The number of states reporting H5N1 bird flu outbreaks in cows is now 6. According to USDA, outbreaks have been detected in 15 herds: Texas (7), Kansas (3), New Mexico (2), Idaho, Michigan & Ohio (new) with 1 each.
Still a single confirmed human case.
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Thrilled to present this new collaborative work modeling vaccine deployment strategies for #mpox in DRC. Fantastic group of partners from Yale University , University of Manitoba, Institut National de Recherche Biomédicale (INRB), and UCLA
Dr. Anne Rimoin Placide Mbala Souradet Shaw Isaac Bogoch Pathogen Genomic Lab - INRB
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How long are you contagious with COVID-19?

➡️ Most people are infectious for ~10 days
➡️ ~80% of people test positive for 5 days after symptom onset
➡️ Only ~30% of people who test positive have a fever
➡️ Presence of symptoms is an unreliable indicator of infectiousness

Mpox surge in Congo raises fears world will ignore warnings again - The Washington Post ⁦Fenit Nirappil⁩.

Great to share our study along with insights from great colleagues ⁦Dr. Anne Rimoin⁩ ⁦BK Titanji⁩ ⁦@gregggonsalves⁩ washingtonpost.com/health/2023/12…

22,513 Americans were hospitalized with COVID last week, up 18% from the week before

Clearing the Air: All About Airborne Viruses

“Just as you breathe out aerosols, you can also breathe in aerosols that others exhale. And some viruses can hitch a ride in them. People didn’t have to cough or sneeze to expel these viruses into the air. The flu virus was detectable…

It's not just you – a lot of people are sick right now. Tracking by the CDC shows a jump in the number of states experiencing elevated levels of respiratory illness.
ktla.com/news/11-states…

NEW: Americans trying to get new covid vaccine are hitting insurance snags, cancelled appts or no vaccine. The fed govt is no longer buying/distributing the shots. The reality of shots as commercial product in a for-profit healthcare system. w Fenit Nirappil wapo.st/3Zz6eug

I was explaining to a student recently how we did literature searches in the 1980s and 1990s.

We had to look up articles in a printed copy of Index Medicus, and then pushed a trolley around the library to collect the journals so we could photocopy the articles.

We also had to…

With Covid cases rising, a new vaccine is almost ready. So who should get it and when? We still don't have many answers, says Dr. Anne Rimoin. In the meantime, testing and masking is still recommended for some.

US health authorities want to convey a message about the looming arrival of #RSV , #flu & probably more #Covid : We're on it!
#ACIP meets Sept 12 to review new Covid boosters; they should be available soon after. statnews.com/2023/08/25/us-…

Watch Dr. Dr. Anne Rimoin — professor of epidemiology and the Gordon-Levin Endowed Chair in Infectious Diseases and Public Health at @uclafsph — discuss the latest about #COVID19

Another collaborative effort with an array of wonderful colleagues - the best in the business Laurens Liesenborghs Dr. Anne Rimoin Placide Mbala Nicola Low #EveryDayCounts #StillFBPE Muge Cevik Nicole Hoff @christophev Clinical Microbiology and Infection #Mpox
clinicalmicrobiologyandinfection.com/article/S1198-…

We are starting to see #COVID numbers on the rise again. I spoke with eric spillman and Jessica Holmes about what you can do to avoid getting infected and when we can expect updated vaccines on KTLA 5 Morning News

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Terrific to see the excellent NikkiRomanik taking a leadership position as Chief of Staff to at the new
The White House Office of Pandemic Preparedness & Response Policy. Congrats Nikki!

NEW: “We are going to continue to see people hospitalized for covid for illnesses that could have been prevented had testing been freely and widely available,” says one expert. Covid is not going away. @Fenit washingtonpost.com/health/2023/08…

An important essay by Julia MV in the Los Angeles Times today on the urgency to find treatments that help people suffering from #LongCovid
latimes.com/opinion/story/…
Scripps Research Scripps Research Translational Institute

Doctors are preparing for a winter with three viruses: Covid, the flu, and RSV.

Spread of these respiratory viruses is currently low, but the CDC has begun to detect slight increases in positive Covid tests and Covid-related emergency department visits. nbcnews.com/health/health-…