Antigenic Drifting

This is nuts tbh

Seroprevalence of Influenza A(H5N1) Virus in Domestic Cats at Epicenter of Dairy Cattle Outbreaks, California, USA, 2024-2026 📰 Emerging infectious diseases #Zoonoses #OneHealth #InfectiousDiseases #PublicHealth 🔗 https://doi.org/10.3201/eid3209.260785

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I wrote about a reason not to use generative AI in your writing that I haven't seen anyone talking about. Once I realized this, banning GenAI in our lab's writing became a no-brainer. Feel free to share, I think this is probably useful especially for trainees: www.carlsonlab.bio/thoughts/the...

Stop trying to make fetch happen

I appreciate all the early COVID post but legit just had my first PTSD flashback in a couple of years about that time period and its nor great

It's absolutely insane we've somehow let the Covid recriminations debate become like "why didn't we reopen in person schools before there was a vaccine" and not "why did none of the trump guys go to jail for stealing PPE from New York hospitals in March 2020"

The evidence supports the alt theory of a spillover from animals sold at the market. Spillovers also happen to account for all other novel infectious disease epidemics. I'm tired of writing about this since I'm tired of the harassment. Pretty much every science writer I know feels the same.

The lab theory is v hard to reconcile w/evidence: So, two (2 lineages initially) infected WIV researchers didn't infect anyone in their community or around WIV (invisible masks?). They went to the market to pet (?) mammals, left traces of SARS2, coughed on people. Then put invisible? masks back on.

Also notable that the lowest paid specialties in medicine are: Pediatrics Public health and preventive medicine Infectious diseases Residencies may have a tough time recruiting for these specialties. www.beckersasc.com/asc-coding-b...

If you really want an "AI strategy" for your country, it should be this: wait for the bubble to burst, then buy hardware and talent at fire-sale prices in the wave of ensuing bankruptcies, and use them to extract more performance from free, open source models. 50/

but they already made a historically accurate version of the odyssey?

The process of applying for a PhD in the UK is so needlessly complicated. Anyone looking to take on a student with an MPH and ten years of infectious disease epi experience in the US? Interested in genomic epi, one health, emerging infectious diseases, respiratory viruses?

This is one of the most insane and irresponsible things I have _ever_ seen from @theatlantic.com. And that's saying a lot. Just unbelievable stuff.

Been wondering why NSF isn't spending most of its FY26 appropriation? A $1.5B tech initiative may be the reason. And big cuts to hundreds of research programs could be just the beginning of the bad news. www.science.org/content/arti...

When they came for the 47-year-old Angelas over dumb made-up virology BS, I did not speak out because I was not a 47-year-old Angela and virology is boring and it’s only our democracy at stake.

If I had $500 million to spend on reducing respiratory illness transmission, I would simply restore the $500 million dollars #RFKjr cut from #mRNA vaccine research, but I guess #Anthropic and #OpenAI can't inject their asbestos into those walls so instead we get this: www.interceptfund.com

Nothing Is Wrong, But The Things That Are Wrong Were Not Caused By That.

Dear pundits, I’m begging you. Please stop calling Bundibugyo virus a strain. 🙏

Harm Reduction Works. 'Wellness Farms' Won’t. We should follow the evidence in choosing options, but HHS is restricting access to approaches that work. www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/seco... via @medpagetoday.com Dr. Deb Houry.

🚨New paper!🚨 Our study showing that H5N1 influenza viruses can remain infectious in unpasteurised milk for, basically, as long as you are likely to encounter that milk has now been published: www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/jour...

This is so wild. "CDC developed health guidance for impacted American passengers, which was delivered by the U.S. Department of State." CDC's experts have responded to Andes virus outbreaks in the past! Why is State taking this over?

3/ How did the cats get HPAI, you might ask? Well, their owners had fed them raw milk 🥛 raw poultry 🐔 or raw pet food before they got sick This isn't the focus of the article, but we'll let you draw your own conclusions...

We get some of the first evidence of HPAI transmission from cats 🐈 to humans from LA County But before you cat lovers panic... Of the 25 people with documented exposures to cats with HPAI, only 1 (a vet) had serologic evidence that they'd been infected More at www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes...

We report serological evidence that a veterinary professional likely caught #H5N1 from a sick cat. The vet professional was asymptomatic. The cat was very sick. Don't feed your pets raw food products. #birdflu #influenza #episky www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes...

Why, exactly, is Science Direct asking for access to other devices on my local network?

“Viruses and bacteria that were under control are being set free on our most vulnerable…It won’t work and can’t end well”. Way to go @jimalwine.bsky.social, representing @defendpublichealth.bsky.social.

SARS-CoV-2 is not “airborne HIV” and I will not permit this narrative on my feed. It’s an irresponsible and harmful claim made by people who understand nothing about viruses.

<you, smart> the virus must be perfectly adapted to cause a pandemic <evolution, dumb> eh, good enough

"While the CDC website lists 12 active workgroups ...an HHS spokesperson did not directly answer questions from MedPage Today about whether those workgroups remain active or have meetings scheduled." More about ACIP here #MedSky via @medpagetoday.com. www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdi...

"Viruses don’t take vacations. The longest government shutdown ever puts everyone’s health at greater risk because the data and reports that are essential for monitoring the spread of diseases haven’t been updated for weeks." — me in @huffpost.com

I am so tired of hearing the opinions on the origins of COVID-19 from people who have literally no germane expertise to opine on it. The authors claim not to have a strong opinion. Fine, but it’s clear that they favor lab leak over spillover and their focus on lab leakers as the real victims…

The real generational divide is people who refuse to watch a video if it could be an article versus people who refuse to read an article if it could be a video

EXCLUSIVE: A summary of possible CDC funding based on the President’s Budget, the House markup, and the Senate markup. Red: programs Trump wants entirely slashed. Yellow: programs Trump requested substantial cuts. Blue: flat or increased funding. What does all this mean? 🧵

#BREAKING: Judge Breyer has held that the Trump admin. *violated* the Posse Comitatus Act in its military deployments in and around Los Angeles, and has enjoined further use of those troops for law enforcement tasks. The order is stayed through 12 PDT on 9/12: georgetown.app.box.com/file/1973361...

When a top CDC scientist resigns citing eugenicist rhetoric from federal health agencies, everyone should absolutely be paying attention.

There are no shortcuts in this life. Destroy all the robots. Now we have a name for an increasingly common phenomenon for people who rely on AI: “deskilling”

Massive walkout underway at CDC. RFK jr. must resign so that we can be safe.

There is a massive walk out at the CDC by staff unfolding right now. It is NECESSARY. I stand in solidarity with my CDC colleagues. standing up for science and public health. It is a moral imperative.

IDSA calls on insurers to cover COVID vaccines consistent with medical recommendations and evidence, and urges Congress to conduct strong oversight of the Administration’s decision restricting Americans’ freedom to choose vaccination. Our statement: https://bit.ly/3JBFPb6

That COVID spike relative to other countries is especially insane. We produced the most effective vaccines in massive numbers and then let ourselves get into a ridiculous fight about whether to use them

After hearing stories of breast cancer surviviors panicked by recent headlines, I decided to revisit my take on the recent “COVID rekindling dormant cancer” paper. After reflection, I was too generous in calling the human results even “suggestive.” jenndowd.substack.com/p/covid-and-...