🦠 One of the top science writers/journalists in my collection. I just pre-ordered it 👊👊 “Every day we draw in 2,000 gallons of air—& thousands of living things. From the ground to the stratosphere, the air teems with invisible life. This last great biological frontier remains so mysterious 1/

They have killed the Epidemic Intelligence Service AKA “the disease detectives.” These are the experts on the frontlines protecting us from new and old infectious disease threats. Gone. In tbe stroke of a pen.

Should be one of those 15 mins meeting - “yup, tons and tons of data, safe and effective. Anything else? Nope, okay, adjourned”. No sweat. apnews.com/article/chil...

Looking forward to digging into this. Co-authors include @mghafari.bsky.social & @mugkraemer.bsky.social. "Large-scale genomic surveillance reveals immunosuppression drives mutation dynamics in persistent SARS-CoV-2 infections" www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...

It matters that scientists speak out against what is being done to US science. Staying silent is neither "objective" nor "staying out of politics". Silence now *is* political - it supports the status quo, says "nothing to worry about". We need to sound the alarm. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Smart surveillance really coming into its own. Air, water, and surface sampling in bird markets w NGS can outperform traditional swab based approaches in detecting in a diversity of viruses, including avian influenza. Amazing work by @E_A_Karlsson + team 👉 www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-5...

Because it never loses its relevance. “Measles: A Dangerous Illness” — a letter by Roald Dahl #VaccinesSaveLives

#Scientists need to speak up to save the institutions that fund #scientific #research like #NIH, the largest public funding agency supporting #science in the world. That's why I spoke to @medpagetoday.bsky.social. www.medpagetoday.com/special-repo...

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H/T @marionkoopmans.bsky.social 🦠🔭🩺🔬🧬🩻⚗️🧫🌡️🖥️ Signed and reposted. Hoping many will do the same. (Except hope is not a strategy—so let’s DO IT👊 #Science #Education #Reading #Pandemic #Research #Read #Ecology #Spillover

On interactions between H5 avian influenza and factory farms nautil.us/the-unnatura...

Over a thousand Ridley turtles suffocated?? Can't put a proper adjective here. 🙁 @controlzed.bsky.social @eulimnadia.bsky.social @lovemoz1.bsky.social @angrywhitebitch.bsky.social @dancady.bsky.social @mariablack.bsky.social @thevirologist.bsky.social news.mongabay.com/short-articl...

9 pm est www.youtube.com/live/3iImRC6... Tonight we have one of the grande dames of activism, Myla Reson who is highly regarded for her experience, & knowledge under the environmental & progressive umbrella.

Hey, scientists: . 🌟 . * . 🌙 🛸 * 🛰️ . ✨ * YOU ARE NOT ALONE . * . 🌏 🪐 * 🌞 👽 . * . ✨ . Pass it on.

🦠🥼 #COVID19 #PublicHealth #pandemics

#H5N1 #AvianInfluenza

Climate induced Weather-Whiplashing worsens California fires… grist.org/science/los-...

Important… thebulletin.org/2025/01/spre...

@lovemoz1.bsky.social @mariablack.bsky.social

Not lost on me that it's nonprofit tech, app.watchduty.org, showing up & actually working in the midst of the LA fires (donate to them!) Meanwhile platforms fail to surface key news, vital info is paywalled... As I've been saying, we need a new tech paradigm, yesterday!

These 44 Republicans voted against forest management wildfire prevention in December.

Ok, about as good as #NewYearsResolutions will be this year… Penn Holderness is great. He has #ADHD and discusses it a lot. Quit his job as a news anchor to do parody songs. This one’s pre-COVID, but #COVID19 made them famous…🔉🔉 youtu.be/j0ZhK-9b20Q?...

👋I’d like to wish everyone a Happy New Year, but hopium is not how I roll, so here’s photos of my Christmas tree I forgot to post on Christmas Eve or Christmas...🎄🎉🎊🪅 And a parody New Years Resolution song—because, really… youtu.be/j0ZhK-9b20Q?...

A social distancing cheat chart:

62 dead, two rescued in South Korea plane crash (2nd Ld) #SouthKorea #Ld #socialnewsxyz

👀😳 Additional article on Epoch Times for those who weren't previously aware of them. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021...

Remember, if someone posts something you really like on here, re-post it, bc unlike the other place, there is no algorithm to boost likes. If we want to get folks' best thoughts seen and create a critical mass of engagement, sharing is key!

🦠Interactive community spread of #measles by #vaccination level

👇What have I been telling you, besides being airborne… 🦠🐄Per #USDA… “all research to date suggests transmission of #H5N1 between cattle is largely believed to be via👉#FOMITES …objects that come into contact w/cattle w/virions on them, e.g. milking equipment & people’s clothing.” 1/

🦠🪿🦆🐓(🐄🥛👩🏽‍🤝‍👨🏼) #H5N1 #HPAI When @eddieholmes.bsky.social says this lecture is highly recommended—it’s highly recommended. #IDTwitter #Medsky

H/T @angierasmussen.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2024/12/27/h...

Great skua recovery at Hermaness and Noss national nature reserves is slow following the H5N1 influenza strain outbreak of 2022. Juan Brown of NatureScot shares more in an article for Sky News https://buff.ly/3BynKqX #seabirds

H/T @molesen.bsky.social #Microbiology #Science #Virology #Bacteria #AMR

😂😂😂👏🔉🔉 H/T @molesen.bsky.social

We are in deep trouble. Even if it stays primarily in animals, we are way behind the eight ball. Beef, pork, poultry, and eggs comprise 52% of calories in the American diet. If you don't think starvation could happen here, think again.

New Mexico. I thought this might be bad data a couple of weeks ago, but now I assess it as a real signal. Dangerous time to be there.

openknowledge.fao.org/server/api/c... FAO document describing surveillance for highly pathogenic avian influenza in cattle

It was a mistake for the government response to address an agricultural and economic problem rather than an outbreak of an emerging virus with pandemic potential. And the next administration is likely to do even less. As I told Amy, if H5N1 becomes a pandemic, we’re fucked.

@amymaxmen.bsky.social talked to me and a bunch of my colleagues for this depressing but excellent piece. However I’d like to complain about the headline. You can’t lose control of something that was never under control in the first place 👇🏻 kffhealthnews.org/news/article...

H5N1 bird flu in mammals in the US.

Become familiar with the work of Reid Meloy.

The new America will be nothing but savages

🦠 #Virology “We conducted an extensive search for viruses in…1,688 #mammals from 38 species…in Yunnan Province—a hotspot for #zoonoses emergence. We identified 162👉mammalian viruses [102 new]👉and 24 posing potential risks to humans due to their relationships with known human #pathogens 1/

Infection with #SARSCoV2 has highlighted how altered endothelial functions contribute to multiorgan health effects during the acute phase of #COVID19 and potentially to the longer-term consequences associated with #LongCovid. Learn more in a new #SciencePerspective: