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🦠 #Ebola cases rose this week in DRC & Uganda; infected US doctor in Germany recovers.
🐦⬛ #AvianFlu cases found in people this week in Bangledesh, China & India as well as 30 herds of cattle in the US.
Full outbreak details and more in our weekly Tracking Report here:
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For major events like the World Cup & America’s 250th, #measles is the top threat.
@jennifernuzzo.bsky.social notes measles is circulating widely in the US, Canada, & Mexico making these massive gatherings a risk for exporting the disease globally.
Pandemic Center at Brown University’s School of Public Health
Soccer fans are thrilled about the World Cup.⚽
With >6.5M expected to attend matches in 16 cities between 48 teams from around the world, public health fans are nervous.
We've got Professor Will Goedel to discuss.⤵️
LISTEN🎧 https://humans-in-public-health.captivate.fm/episode/mapping-the-world-cup
From sportsillustrated.bsky.social: Is the US prepared for a deadly biological emergency? "The continued transmission of #measles gives you a very clear answer, and that answer is no." says @jennifernuzzo.bsky.social.
The government allocated $625M for tournament security & $0 for public health.
Pandemic Center at Brown University’s School of Public Health
The White House's U-turn on @gavi.org funding comes amid an #Ebola outbreak & rising polio cases.
@drsethberkley.bsky.social shares “If the State Department retakes over the relationship it should become more rational and more based on science. If that’s true, it’s a good thing for the world.”
USDA reports 6 US cases of #Screwworm, prompting Canada to halt livestock imports from affected regions.
Catch up on this outbreak and more in our weekly Tracking Report dropping today! Subscribe now to get it right in your inbox:
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Our AWARE team has wrapped up their panel at the Global Health Security Conference!
For those interested in strengthening data sharing for early warning and early detection, read our AWARE findings report on our site here ⤵️
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Health officials on alert for diseases as millions of fans gather for soccer matches.
Is #Ebola a concern at the World Cup? For doctor @craigspencer.bsky.social "...Ebola is not the No. 1 or No. 2 or even No. 3 threat.” Experts agree and are concerned over high number of measles cases in the US.
We continue to think that if we protect ourselves here, that's sufficient, but the only thing that's going to lower risk for Americans is making sure there is no #Ebola. — @craigspencer.bsky.social
Protests continue in Kenya as quarantine facility being built by the US for American citizens.
At #GHS2026, we joined RAND & @cepi.net for a #The100DaysMission simulation, and exercises like this bridge gaps and spark strategy.
Thanks to Claire Standley, @drsethberkley.bsky.social, @jennifernuzzo.bsky.social, @bethcameron-dc.bsky.social, Andrew Hebbeler & others!
Brown University School of Public Health
Pandemic Center at Brown University’s School of Public Health
Pandemic Center at Brown University’s School of Public Health
Pandemic Center at Brown University’s School of Public Health
Pandemic Center at Brown University’s School of Public Health
Pandemic Center at Brown University’s School of Public Health
The federal government allocated $625 million to World Cup security—and none of it went to public health. Days away from the tournament, major concerns remain.
Pandemic Center at Brown University’s School of Public Health
Pandemic Center at Brown University’s School of Public Health
Opinions are divided about the new facility in Kenya. The U.S. defends it. Kenyans are protesting it. Doctors who were on the ground in the 2014 Ebola outbreak voice criticism as well.
Health officials will be on high alert for germs as millions of soccer fans gather for World Cup matches. A heat wave may be the most obvious health threat.
🗨️ “#Ebola virus and #hantavirus, those are the least of our worries,” Jeanne M. Marrazzo, @idsainfo.bsky.social CEO, said during a Zoom call with reporters on Thursday.
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In an extraordinary public display of administration infighting, Marco Rubio decided to overrule RFK Jr.'s defunding of an international vaccine consortium — Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance — an organization that takes the lead in vaccinating roughly 60% of the world’s children.
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The State Department finally overruled RFK Jr.’s defunding of a group that vaccinates 60 percent of children globally.
Infectious disease experts say measles — not Ebola or hantavirus — is the biggest infectious threat to the mega-events that will be held in the Unites States this summer.Ahead of the World Cup and America's 250th anniversary celebrations, experts warned that the highly contagious measles virus could spread during massive international gatherings in jam-packed stadiums, crowded transit
