Big deal in #transplant ID 👇🏻 Growing problem HHV-8 (Kaposi's sarcoma) transmitted via organ transplantation Screening? "Limited commercial availability of KSHV assays, particularly serology, has hindered surveillance and tracking of donor-derived infections" #idsky www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes...

Leprosy is treatable, but requires months of antibiotics,similar to tuberculosis. www.reuters.com/business/hea...

The Nov issue of EID has published! Theme is vectorborne diseases, but also a nod to zoonotic infections (Grandma Moses farm scene on cover), an issue theme to come Tickborne pathogens in blood donors, emerging Rickettsia in dogs, transmission WNV in Paris, to name a few wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid #idsky

Although we tend to think about it less in the US, Hep E is the leading cause of *acute* hepatitis worldwide. - associated with wild boar/undercooked pork - more severe in pregnant people. - can cause chronic hepatitis in immunocompromise #IDSky bmcinfectdis.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....

Our new issue is out, and includes research on 🦠 surveillance of iGAS in European countries and factors associated with severe iGAS and death in children & adolescents 📈 how COVID-19 modelling supported public health decisions in Europe Read it here 🔗 www.eurosurveillance.org/content/euro...

Increasing evidence of T. cruzi parasites in the United States in triatomine insects, domestic animals, wildlife, and humans challenges Chagas’ nonendemic label in US. Autochthonous human cases have been reported in 8 states… #IDSky wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/...

Chagas disease is endemic in the United States. Full stop. "Labeling the US as non–Chagas disease–endemic perpetuates low awareness and underreporting" #IDSky #MedSky #Chagas wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/...

Rabies in an unmanaged cat colony. No human cases but a large investigation. Cat colonies aren't going away so we should manage them better. The amount of $ spent for this investigation could have covered a lot of spay/neuter/vaccination. www.wormsandgermsblog.com/2025/08/arti...

“People are relying too much on these text-extruding machines, and that will corrupt the scientific record” cen.acs.org/policy/publi...

"..our findings highlight spread of WNV into northern France during the mosquito season. This new area of WNV circulation is a concern for physicians managing infected patients but also for blood, cell, or organ donations for which qualified donors are needed.." #idsky wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/...

I would take this very seriously if contacted. Rabies can have a very long incubation time before symptoms develop. Post exposure prophylaxis administered in a timely manner is very effective.

Just in case there was any doubt, ChatGPT 5.0 still makes up completely random citations that don't exist and should not be used for literature search.

Without standard definition, long COVID remains a puzzle The number of symptoms included in the studies ranged from 9 to 44. www.cidrap.umn.edu/c...

Study highlights antifungal use in US hospitals Data from 412 US hospitals from 2018 through 2023 show 4.5% of patients received an antifungal, a finding researchers say warrants a specific focus on antifungal stewardship. www.cidrap.umn.edu/a...

🦟 West Nile virus in Europe As summer progresses, IT, EL, RO, BG & FR have reported 163 locally acquired human cases of #WestNileVirus infection so far this year. 📊 This is above the 10-year average for this point in the season, but far below the same period in record years of 2024 & 2018.

Earlier this year… “In this case report, we present a young adult with a history of chronic e-cigarette use diagnosed with pulmonary blastomycosis. The patient’s young age, lack of underlying health conditions… along with ambiguous imaging findings, posed a significant diagnostic challenge.”

August issue of Emerging Infectious Diseases is now online! Theme is "Mpox and other viral diseases." Articles on spillover events, microsporidiosis acquired in the Sea of Galilee, and Mpox. Our cover: "The Pockmarked Face of the Comte de Mirabeau", the scars of smallpox. wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/

#JustPublished! Rapid Risk Assessment: Multi-country outbreak of #hepatitisA in the EU/EEA. The spike in cases has been reported across Austria, Czechia, Hungary & Slovakia Read full report here: bit.ly/3HOlL4E and our press release here: bit.ly/4kNULAQ #IDsky #EpiSky #MedSky

July issue of Emerging Infectious Diseases is online! wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/ Theme is Spirochetes and other bacteria Two unusual case reports on the "great imitator" syphilis. Also featured: Mycoplasma phocimorsus human infection from a bear, Borrelia in flying foxes, mice as model for leptospirosis.

One ceftriaxone-resistant #typhoid case last year set us on a path that is now live on Emerging Infectious Diseases. 47 cases in months, resistance rose from 0 to 5%. We spoke with patients, sequenced samples. 4.3.1.2.B1 lineage+blaCTX-M-15 on pCROB1. #AMR #PublicHealth wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/...

Feline #sporotrichosis: "Asymptomatic carriers hinder sporotrichosis control efforts by delaying diagnosis and treatment. Screening all contacts of confirmed cases is essential to minimize the risk for transmission"

Measles virus diverged phylogenetically from rinderpest bovine virus. I did not know that.

📚💙🌎🧰 #Bookdrop #booksky #epidemic #The-American-Plague: The Untold Story of Yellow Fever, The Epidemic That Shaped Our History. a single summer in Memphis alone, it cost more lives than the Chicago fire, the San Francisco earthquake, and the Johnstown flood combined os5.mycloud.com/action/share...

Given #YellowFever vaccination seems to have become topical, this article might be of interest. www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

Human immunity has to "want" to oscillate seasonally also...

Scientists report first known cases of #tularemia in beluga whales The long distances that whales often travel could further spread the disease, increasing exposure to people and wildlife, the authors say. www.cidrap.umn.edu/t...#tularemia Photo: Linnie / Flickr cc

EID's June issue is published! Theme is #vectorborne infections. Article topics include rickettsia in Cambodia, oropouche in Brazil, babesiosis in Italy, tularemia in Alaskan whales (!) and much more. #idsky wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/

Iowa, Nebraska announce first measles cases Iowa's patient is an unvaccinated adult, and Nebraska's is a vaccinated child who had not traveled outside the state. www.cidrap.umn.edu/m...

Cocci numbers exploding this year

Yellow fever on the rise, and not enough vaccine to go around

Announcing the next dean of @jhu.edu Bloomberg School of Public Health, Keshia Pollack Porter! A champion for public health, Dr. Pollack Porter has distinguished herself as a leader in advancing policy change that promotes safe, healthy environments. hub.jhu.edu/2025/05/27/b...

A podcast release yesterday from EID (long time coming)! "Homelessness and #Bartonella quintana Infections" #idsky Interesting lineup of articles for discussion on an underrecognized issue. wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/podcasts

Wastewater testing predicts community #COVID cases, experts say Sewer sampling, the authors say, could be expanded to track other infectious diseases such as H5N1 avian flu or mpox or to detect unexpected pathogens. www.cidrap.umn.edu/c...

I did not have The Andromeda Strain on my 2025 disaster bingo card. www.cell.com/cell-reports...

New supplement issue published today in EID Advances in Pathogen Genomics for Infectious Disease Surveillance, Control, and Prevention #idsky wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/articles...

In a long-awaited update, the CDC has issued new guidelines for HIV post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP). The new guidance—the first revision since 2016—now recommends Biktarvy or a dolutegravir combination to prevent HIV acquisition after non-occupational exposure such as sex or injection drug use.

Rickettsia rickettsii subsp californica subsp nov, the Etiologic Agent of Pacific Coast Tick Fever ⭐ Editor's Choice #IDSky

Fungal infections are rising globally, with new studies shedding light on antifungal resistance, deadly Aspergillus infections, & surprising Histoplasma findings. #IDsky #MEDsky Dive into the latest research from the CDC's Emerging Infectious Diseases: www.contagionlive.com/view/new-ins...

Citing N.I.H. Cuts, a Top Science Journal Stops Accepting Submissions With federal support, Environmental Health Perspectives has long published peer-reviewed studies without fees to readers or scientists. #GiftLink www.nytimes.com/2025/04/29/s...

EID's May issue is published. Theme is fungal infections! Articles on feline sporotrichosis, cocci linked to rainfall variability, histo in bat tunnels, and a new metagenomic method to identify point sources for Fusarium, illustrated by a large fungal meningitis outbreak. #idsky wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/

1. The DOJ has sent threatening letters to several medical journals, focused around whether these journals are spreading misinformation that harms the American people and suppressing alternative viewpoints. I study how the norms and institutions of science facilitate discovery and self-correction.

I recently wrote about how we should be able to safely (and hopefully effectively) use oseltamivir in cats for H5N1, with limited resistance risk. However, that low risk assessment doesn't apply to all virus/antiviral combinations. 1/2

A nod to next month's cover essay in Emerging Infectious Diseases on mushrooms. The issue theme will be fungal Infections. Stay tuned! #idsky Hunting the Wild Mushrooms of New York City www.nytimes.com/2025/04/16/n...

The U.S. deer population has been increasingly infected with a form of prion disease, called chronic wasting disease (CWD). It’s been suspected that two hunters who died of CJD a few years ago may have eaten venison infected with CWD. www.oregonlive.com/health/2025/...

A Case-Control Study of Hepatitis C Virus Re-infection in Incarcerated Patients in California Receiving Medication for Opioid Use Disorder ✅ Just Accepted #IDSky

Check out our new issue with a study describing and comparing 🦟 Aedes-borne disease (#dengue #chikungunya and #Zika) incidence from 2017-2023, and the surveillance systems and response measures operating in France, Italy and Portugal in 2023 🗞️ bit.ly/EUS3015 #IDSky #EpiSky #MedSky #PublicHealth 🦠

“Funding by the CDC for two monthly peer-reviewed journals, Emerging Infectious Diseases and Preventing Chronic Disease, will be cut.” EID has published novel, important work that brings #IDSky issues to light. Its loss will hurt.

Mexico's fatal H5N1 case involved D1.1 genotype, which has been tied to serious illness No poultry outbreaks were reported in the patient's state, but there were detections in wild birds. www.cidrap.umn.edu/a... Photo: NIAID and CDC/Flickr cc

An early release posted today in CDC's journal, Emerging Infectious Diseases 👇 Safety and Immunogenicity of Poultry Vaccine for Protecting Critically Endangered Avian Species against Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Virus, US wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/... #avianflu #birdflu #avianinfluenza