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IDWeek @idweek.bsky.social · 13h

And the answer is... What is Nipah virus?

Tune in next Thursday for the LAST #IDBugBowl Pop Quiz before #IDWeek2025!

IDWeek @idweek.bsky.social · 1d

It’s time for another #IDBugBowl Pop Quiz! Outbreaks of this encephalitis in Bangladesh have been traced back to drinking liquor made from date palm sap contaminated with bat saliva.

Comment your guess below! Answer reveal tomorrow.

IDWeek @idweek.bsky.social · 1d

Learn how AMR research translates from lab to clinic in, “Bug to Drug: Translating Mechanisms of Antimicrobial Resistance to Treatment of Challenging Infections,” on Tues. Oct. 21 at 3:15pm in Thomas B. Murphy Ballroom 1.

Register for #IDWeek2025: idweek.org/registration

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IDWeek @idweek.bsky.social · 1d

It’s time for another #IDBugBowl Pop Quiz! Outbreaks of this encephalitis in Bangladesh have been traced back to drinking liquor made from date palm sap contaminated with bat saliva.

Comment your guess below! Answer reveal tomorrow.

IDWeek @idweek.bsky.social · 2d

Last year’s IDWeek attendee and UNMC COP student Gabe Codling had 60 SECONDS to explain his poster on doxyPEP usage. 😅

Explore the poster hall at #IDWeek2025 and catch up on the latest research. Register: https://idweek.org/registration

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IDWeek @idweek.bsky.social · 3d

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IDWeek @idweek.bsky.social · 3d

IDWeek is thrilled to announce that esteemed actor and ardent activist Javier Muñoz will be speaking during this year’s Opening Plenary! Best known for starring as Alexander Hamilton in the musical “Hamilton,” Muñoz is also an advocate for robust funding toward HIV prevention, treatment and care.

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IDWeek @idweek.bsky.social · 3d

*SPONSORED* Imagine identifying any pathogen with just one test. With metagenomics it’s possible. Join Delve Bio at #IDWeek to learn about this game-changing technology and visit Delve’s website to read the research before you head to Atlanta: https://t.co/ePiZp6M8ZV #genomics

IDWeek @idweek.bsky.social · 4d

Have music suggestions for the #IDWeek2025 Pints & Posters Attendee Reception? Drop your requests below ⬇️ and join us Tuesday, Oct. 21 at 6:00pm- 7:30pm ET in the Poster Hall. 🎵

IDWeek @idweek.bsky.social · 5d

Dimitrios P. Kontoyiannis, MD, MS, ScD, PhD, FIDSA, will present this year’s Joseph E. Smadel Lecture, “Studying a Lethal Fungus: My 25 Year Journey in Mucormycosis Research.”

See Dr. Kontoyiannis present at #IDWeek2025. Register: https://idweek.org/registration

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IDWeek @idweek.bsky.social · 5d

Think you know your IDWeek trivia? 🧠 Last year we put our 2024 attendees to the test.

Are you up for the challenge? Join us at #IDWeek2025 this October and see for yourself. Register: idweek.org/registration

IDWeek @idweek.bsky.social · 6d

Is it your first time at IDWeek? Whether you’re a med student, an early-career professional, new to the field of ID or just new to IDWeek, we’re so glad you’re here!

Learn more and meet other first-time attendees at the First Timers Welcome Reception on Sunday, Oct. 19: https://bit.ly/4pRaZMk

IDWeek @idweek.bsky.social · 6d

Monoclonals, biotherapeutics or antimicrobials? 🤔 Explore what's new in the diagnosis and treatment of Clostridioides difficile at #IDWeek2025.

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IDWeek @idweek.bsky.social · 7d

Register for #IDWeek2025 today so you CAN sit with us 💅: https://idweek.org/registration

IDWeek @idweek.bsky.social · 7d

And the answer is... What is brucellosis?

Tune in next Thursday for another #IDBugBowl Pop Quiz!

IDWeek @idweek.bsky.social · 8d

It’s time for another #IDBugBowl Pop Quiz Thursday! This zoonotic disease associated with exposure to goats is also known as Bang's disease.

Comment your guess below! Answer reveal tomorrow.

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IDWeek @idweek.bsky.social · 8d

Don't miss a special documentary screening of The President and the Dragon at #IDWeek2025, presented by cartercenter.bsky.social. Join us Wed. Oct. 22 at 12pm ET in Learning Lounge 1 to experience the film with your fellow ID community.

Watch the trailer now: https://bit.ly/4nZ5gST

The President and the Dragon | Official Trailer | Documentary

What happens when former U.S. President Jimmy Carter teams up with ex-child soldiers, remote village volunteers, and a fearless band of public health warriors to battle the world's largest human parasite? "The President and the Dragon" follows their ex...

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IDWeek @idweek.bsky.social · 8d

With vaccine misinformation on the rise, join Catherine Mary Healy, MD, FIDSA, and Kathryn Edwards, MD, FIDSA, for a must-attend #IDWeek2025 session on countering myths, communicating science, and more.

Add to your schedule when you register for IDWeek: idweek.org/registration

IDWeek @idweek.bsky.social · 8d

It’s time for another #IDBugBowl Pop Quiz Thursday! This zoonotic disease associated with exposure to goats is also known as Bang's disease.

Comment your guess below! Answer reveal tomorrow.

IDWeek @idweek.bsky.social · 9d

Meet Your ID idol at the #IDWeek2025 IDBugCrawl! Mingle and connect directly with ID specialists who are shaping the future of science and health care, including Kashef Ijaz, MD, MPH, Allison Agwu, MD, ScM, FAAP, FIDSA, and Buddy Creech, MD, MPH, FPIDS.

Learn more: https://idweek.org/idbugcrawl/

IDWeek @idweek.bsky.social · 10d

Last year, we asked attendees the ultimate question: Is it a drug…or a Pokémon? 🧪🎮

#IDWeek2025 is just three weeks away! Join us in Atlanta or from the comfort of your home: idweek.org/registration.

IDWeek @idweek.bsky.social · 11d

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IDWeek @idweek.bsky.social · 11d

In a special panel discussion led by moderators, Tina Tan, MD, FIDSA, FPIDS, FAAP, Ruth Lynfield, MD, and Yohei Doi, MD, PHD, speakers Paige Alexander, mtosterholm.bsky.social, and kkjetelina.bsky.social, will reflect on challenges facing science & how ID professionals can continue lifesaving work.

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IDWeek @idweek.bsky.social · 11d

Now announcing the #IDWeek2025 Opening Plenary, “Reflection and Renewal: Advancing Public Health in Challenging Times,” held Sun. Oct. 19 at 3:45pm ET!

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IDWeek @idweek.bsky.social · 13d

Review key findings from the top 10 papers in antimicrobial resistance at #IDWeek2025.

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IDWeek @idweek.bsky.social · 14d

And the answer is... What is amphotericin B?

Tune in next Thursday for another #IDBugBowl Pop Quiz!

IDWeek @idweek.bsky.social · 15d

It’s time for another #IDBugBowl Pop Quiz Thursday! This macrolide was originally extracted in 1955 from Streptomyces obtained from the river bed of Orinoco river in Venezuela and kills many fungi and some protozoa.

Comment your guess below! Answer reveal tomorrow.

IDWeek @idweek.bsky.social · 15d

Meet the IDBugBowl teams at #IDWeek2025 from the University of Alabama at Birmingham and the School of Tropical Medicine in Kolkata, India, in the second of our series of IDWeek Daily News preview issues: https://www.pageturnpro.com/JHCLLC/112782-IDWeek-Daily-News_preview-2/sdefault.html#page/1

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