DRC's confirmed #Ebola cases are now at 550, with 101 confirmed deaths. 19 people have survived and been released from care. 64.4% of case contacts are being followed, but that's 3489 of 5418 contacts -- just over 6 contacts being followed per case. Too few still, I fear. insp.cd/sitrep-n24-m...
"Pathogens don’t recognize passports." Former #CDC chief scientist Deb Houry & @krutikakuppalli.bsky.social argue that the US approach to trying to keep #Ebola out of the country is not science based. www.wsj.com/opinion/the-...
A devastating story of a death that now could be prevented, and lessons unlearned. By @lizszabo.bsky.social. www.cidrap.umn.edu/human-papill...
#Ebola in DRC: 515 confirmed cases, 91 confirmed deaths, 178 suspect cases, some of whom will likely test negative. They have identified ~5K contacts of cases & are following about half. Those latter numbers are improving but still feel low. insp.cd/sitrep-n23-m...
#HHS refused for weeks to confirm what was widely known: Jeffery Taubenberger had been removed as acting director of #NIAID. Today HHS confirmed that John H. Powers is now acting director.
Why this happened & why HHS refused to admit it remains undisclosed. www.statnews.com/2026/06/09/n...
Terrific Q&A with #WHO 's Chikwe Ihekweazu about DRC's #Ebola response: how long the outbreak has likely been underway, whether Bundibugyo virus is more transmissible than other Ebola species & what it's like not having US experts on the ground. By @kakape.bsky.social www.science.org/content/arti...
"Ebola can still be contained — but only if the world finds the will to do it." - @jeremykonyndyk.bsky.social on why the #Ebola outbreak in the DRC and Uganda could be the worst on record and what needs to be done to stop it. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
These 2 new #H5N1 #birdflu infected herds in Texas & Utah have made it to #USDA 's official count. total now 1,109 herds in 19 states. www.aphis.usda.gov/livestock-po...
Wondering about the state of #HHS, which is missing layers of leadership in multiple agencies?This story is a must read. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/07/u...
There are media reports of 2 new #H5N1 #birdflu outbreaks in dairy cows, in Texas and Utah. They haven't yet been added to #USDA 's dashboard. If confirmed by USDA, there will have been 1,109 herds infected in 19 states.
www.telemundoutah.com/noticias/loc... and
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Chikwe Ihekweazu, on the ground in Congo, discusses challenges of bringing the outbreak under control
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The NIH has appointed researcher John Powers III to lead its infectious disease institute on an acting basis, after weeks of being in leadership limbo.
