorrhagic virus similar to Ebola
- case fatality rate of ~50%
- spread by bodily fluids, fomites, bats
www.healthday.com/health-news/...
Deadly Ebola-Like Marburg Virus Infects 9 in Ethiopia, WHO Confirms
MONDAY, Nov. 17, 2025 (HealthDay News) — At least nine people in southern Ethiopia have been infected with Marburg virus, a deadly illness similar to Ebola.This
www.healthday.com
November 17, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Marburg outbreak with 9 people affected in southern Ethiopia, same strain as previously seen in East African outbreaks… #IDSky #marburg
- hemorrhagic virus similar to Ebola
- case fatality rate of ~50%
- spread by bodily fluids, fomites, bats
www.healthday.com/health-news/...
- hemorrhagic virus similar to Ebola
- case fatality rate of ~50%
- spread by bodily fluids, fomites, bats
www.healthday.com/health-news/...
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The shutdown of USAID has already killed hundreds of thousands of people.
It was also the most effective soft power organization on planet earth helping American interests across the globe.
This was a powerfully foolish thing to do, inhuman and cruel.
www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
It was also the most effective soft power organization on planet earth helping American interests across the globe.
This was a powerfully foolish thing to do, inhuman and cruel.
www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
www.newyorker.com
November 6, 2025 at 2:32 PM
The shutdown of USAID has already killed hundreds of thousands of people.
It was also the most effective soft power organization on planet earth helping American interests across the globe.
This was a powerfully foolish thing to do, inhuman and cruel.
www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
It was also the most effective soft power organization on planet earth helping American interests across the globe.
This was a powerfully foolish thing to do, inhuman and cruel.
www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
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Finally published this article and it's more important now than ever to #SaveHIVFunding #HIVSky
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Silence = Death Is Real Now More Than Ever, but Words Aren’t Enough—Action Is Needed!
To the editor—Thanks to Meyerowitz and Schwartz [1] for their viewpoint article, which highlights all the jarring changes that President Trump and his admi
academic.oup.com
November 6, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Finally published this article and it's more important now than ever to #SaveHIVFunding #HIVSky
academic.oup.com/cid/article-...
academic.oup.com/cid/article-...
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The rise in US health care costs related to more treatment
www.economist.com/united-state...
www.economist.com/united-state...
November 6, 2025 at 5:30 PM
The rise in US health care costs related to more treatment
www.economist.com/united-state...
www.economist.com/united-state...
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Spent a lot of time at #IDWeek2025 thinking about life as an ID specialist in the USA one year ago compared to now.
Summary: Times are tough, but the community and people remain strong. Stay that way, everyone.
(Plus can't-miss bonus video.) #IDsky
blogs.jwatch.org/hiv-id-obser...
Summary: Times are tough, but the community and people remain strong. Stay that way, everyone.
(Plus can't-miss bonus video.) #IDsky
blogs.jwatch.org/hiv-id-obser...
What a Difference a Year Makes -- with Bonus Halloween Video
At last year’s IDWeek — the annual meeting of the Infectious Diseases Society of America — a group of us veterans in the HIV/ID world wrapped up a busy day of symposia, abstracts, and posters with a l...
blogs.jwatch.org
October 24, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Spent a lot of time at #IDWeek2025 thinking about life as an ID specialist in the USA one year ago compared to now.
Summary: Times are tough, but the community and people remain strong. Stay that way, everyone.
(Plus can't-miss bonus video.) #IDsky
blogs.jwatch.org/hiv-id-obser...
Summary: Times are tough, but the community and people remain strong. Stay that way, everyone.
(Plus can't-miss bonus video.) #IDsky
blogs.jwatch.org/hiv-id-obser...
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Courage is contagious. 💪 IDSA and HIVMA members educated #IDWeek2025 attendees on how they can stand up for science & public health in today’s challenging political climate.
Urge your congressional reps to support ID funding, strengthen research & uphold evidence-based policy: bit.ly/3L4pbBK
Urge your congressional reps to support ID funding, strengthen research & uphold evidence-based policy: bit.ly/3L4pbBK
October 22, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Courage is contagious. 💪 IDSA and HIVMA members educated #IDWeek2025 attendees on how they can stand up for science & public health in today’s challenging political climate.
Urge your congressional reps to support ID funding, strengthen research & uphold evidence-based policy: bit.ly/3L4pbBK
Urge your congressional reps to support ID funding, strengthen research & uphold evidence-based policy: bit.ly/3L4pbBK
October 20, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Anyone attending ID Week would like to join the team for the Out-BREAK escape room?
#IDWeek2025
@idweek.bsky.social
#IDWeek2025
@idweek.bsky.social
October 19, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Anyone attending ID Week would like to join the team for the Out-BREAK escape room?
#IDWeek2025
@idweek.bsky.social
#IDWeek2025
@idweek.bsky.social
October 10, 2025 at 4:57 AM
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🗣Your voice is needed! ACIP meets Sept. 18-19 to discuss vaccines, incl. COVID-19, RSV and MMRV. Clinicians and scientists must speak up on why vaccines save lives and access must remain broad.
Take 2 min and submit your comment: https://idsociety.quorum.us/campaign/139983/
Deadline: Sat. Sept. 13
Take 2 min and submit your comment: https://idsociety.quorum.us/campaign/139983/
Deadline: Sat. Sept. 13
Infectious Diseases Society of America
Infectious Diseases Society of America
idsociety.quorum.us
September 10, 2025 at 10:15 PM
🗣Your voice is needed! ACIP meets Sept. 18-19 to discuss vaccines, incl. COVID-19, RSV and MMRV. Clinicians and scientists must speak up on why vaccines save lives and access must remain broad.
Take 2 min and submit your comment: https://idsociety.quorum.us/campaign/139983/
Deadline: Sat. Sept. 13
Take 2 min and submit your comment: https://idsociety.quorum.us/campaign/139983/
Deadline: Sat. Sept. 13
Reposted by David Zamora
"Biomedical research is not a luxury.
It is a public good that enables emergency preparedness, equitable care, and medical progress...we cannot afford silence." @davidzd.bsky.social puts this so clearly.
doi.org/10.1136/bmj....
🧪 #MedSky #IDSky #PublicHealth #VaccinesWork #SciSky
It is a public good that enables emergency preparedness, equitable care, and medical progress...we cannot afford silence." @davidzd.bsky.social puts this so clearly.
doi.org/10.1136/bmj....
🧪 #MedSky #IDSky #PublicHealth #VaccinesWork #SciSky
US science funding cuts are a global health emergency
McKee and Buse considered the potential implications of a second Trump administration for global health.1 The situation might be more serious than anticipated because of ongoing biomedical research cu...
doi.org
September 4, 2025 at 8:41 PM
"Biomedical research is not a luxury.
It is a public good that enables emergency preparedness, equitable care, and medical progress...we cannot afford silence." @davidzd.bsky.social puts this so clearly.
doi.org/10.1136/bmj....
🧪 #MedSky #IDSky #PublicHealth #VaccinesWork #SciSky
It is a public good that enables emergency preparedness, equitable care, and medical progress...we cannot afford silence." @davidzd.bsky.social puts this so clearly.
doi.org/10.1136/bmj....
🧪 #MedSky #IDSky #PublicHealth #VaccinesWork #SciSky
Florida Moves To End All Vaccine Mandates, Including For Schoolchildren #IDSky #MedSky
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
Florida moves to end all school vaccine mandates, first in nation to do so
Florida Surgeon General Joseph A. Ladapo criticized school vaccine mandates, which every state has, and likened them to slavery.
www.washingtonpost.com
September 4, 2025 at 1:35 PM
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If you are comparing childhood vaccination requirements with slavery
a) you neither understand vaccines nor slavery
b) you have no business being a “surgeon general” of any state
a) you neither understand vaccines nor slavery
b) you have no business being a “surgeon general” of any state
September 4, 2025 at 1:13 PM
If you are comparing childhood vaccination requirements with slavery
a) you neither understand vaccines nor slavery
b) you have no business being a “surgeon general” of any state
a) you neither understand vaccines nor slavery
b) you have no business being a “surgeon general” of any state
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gift link to dr. susan monarez’s piece in the wall street journal this morning.
Opinion | Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the CDC and Me
I was fired after 29 days because I held the line and insisted on rigorous scientific review.
www.wsj.com
September 4, 2025 at 12:53 PM
gift link to dr. susan monarez’s piece in the wall street journal this morning.
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We knew this would happen. Am begging everyone to call their senators and demand his resignation. Trust actual medical experts!
We Ran the C.D.C.: Kennedy Is Endangering Every American’s Health www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/o...
We Ran the C.D.C.: Kennedy Is Endangering Every American’s Health www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/o...
Opinion | We Ran the C.D.C.: Kennedy Is Endangering Every American’s Health
www.nytimes.com
September 1, 2025 at 12:58 PM
We knew this would happen. Am begging everyone to call their senators and demand his resignation. Trust actual medical experts!
We Ran the C.D.C.: Kennedy Is Endangering Every American’s Health www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/o...
We Ran the C.D.C.: Kennedy Is Endangering Every American’s Health www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/o...
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The vaccine is about 100% effective if taken when needed.
Treatment for most is about 100% ineffective.
Treatment for most is about 100% ineffective.
Six deaths from rabies have been reported over the last 12 months in the U.S., the highest number in years, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
'They would never have known:' New warnings about rabies outbreaks as cases rise in the U.S.
The CDC's rabies team says it's tracking 15 different likely outbreaks from New York to Oregon.
www.nbcnews.com
September 1, 2025 at 1:00 PM
The vaccine is about 100% effective if taken when needed.
Treatment for most is about 100% ineffective.
Treatment for most is about 100% ineffective.
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“The CDC you knew is over...Unless someone takes radical action, there is nothing there that can be salvaged"
@drdemetre.bsky.social
www.advocate.com/politics/dem...
@drdemetre.bsky.social
www.advocate.com/politics/dem...
RFK Jr.’s damage to the CDC is ‘past the point of no return,’ Dr. Demetre Daskalakis warns
“The CDC you knew is over,” the infectious diseases doctor told The Advocate. “Unless someone takes radical action, there is nothing there that can be salvaged.”
www.advocate.com
August 30, 2025 at 11:27 AM
“The CDC you knew is over...Unless someone takes radical action, there is nothing there that can be salvaged"
@drdemetre.bsky.social
www.advocate.com/politics/dem...
@drdemetre.bsky.social
www.advocate.com/politics/dem...
TRUMP PRESIDENCY AND GLOBAL HEALTH
US science funding cuts are a global health emergency
— My viewpoint on BMJ
#IDSky #MedSky
BMJ2025;390:r1692
doi.org/10.1136/bmj....
US science funding cuts are a global health emergency
— My viewpoint on BMJ
#IDSky #MedSky
BMJ2025;390:r1692
doi.org/10.1136/bmj....
US science funding cuts are a global health emergency
McKee and Buse considered the potential implications of a second Trump administration for global health.1 The situation might be more serious than anticipated because of ongoing biomedical research cu...
doi.org
August 12, 2025 at 3:20 AM
TRUMP PRESIDENCY AND GLOBAL HEALTH
US science funding cuts are a global health emergency
— My viewpoint on BMJ
#IDSky #MedSky
BMJ2025;390:r1692
doi.org/10.1136/bmj....
US science funding cuts are a global health emergency
— My viewpoint on BMJ
#IDSky #MedSky
BMJ2025;390:r1692
doi.org/10.1136/bmj....
Needle-free vaccine through gum inoculation?
I love disruptive science. #IDSky
I love disruptive science. #IDSky
Y’all. They used dental floss on mice.... for vaccine delivery!!!
Not kidding. This is the type of research that keeps me so excited about science and innovation and why we should not be defunding science.
www.science.org/content/arti...
Not kidding. This is the type of research that keeps me so excited about science and innovation and why we should not be defunding science.
www.science.org/content/arti...
Engineers transform dental floss into needle-free vaccine
New method places inactivated viruses directly into mice’s gums
www.science.org
July 22, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Needle-free vaccine through gum inoculation?
I love disruptive science. #IDSky
I love disruptive science. #IDSky
IDSA Guidelines for UTI 2025
Important updates on classification of uUTI vs cUTI and length of therapy 🔥
#IDSky
Important updates on classification of uUTI vs cUTI and length of therapy 🔥
#IDSky
🚨 IDSA has released the first guidelines for the management and treatment of complicated urinary tract infections (cUTIs)!
The new guidelines simplify the prior definitions of uncomplicated UTIs and cUTIs, & address treatment for cUTIs.
View guidelines: bit.ly/4lUjN1a
The new guidelines simplify the prior definitions of uncomplicated UTIs and cUTIs, & address treatment for cUTIs.
View guidelines: bit.ly/4lUjN1a
July 19, 2025 at 7:01 PM
IDSA Guidelines for UTI 2025
Important updates on classification of uUTI vs cUTI and length of therapy 🔥
#IDSky
Important updates on classification of uUTI vs cUTI and length of therapy 🔥
#IDSky
