Biodefense, biosurveillance, risk prediction. Lead Scientist. Schar School MS Biodefense. Views my own.
NCR & Blue Ridge Mts
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Alexandria retweeted
On February 20, 2024, the Commission released its report - Box the Pox: Reducing the Risk of Smallpox and Other Orthopoxviruses. One year later, orthopoxviruses remain a threat to our health and security.
biodefensecommission.org/rep…
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#H5N1 @CDCgov @USDA
🐀[That's rats, not cats]
➡️ Canada announces avian flu vaccine buy as USDA confirms first H5N1 detections in rats
By Lisa Schnirring @CIDRAP
cidrap.umn.edu/avian-influen…
Alexandria retweeted
Some answers to my question about what would trigger use of #H5N1 vaccine being purchased by Canada. #NACI, the advisory group that recommends vaccine policy in Canada, has issued preliminary guidance on how/when to use H5 vaccine in a non-pandemic context. canada.ca/en/public-health/s…
Interesting: Canada is buying 500,000 doses of #GSK 's #H5N1 vaccine "as part of ... contingency planning to protect people who may be at increased risk of being exposed to the virus through [infected] animals."
Wonder what would trigger a decision to use it?
canada.ca/en/public-health/n…
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Today the Commission celebrates 2025's International Day Of Women And Girls In Science! msn.com/en-in/society-cultur…
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yes, extra freaky.....really important to figure out what si happening ere, particularly as this genotype has been associated with severe disease in humans
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Attn: Maryland Backyard Flock Owners | A case of highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza has been detected in Montgomery County. To help protect our poultry community from disease, register your flock with the @MdAgDept. Learn more and register: bit.ly/40AyEop
ALT A chicken stands in a backyard. Am I registered?
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Confirmed case of Marburg 👇🏻 underscoring critical community efforts to contain and prevent further transmission.
In #Tanzania 🇹🇿, WHO is working closely with the government to respond to the confirmed outbreak of #Marburg Virus Disease in the Kagera region.
@DrTedros met with President @SuluhuSamia to assess the situation and support ongoing efforts. The government has scaled up its response by enhancing case detection, setting up treatment centers, deploying a mobile lab, and mobilizing national response teams.
WHO has pledged continued support and has released an additional US$3 million from the Contingency Fund for Emergencies.
Together, we are committed to protecting lives and containing this outbreak.
#HealthForAll
Read the speech: bit.ly/4g0CXPG
Interactive map showing state’s participation status and herds’ known to be impacted. TY @HelenBranswell and @COVIDPoops19
6 more states join @USDA's mandatory (though not yet national) milk testing strategy, bringing to 38 the number of states participating. New states joining are Arkansas, Louisiana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Carolina & West Virginia. aphis.usda.gov/livestock-pou…
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⚠️ BREAKING:
H5 bird flu found in wastewater in New Jersey and Las Vegas, according to CDC's wastewater program.
New Jersey don't have any known cases of H5N1 bird flu in poultry or dairy cattle.
ALT A map of the US showing wastewater sample stations and if H5 bird flu was detected.
Alexandria retweeted
@DrAshaMGeorge, Executive Director of the Bipartisan Commission on Biodefense, has been appointed to the Committee on Planetary Protection (CoPP) @theNASEM
biodefensecommission.org/dr-…
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"The San Bernardino County Department of Public Health has confirmed the county’s first locally acquired human case of the mosquito-borne illness dengue in the city of San Bernardino." bit.ly/4eDopom
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Is there a way to get @COVIDPoops19 account verified as an organization or something without paying since this is a critical account for public health and WBE? @TwitterSupport @elonmusk
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What went right in the #COVID pandemic response? What went wrong? Why? How to improve future pandemic response?
Find out 5/4 at @ScharSchool with @AndyKilianski and Melissa Harvey as they discuss Lessons from the Covid War. Book available for sale and signing.
Congratulations to Jeffrey I. Gordon of @WUSTLmed, 2022 recipient of the first ever @theNAMedicine David and Beatrix Hamburg Award for Advances in Biomedical Research and Clinical Medicine! nam.edu/david-and-beatrix-ha…
Alexandria retweeted
“COVID, for better or worse, has shown the world that we are all affected by biology, and our ability to engineer solutions to biological problems quickly is going to be vital in the future.”
Hear from @BU_Tweets scientists about #SyntheticBiology
➡️ bit.ly/3c97UWX
TY for the insightful and fun Fireside chat today @INFERpub Beth Sanner. Great to hear @AndyKilianski thoughts on #biosynthetics for fuel and chem industries. Best quotes "the living world is going to keep throwing us curve-balls" & problem solving by "diversity of thought"
Primer on #syntheticbiology from @INFERpub
Policymakers want to know the potential impact of #SyntheticBiology on #bioeconomy & the way the U.S. competes in the #energy sector.
Read our latest topic blog where we break down contributing factors to derive the forecast questions for this topic: bit.ly/3CqzMRk
Alexandria retweeted
Last call! Join us to hear expert @AndyKilianski of the @IAVI discuss the implications of #SyntheticBiology and its impact on the future of U.S. competitiveness with Beth Sanner.
Register here before it's too late! bit.ly/3vJCaOz
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#NASAWebb has captured new images of gas giant Jupiter! Webb’s observations will give scientists even more clues to Jupiter’s inner life: go.nasa.gov/3PHFMYO
#UnfoldTheUniverse
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Excited to talk about the future of the #bioeconomy via #syntheticbiology with the @INFERpub team! Very timely with the recent CHIPS Act and it’s impact on #EmergingTech @WHOSTP
Don't miss our next Fireside Chat with Beth Sanner as she talks with expert @AndyKilianski about the many implications of #SyntheticBiology to our life and what it means for U.S. policy.
Register today and join us on August 24 at 1 PM EST: bit.ly/3vJCaOz
