1/ We're seeing a concerning rise in H5 wastewater positivity in Turlock CA. Unlike previous H5 signals, WastewaterSCAN is showing an exponential rise in H5 (and flu A) concentration that has persisted for almost a month!

This bill should never have been introduced, it fails to uphold Māori rights. The Hīkoi (march) will arrive at New Zealand’s parliament and calls for the bill to be dropped. #ProtectTheProtest

The Sanger Prize Competition 2025 - calling for undergraduate students in LMICs The winner will be offered a 3month internship with travel, living and research expenses are all covered by the award. sanger.ac.uk/about/the-sang… #sangerinstitute

The Sanger PrizeThe Sanger Prize - The Sanger Prize is an outreach competition aimed at undergraduate students who live and study in low or middle income countries sanger.ac.uk/about/study/th… #sangerinstitute

The local diaper bank is running low on diapers. Please RT and help Elizabeth reach her goal. …diaperbankofconnecticut.salsalabs.org/virtualdiaperd…

New Publication Alert! A new study led by researchers in MLW, University of Glasgow Kamuzu University of Health Sciences is published in Nature Medicine, the first of its kind in Sub-Saharan Africa, reveals unique differences in how patients in Malawi respond to SARS-CoV-2 compared to those in western countries.

These coronaviruses like COVID circulate in the wild all over Asia. We only know about some of them. They recombine and jump species ALL THE TIME. That’s why scientists study them- to make drugs and vaccines to protect us #COVIDー19 #SARSCoV2 #COVID_19 #COVID

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Did you know free annual checkups, and preventative screenings like mammograms, colonoscopies and pap smears didn't used to be free? This is a part of the Affordable Care Act. Pass it on.

WHO is now on Bluesky! Follow us and stay updated with the latest public health advice and resources 👉bsky.app/profile/who.int

Another clip from our interview with Xavier Lescure and Holger Rohde details their views on what ESCMID's role could be in addressing the pressing concern of both emerging infections and antimicrobial resistance. #WAAW2024 #InfectiousDiseases #AMR youtu.be/--LlqEI5xSk

A Toronto man ran 1,105 kilometers (687 miles) over a year, carefully planning his routes to form the shape of a dancing figure

If my technique was so poor that I got even a single lab-acquired infection in the course of culturing any virus, I wouldn't brag about it. In my lab, staff with this low level of technical competence would not be allowed to handle infectious virus at any level of containment.

Read the newest update from the Emerging Infections Subcommittee on the Marburg virus disease outbreak in Rwanda. Their commentary is now available on CMI detailing the current situation on this emerging infection. Read it here: ow.ly/2EVf50UcL3B

Raw milk is popular in some circles, but can contain pathogens. That is well known. In the US , that list of pathogens is expanded and includes H5N1, a virus that is a pandemic threat. If you did not like the pandemic, don’t take a gamble for a next one: dont drink raw milk

Public health is: protecting health, preventing disease, and improving quality of life. We know that #PublicHealthIsALifesaver, every day. On #PHTYD, we say thanks to public health professionals who work to promote and protect the health of our communities. ResearchAmerica

Lots of ?s about raw milk. 1) there is no credible evidence raw milk benefits health. 2) There is evidence raw milk can harm. Small outbreaks, yes. But that's likely b/c raw milk producers are small. If raw milk were distributed nationally, there'd likely be larger outbreaks.

This is why I’m never impressed by any catch in baseball! 😳

" We’ve officially entered the fuck-around-and-find-out phase". On the handling of the bovine influenza outbreak in the US. thenation.com/article/societ…

Nothing says Happy New Year in academia than a 9pm paper acceptance on December 31st 🥳 thank you, Open Forum Infectious Diseases