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My son is having a public health strategy for his packed lunch today.
December 5, 2025 at 8:01 AM
My son is having a public health strategy for his packed lunch today.
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Since we can’t rely on the HHS, CDC, or FDA to say it, I will:
MAKE SURE YOU ARE VACCINATED AGAINST MEASLES. GET YOUR MMR.
The measles surge in the southwest is now the SINGLE LARGEST OUTBREAK since 2000 and the United States is now at the tipping point for the return of ENDEMIC measles.
MAKE SURE YOU ARE VACCINATED AGAINST MEASLES. GET YOUR MMR.
The measles surge in the southwest is now the SINGLE LARGEST OUTBREAK since 2000 and the United States is now at the tipping point for the return of ENDEMIC measles.
April 24, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Since we can’t rely on the HHS, CDC, or FDA to say it, I will:
MAKE SURE YOU ARE VACCINATED AGAINST MEASLES. GET YOUR MMR.
The measles surge in the southwest is now the SINGLE LARGEST OUTBREAK since 2000 and the United States is now at the tipping point for the return of ENDEMIC measles.
MAKE SURE YOU ARE VACCINATED AGAINST MEASLES. GET YOUR MMR.
The measles surge in the southwest is now the SINGLE LARGEST OUTBREAK since 2000 and the United States is now at the tipping point for the return of ENDEMIC measles.
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Holy crap Indiana cut public health funding to $40 million annually
The Governor's public health commission recommended $225 million annually to get us to median 2019 state spending levels
Good grief
The Governor's public health commission recommended $225 million annually to get us to median 2019 state spending levels
Good grief
April 25, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Holy crap Indiana cut public health funding to $40 million annually
The Governor's public health commission recommended $225 million annually to get us to median 2019 state spending levels
Good grief
The Governor's public health commission recommended $225 million annually to get us to median 2019 state spending levels
Good grief
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Registration & abstract submissions are open for the upcoming QFIG #QFever Symposium in Byron Bay from 14-15 June 2025. qfig.eventsair.com/q-fever-symp... Focus will be on prevention, diagnosis & management of Q Fever.
Home - Q Fever Symposium - Crystalbrook Byron
qfig.eventsair.com
April 2, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Registration & abstract submissions are open for the upcoming QFIG #QFever Symposium in Byron Bay from 14-15 June 2025. qfig.eventsair.com/q-fever-symp... Focus will be on prevention, diagnosis & management of Q Fever.
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📢 Clinical #Microbiology SIG – Brisbane & Online!
🗓 Wed, 19th March 2025 | 6:30 PM AEST
📍 PEHRL (Brisbane) & Zoom 🍕 Pizza for in-person attendees!
🔬 Talks on Shigella, #JEV & STI superbugs from public health experts.
🔗 Register: trybooking.com/DABAS
#PublicHealth
🗓 Wed, 19th March 2025 | 6:30 PM AEST
📍 PEHRL (Brisbane) & Zoom 🍕 Pizza for in-person attendees!
🔬 Talks on Shigella, #JEV & STI superbugs from public health experts.
🔗 Register: trybooking.com/DABAS
#PublicHealth
March 14, 2025 at 3:11 AM
📢 Clinical #Microbiology SIG – Brisbane & Online!
🗓 Wed, 19th March 2025 | 6:30 PM AEST
📍 PEHRL (Brisbane) & Zoom 🍕 Pizza for in-person attendees!
🔬 Talks on Shigella, #JEV & STI superbugs from public health experts.
🔗 Register: trybooking.com/DABAS
#PublicHealth
🗓 Wed, 19th March 2025 | 6:30 PM AEST
📍 PEHRL (Brisbane) & Zoom 🍕 Pizza for in-person attendees!
🔬 Talks on Shigella, #JEV & STI superbugs from public health experts.
🔗 Register: trybooking.com/DABAS
#PublicHealth
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I flagged the concerns around post-flooding mosquito activity in this recent @aunz.theconversation.com article, not expecting JEV to be detected in Brisbane https://theconversation.com/first-wind-then-rain-next-come-the-mozzies-heres-how-to-reduce-your-risk-of-bites-and-infections-251260
First wind, then rain. Next come the mozzies – here’s how to reduce your risk of bites and infections
Flood waters boost mosquito numbers. Disease outbreaks don’t always follow but it’s important to remove stagnant water from your property to reduce the disease risk.
theconversation.com
March 15, 2025 at 9:40 PM
I flagged the concerns around post-flooding mosquito activity in this recent @aunz.theconversation.com article, not expecting JEV to be detected in Brisbane https://theconversation.com/first-wind-then-rain-next-come-the-mozzies-heres-how-to-reduce-your-risk-of-bites-and-infections-251260
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Join us for an ICTV webinar on how to find information about viruses and virus taxa using the ICTV web site
Date: March 11, 2025
Time: 10:00 AM CDT; 15:00 UTC
For more information: ictv.global/news/webinar...
Register here: uab.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Date: March 11, 2025
Time: 10:00 AM CDT; 15:00 UTC
For more information: ictv.global/news/webinar...
Register here: uab.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
February 14, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Join us for an ICTV webinar on how to find information about viruses and virus taxa using the ICTV web site
Date: March 11, 2025
Time: 10:00 AM CDT; 15:00 UTC
For more information: ictv.global/news/webinar...
Register here: uab.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Date: March 11, 2025
Time: 10:00 AM CDT; 15:00 UTC
For more information: ictv.global/news/webinar...
Register here: uab.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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On the Human Metapneumovirus front - well, it's actually 𝘔𝘦𝘵𝘢𝘱𝘯𝘦𝘶𝘮𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘳𝘶𝘴 𝘩𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘴, kind of...
So there's this thing called the International Committee for Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV), comprising many experts in one or more virus taxons (=groupings that humans create to label & make sense of large...
So there's this thing called the International Committee for Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV), comprising many experts in one or more virus taxons (=groupings that humans create to label & make sense of large...
January 9, 2025 at 4:24 AM
On the Human Metapneumovirus front - well, it's actually 𝘔𝘦𝘵𝘢𝘱𝘯𝘦𝘶𝘮𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘳𝘶𝘴 𝘩𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘴, kind of...
So there's this thing called the International Committee for Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV), comprising many experts in one or more virus taxons (=groupings that humans create to label & make sense of large...
So there's this thing called the International Committee for Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV), comprising many experts in one or more virus taxons (=groupings that humans create to label & make sense of large...
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“Somebody needs to take away whatever drugs the committee is on,” wrote Kristian Andersen"
"Kuhn, the autocrat, mainly rolled his eyes. He hated some of the names, too. “Salt in my wounds,” he called syllabic stews like Lentivirus humimdef1"*
#Virology 😆
www.statnews.com/2025/01/09/v...
"Kuhn, the autocrat, mainly rolled his eyes. He hated some of the names, too. “Salt in my wounds,” he called syllabic stews like Lentivirus humimdef1"*
#Virology 😆
www.statnews.com/2025/01/09/v...
Want to start a fight among virus experts? Ask about HIV’s new name
HIV is now "Lentivirus humimdef1" by another name. Virus researchers are not happy.
www.statnews.com
January 9, 2025 at 4:26 PM
“Somebody needs to take away whatever drugs the committee is on,” wrote Kristian Andersen"
"Kuhn, the autocrat, mainly rolled his eyes. He hated some of the names, too. “Salt in my wounds,” he called syllabic stews like Lentivirus humimdef1"*
#Virology 😆
www.statnews.com/2025/01/09/v...
"Kuhn, the autocrat, mainly rolled his eyes. He hated some of the names, too. “Salt in my wounds,” he called syllabic stews like Lentivirus humimdef1"*
#Virology 😆
www.statnews.com/2025/01/09/v...
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Big jump in activity of saltmarsh mosquitoes (Aedes vigilax) around coastal wetlands over recent days. If you’re heading out camping, bushwalking, fishing (or just celebrating NYE), make sure you pack some insect repellent! 🦟
December 30, 2024 at 10:52 PM
Big jump in activity of saltmarsh mosquitoes (Aedes vigilax) around coastal wetlands over recent days. If you’re heading out camping, bushwalking, fishing (or just celebrating NYE), make sure you pack some insect repellent! 🦟
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And we are seeing an unseasonable outbreak in peak summer of pertussis, parainfluenza, influenza A and enterovirus. COVID numbers still low
December 24, 2024 at 4:12 AM
And we are seeing an unseasonable outbreak in peak summer of pertussis, parainfluenza, influenza A and enterovirus. COVID numbers still low
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People sometimes make fun of science that sounds stupid and random.
Meanwhile, a study of lizard saliva turned into a peptide medication, which was turned into a diabetes medication, which was turned into a GLP1 weight loss drug, that just became the first therapy every approved for … sleep apnea
Meanwhile, a study of lizard saliva turned into a peptide medication, which was turned into a diabetes medication, which was turned into a GLP1 weight loss drug, that just became the first therapy every approved for … sleep apnea
Breaking News: The FDA approved use of the weight loss drug Zepbound for a common form of sleep apnea. It is the first drug authorized to treat the disorder.
F.D.A. Approves Weight-Loss Drug to Treat Sleep Apnea
Zepbound is the first prescription drug approved specifically to treat the common condition.
www.nytimes.com
December 21, 2024 at 12:41 AM
People sometimes make fun of science that sounds stupid and random.
Meanwhile, a study of lizard saliva turned into a peptide medication, which was turned into a diabetes medication, which was turned into a GLP1 weight loss drug, that just became the first therapy every approved for … sleep apnea
Meanwhile, a study of lizard saliva turned into a peptide medication, which was turned into a diabetes medication, which was turned into a GLP1 weight loss drug, that just became the first therapy every approved for … sleep apnea
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Sharing our work expanding SARS-CoV-2 style tiled amplicon sequencing for whole bacteria genomes directly from clinical samples, showing examples with M.tb (>4 mb) and Strep pneumo (>2 mb).
Led by Chaney Kalinich, Freddy Gonzalez, & Seth Redmond
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Led by Chaney Kalinich, Freddy Gonzalez, & Seth Redmond
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
December 20, 2024 at 8:45 PM
Sharing our work expanding SARS-CoV-2 style tiled amplicon sequencing for whole bacteria genomes directly from clinical samples, showing examples with M.tb (>4 mb) and Strep pneumo (>2 mb).
Led by Chaney Kalinich, Freddy Gonzalez, & Seth Redmond
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Led by Chaney Kalinich, Freddy Gonzalez, & Seth Redmond
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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HIV-1 has, for decades, been called, well, HIV-1. But no, according to the ICTV, that will no longer do, so the new name for this virus is "Lentivirus humimdef1".
Yup, you read that right.
Somebody needs to take away whatever drugs the committee is on. All viruses renamed - it's insane.
Yup, you read that right.
Somebody needs to take away whatever drugs the committee is on. All viruses renamed - it's insane.
Orthohantavirus sinnombreense
Mammarenavirus lassaense
Mammarenavirus juninense
Mammarenavirus lujoense
Orthoebolavirus zairense
Orthoflavivirus zikaense
Orthoflavivirus denguei
Orthoflavivirus nilense
Henipavirus nipahense
Phlebovirus riftense
You just can't make this s*** up. You really can't.
Mammarenavirus lassaense
Mammarenavirus juninense
Mammarenavirus lujoense
Orthoebolavirus zairense
Orthoflavivirus zikaense
Orthoflavivirus denguei
Orthoflavivirus nilense
Henipavirus nipahense
Phlebovirus riftense
You just can't make this s*** up. You really can't.
December 12, 2024 at 12:10 PM
HIV-1 has, for decades, been called, well, HIV-1. But no, according to the ICTV, that will no longer do, so the new name for this virus is "Lentivirus humimdef1".
Yup, you read that right.
Somebody needs to take away whatever drugs the committee is on. All viruses renamed - it's insane.
Yup, you read that right.
Somebody needs to take away whatever drugs the committee is on. All viruses renamed - it's insane.
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Health authorities are warning people in the Griffith region of NSW to avoid mosquito bites after Japanese encephalitis virus was detected in local mosquitoes https://www.nsw.gov.au/departments-and-agencies/mlhd/news/latest-news/mosquito-surveillance-reveals-japanese-encephalitis-virus-griffith
Mosquito surveillance reveals Japanese encephalitis virus in Griffith region of NSW
Communities in Griffith and surrounding areas are encouraged to take precautions against mosquito bites as NSW Health’s routine mosquito surveillance has detected Japanese encephalitis (JE) virus.
www.nsw.gov.au
December 6, 2024 at 1:06 PM
Health authorities are warning people in the Griffith region of NSW to avoid mosquito bites after Japanese encephalitis virus was detected in local mosquitoes https://www.nsw.gov.au/departments-and-agencies/mlhd/news/latest-news/mosquito-surveillance-reveals-japanese-encephalitis-virus-griffith
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If you are over 65 and haven't had a COVID booster in the last 6 month, I do suggest you consider getting one as soon as the new vaccine is available. We have another wave of COVID in Australia building up, and Xmas is a high risk time.
November 24, 2024 at 3:24 AM
If you are over 65 and haven't had a COVID booster in the last 6 month, I do suggest you consider getting one as soon as the new vaccine is available. We have another wave of COVID in Australia building up, and Xmas is a high risk time.
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Hi, this is our first post on Bluesky! We will soon host a meeting on emerging viruses, vaccines and public health in Geneva! Do not miss & check the superb line-up of speakers in the preliminary program!
www.unige.ch/emerging-vir...
www.unige.ch/emerging-vir...
November 22, 2024 at 7:01 PM
Hi, this is our first post on Bluesky! We will soon host a meeting on emerging viruses, vaccines and public health in Geneva! Do not miss & check the superb line-up of speakers in the preliminary program!
www.unige.ch/emerging-vir...
www.unige.ch/emerging-vir...
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A nice feature on Bluesky is moderation lists. Curated lists of accounts you can subscribe to and block or mute. Recommended: Quacks and Cranks - bsky.app/profile/adri...
November 23, 2024 at 6:23 PM
A nice feature on Bluesky is moderation lists. Curated lists of accounts you can subscribe to and block or mute. Recommended: Quacks and Cranks - bsky.app/profile/adri...
Report any unusual bird or animal deaths in Australia to the hotline. 1800 675 888
www.agriculture.gov.au/biosecurity-...
www.agriculture.gov.au/biosecurity-...
www.agriculture.gov.au
November 24, 2024 at 9:28 PM
Report any unusual bird or animal deaths in Australia to the hotline. 1800 675 888
www.agriculture.gov.au/biosecurity-...
www.agriculture.gov.au/biosecurity-...
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#DYK?
Our biggest, annual conference - #ESCAIDE2024 starts in an hour!
The programme is fully packed with sessions, side events, abstract presentations and more.
And the best thing is - you can still register to participate online (and for free!) - escaide.eu/en/registration
Do we e-see you? :)
Our biggest, annual conference - #ESCAIDE2024 starts in an hour!
The programme is fully packed with sessions, side events, abstract presentations and more.
And the best thing is - you can still register to participate online (and for free!) - escaide.eu/en/registration
Do we e-see you? :)
November 20, 2024 at 7:05 AM
#DYK?
Our biggest, annual conference - #ESCAIDE2024 starts in an hour!
The programme is fully packed with sessions, side events, abstract presentations and more.
And the best thing is - you can still register to participate online (and for free!) - escaide.eu/en/registration
Do we e-see you? :)
Our biggest, annual conference - #ESCAIDE2024 starts in an hour!
The programme is fully packed with sessions, side events, abstract presentations and more.
And the best thing is - you can still register to participate online (and for free!) - escaide.eu/en/registration
Do we e-see you? :)