Ebola outbreak spreads to crowded displacement camp in Congo reut.rs/4e1pnxK
Two Ebola-related deaths have been confirmed in a displacement camp in eastern Congo, the U.N. refugee agency said, with aid workers warning the risk of the disease spreading quickly in crowded refugee sites was high and worrying.
The proposed new rules on federal funding are another blow to 🇺🇸 science
But they will also harm international collaborations, the lifeblood of science and health 🌐
Where is the US medical leadership and outrage?
My new piece @bmj_latest
www.bmj.com/content/393/...
The economic costs could run in the billions. The human cases may be rare but still quite serious...
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25510727/
Cochliomyia hominivorax, the New World screwworm, was a serious livestock pest in the southern United States until the 1960s, when it was successfully eradicated by the release of sterile male flies. ...
“Investigating how nearly 60 people got sick after drinking raw milk…” 🤷♀️
The acting director of the Center of Scientific Review (CSR) at NIH , Raymond Jacobson, PhD, has been appointed as the permanent director of CSR (staring Sunday).
Good news as he is thoroughly familiar with NIH peer review.
www.wsj.com/business/fle... #IDSky
F1 (and soon to be Chief Fellow) Alison Smith is first author with a bunch of UW peeps on this great look at universal screening for c auris.
Do current public health criteria for screening hit the mark? Maybe not…
academic.oup.com/cid/advance-...
Another great Faculty/Fellow dinner last night, hosted by Paul Pottinger, with a great discussion of ID advocacy.
Thanks to Paul & family for a lovely evening of food and fellowship on a beautiful late Spring Seattle night. #IDSky @paulpottingermd.bsky.social
More on the screwworm’s northern migration…
🎁 article 👉
www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/... #IDSky
Ferric Fang, MD
Jocalyn Clark
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Abstract. Universal admission screening for Candidozyma auris (C. auris) identified C. auris colonization in 25/22742 (0.1%) of patients. Most patients (20
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The case is the first confirmed in U.S. livestock in decades. The USDA says human cases are uncommon and there’s no food-safety risk.
The return of the screwworm is making the beef industry’s problems worse.
www.theatlantic.com
Got to celebrate @paulinavegamd.bsky.social's graduation from @uwidfellowship.bsky.social
Proud to have been played a part in her growth as a fellow, researcher & now MPH graduate 🎉
Can't wait to see her thrive as an Asst. Professor at UC Davis - and to watch her trajectory as a fungal researcher
Idaho health officials are investigating how nearly 60 people got sick after drinking raw milk in the past two weeks.
The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare says they didn't name two dairies potentially linked to the outbreak “because this is a potential risk for any raw milk producer.”
The Department of Health and Welfare didn't disclose the names of dairies in North Idaho and southern Idaho that are linked to the outbreaks.
