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ESC Aims to Tackle Cardiac Risks Associated With Long COVID

Boston University Center on Emerging Infectious Diseases @buceid.bsky.social · 1d

Health reporter and CEID affiliate faculty @larasalahi.bsky.social reports on @escardio.bsky.social's new consensus report on the cardiac risks of long COVID, including for those with no prior heart disease. Read more at @medscape.com.
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An ESC report outlining the effects of COVID and long COVID on the heart emphasizes the need for early detection, vaccination, and cardiac rehab.

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Boston University Center on Emerging Infectious Diseases @buceid.bsky.social · 2d

Boston University Center on Emerging Infectious Diseases @buceid.bsky.social · 2d

New report by @bhadeliamd.bsky.social, @rickabright.bsky.social, & @vsmoeder.bsky.social for @nationalacademies.org lays out strategic and actionable analysis for strengthening domestic diagnostic capacity and infrastructure in response to spread of #H5N1.
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Diagnostic Tools, Gaps, and Collaborative Pathways in Human H5N1 Detection: Rapid Expert Consultation

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Diagnostic Tools, Gaps, and Collaborative Pathways in Human H5N1 Detection: Rapid Expert Consultation

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Dr. Nahid Bhadelia @bhadeliamd.bsky.social · 5d

It was a pleasure to have worked with @rickabright.bsky.social @vsmoeder.bsky.social & @nationalacademies.org to put together this rapid consultation report on "Diagnostic Tools, Gaps, and Collaborative Pathways in Human #H5N1 Detection"

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Boston University Center on Emerging Infectious Diseases @buceid.bsky.social · 6d

Join us next Wednesday, Oct. 8th for a very timely Public Health Conversation webinar, "Vaccine Hesitancy: Past, Present, and Future." Co-hosted by CEID and @busph.bsky.social. Register here: spr.ly/63321A9MZU

Vaccine Hesitancy: Past, Present, and Future - Public Health Conversations

This discussion will explore vaccine hesitancy in the United States amidst the resurgence of vaccine-preventable diseases. How can those in public health better communicate with populations about the effectiveness of vaccines, combat misinformation and disinformation about vaccines, and better understand communities that may be hesitant to receive vaccines?

Boston University Center on Emerging Infectious Diseases @buceid.bsky.social · 9d

Join CEID & @museumofscience.bsky.social on 10/30 for a symposium on the critical issue of climate change & its impact on infectious diseases. The event will include remarks from @worldwildlife.org President @adilnajam.bsky.social, expert panelists, & keynote by @markey.senate.gov.
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BEACON @beaconbio.bsky.social · 10d

Request for Information: Serratia marcescens implicated in six infant deaths at a hospital in Iasi city, Romania
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BEACON @beaconbio.bsky.social · 13d

Last week we had the pleasure of welcoming visiting researcher Wei-Jhe Sun from Taiwan CDC to learn from each other about global reporting of infectious diseases. We hope to be able to host similar international collaborations again in the near future.

Should You—and Can You—Get a COVID-19 Shot This Fall?

Boston University Center on Emerging Infectious Diseases @buceid.bsky.social · 13d

"If people are feeling overwhelmed [by vaccine guidance], talk to your trusted advisor. Looking at the state’s guidance, which I think is pretty clear, is also helpful. And if you don’t have a trusted medical advisor, please get one," says CEID faculty Dr Cassandra Pierre.
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As BU announces COVID and flu vaccination clinics, we help you make sense of shifting federal and state guidelines

Boston University Center on Emerging Infectious Diseases @buceid.bsky.social · 15d

Security isn’t just about weapons or threat of disease — it’s about people, communities, and our shared future. That’s why we’re proud to amplify the launch of #WTGS.
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Florida may lift vaccine mandates. What would that mean for Massachusetts? - The Boston Globe

Boston University Center on Emerging Infectious Diseases @buceid.bsky.social · 19d

“While no vaccine is 100% effective, vaccinated kids do not get these severe diseases,” CEID Director @bhadeliamd.bsky.social tells @bostonglobe.com. “Infectious diseases don’t care about politics. They will infect who they can and propagate.”
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From Disney to disaster? Experts warn of viruses spreading in unvaccinated Florida.

Boston University Center on Emerging Infectious Diseases @buceid.bsky.social · 20d

Tune in on Oct. 8th for a Public Health Conversation webinar, "Vaccine Hesitancy: Past, Present, and Future." Co-hosted by CEID and @busph.bsky.social, moderated by @bhadeliamd.bsky.social:
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US vaccine panel to hold high-stakes policy meeting

Boston University Center on Emerging Infectious Diseases @buceid.bsky.social · 20d

State-level efforts to provide vaccine guidelines are "a great way to make sure that the access is still there," said CEID affiliate faculty Dr. <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:bfmbzkmas4tqf24vbitgqyz3" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400" target="_blank" rel="noopener">@syramadad.bsky.social, but "I am worried about the patchwork that it's causing across the United States."
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A US panel stacked with figures sympathetic to the anti-vaccine movement will on Thursday take on federal immunization recommendations in a highly politicized meeting that could upend longstanding medical ...

HHS bombarding parents with misinformation about vaccines will make numbers worse: Doctor

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Boston University Center on Emerging Infectious Diseases @buceid.bsky.social · 20d

"What's happening here is erosion of trust in decades-long used vaccines. The MMR vaccine, for example, has been used for decades and been proved safe and efficacious," CEID director @bhadeliamd.bsky.social tells @msnbc.com.
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Ousted CDC Director Susan Monarez testified before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions and was questioned about HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s leadership and the future of vaccines. Dr. Nahid Bhadelia, an infectious disease physician, joins Katy Tur to weigh in on misinformation about vaccines and children’s health.

Q&A: The US is losing its only dengue vaccine

Boston University Center on Emerging Infectious Diseases @buceid.bsky.social · 21d

As production of the only dengue vaccine approved for use in the US comes to an end, CEID faculty Dr. David Hamer answers questions about international supply and demand of other dengue vaccines internationally. @gohealio.bsky.social
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The only dengue vaccine ever approved in the United States is being discontinued, raising questions about control of the mosquito-borne virus amid a decades-long surge in cases. The vaccine, Dengvaxia, was approved by the FDA in 2019 for children aged 9 to 16 years living in U.S. territories where dengue is endemic, including American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

Governor Healey Announces DRIVE Acceleration Team Members to Advance Research and Discovery in Massachusetts

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Boston University Center on Emerging Infectious Diseases @buceid.bsky.social · 22d

CEID Dir. @bhadeliamd.bsky.social & @bostonu.bsky.social Provost Dr. Gloria Waters are represented on @massgovernor.bsky.social Healey's DRIVE initiative to advance research in MA. This critical initiative will serve as a bridge to support biomedical research in Mass.
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Boston - Today, Governor Maura Healey announced members of her new DRIVE Acceleration Team to advance research and discovery in Massachusetts. Governor Healey signed an Executive Order on August 1 creating this team as part of her Discovery, Research, Innovation for a Vibrant Economy, DRIVE Initiative, which aims to grow Massachusetts's world-renowned research and innovation economy and create thousands of new jobs.

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BEACON @beaconbio.bsky.social · 23d

Request for information: three suspected cases of hantavirus hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome reported among Russian forces in Ukraine
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RFK Jr. Is Making America Safe for Debilitating ‘Neglected’ Tropical Diseases - Inside Climate News

Boston University Center on Emerging Infectious Diseases @buceid.bsky.social · 23d

Infectious disease experts, including CEID's Dr. David Hamer (@busph.bsky.social), share their concerns that the combination of climate change & cuts to funding will put the US at greater risk of neglected tropical diseases such as chikungunya & Oropouche virus.
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Trump administration cuts to programs that study, track and prevent infectious diseases many Americans have never heard of could spell disaster, experts say.

Boston-based AI disease tracker aims to be an ‘alarm bell’ as the Trump administration severs global health ties

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WBUR @wbur.org · 26d

“Our main goal is to reduce the time between the reporting of a disease and its response,” said project founder Dr. Nahid Bhadelia, an infectious disease physician who served in the Biden administration’s COVID response team. “You want a potential alarm bell.”

A tool out of Boston University aims to enhance surveillance of disease outbreaks across the globe, a task traditionally informed by several federal agencies that have been dismantled or cut back in t...

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Dr. Nahid Bhadelia @bhadeliamd.bsky.social · 27d

Cases and deaths increase in Ebola virus disease outbreak in Kasaï Province, DRC, as healthcare worker vaccination starts and contact tracing ramps up via @beaconbio.bsky.social - beaconbio.org/en/report/?r...

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Boston University Center on Emerging Infectious Diseases @buceid.bsky.social · 28d

As public health departments across the US are facing gaps in reported infectious disease data due to CDC cuts, many are turning to AI-supported platforms such as @beaconbio.bsky.social, which combines the speed of AI with human expertise.
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Trump’s Health Cuts Make States Struggle to Spot Disease Outbreaks

AI now scans for bird flu and measles news, but public health officials say outbreaks can go undetected as the U.S. guts national and global tracking

Infectious disease Dr. Nahid Bhadelia offers dire warning if a pandemic occurs under RFK Jr & Trump

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Boston University Center on Emerging Infectious Diseases @buceid.bsky.social · 29d

"Parents are getting bombarded by disinformation from fake wellness experts online who will not be there to support you when your kids get sick," @bhadeliamd.bsky.social to @deanobeidallah.bsky.social on @siriusxmprog.bsky.social about misconceptions around vaccines.
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