Amesh Adalja
@ameshaa.bsky.social
Infectious Disease • Critical Care • EM Physician
Independent voice on outbreaks, biosecurity & biothreat preparedness
Pittsburgh • NYC
Independent voice on outbreaks, biosecurity & biothreat preparedness
Pittsburgh • NYC
In this TV interview I discuss the influenza season youtu.be/j3D_MdOA9sc?...
Influenza Season 2025
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December 31, 2025 at 3:46 AM
In this TV interview I discuss the influenza season youtu.be/j3D_MdOA9sc?...
At about 8:22 pm eastern I’ll be discussing the latest on influenza on NBC News. Watch live here www.nbcnews.com/watch
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December 31, 2025 at 1:13 AM
At about 8:22 pm eastern I’ll be discussing the latest on influenza on NBC News. Watch live here www.nbcnews.com/watch
In this video I discuss the mosquito borne infection, dengue
December 31, 2025 at 1:08 AM
In this video I discuss the mosquito borne infection, dengue
“With a high degree of confidence..WHO classified the risk of infection w/ chikungunya virus to be moderate worldwide, ‘driven by widespread outbreaks across multiple WHO regions during the 2025 season including areas w/ previously low/no transmission’” www.cidrap.umn.edu/chikungunya/...
More than half a million chikungunya cases reported globally in 2025
Through December 10, the world has seen 502,264 chikungunya cases worldwide, with 291,451 in the Americas region alone.
www.cidrap.umn.edu
December 30, 2025 at 10:59 PM
“With a high degree of confidence..WHO classified the risk of infection w/ chikungunya virus to be moderate worldwide, ‘driven by widespread outbreaks across multiple WHO regions during the 2025 season including areas w/ previously low/no transmission’” www.cidrap.umn.edu/chikungunya/...
“In FL, Orlando City Commissioner Patty Sheehan held a news conference yesterday to discuss the deaths of a dozen or more swans in downtown Orlando’s Lake Eola Park. While she speculated that avian flu could be responsible, testing has yet to be performed” www.cidrap.umn.edu/avian-influe...
Avian flu strikes birds in 5 more US states, suspected in die-offs in Iowa, Florida
A broiler farm in Queen Anne’s County, Maryland, lost the largest number of birds, at 96,200.
www.cidrap.umn.edu
December 30, 2025 at 10:57 PM
“In FL, Orlando City Commissioner Patty Sheehan held a news conference yesterday to discuss the deaths of a dozen or more swans in downtown Orlando’s Lake Eola Park. While she speculated that avian flu could be responsible, testing has yet to be performed” www.cidrap.umn.edu/avian-influe...
“For influenza, one study reported that the 2011 definition yielded a sensitivity of 68.7% and a specificity of 18.0%. For RSV, another study reported that it yielded a sensitivity of 51.2% and a specificity of 80.9%.” www.cidrap.umn.edu/influenza-ge...
Case definitions for severe acute respiratory infections may underestimate true incidence
www.cidrap.umn.edu
December 30, 2025 at 10:56 PM
“For influenza, one study reported that the 2011 definition yielded a sensitivity of 68.7% and a specificity of 18.0%. For RSV, another study reported that it yielded a sensitivity of 51.2% and a specificity of 80.9%.” www.cidrap.umn.edu/influenza-ge...
“At 30 days and 1 year after hospital admission, the risk of heart attack in the RSV, flu, and control cohorts rose from 10.0% to 14.5%, 10.3% to 14.0%, and 0.2% to 1.6%, respectively.” www.cidrap.umn.edu/respiratory-...
RSV confers similar risk of poor outcomes in hospitalized patients as flu over time, data suggest
www.cidrap.umn.edu
December 30, 2025 at 10:55 PM
“At 30 days and 1 year after hospital admission, the risk of heart attack in the RSV, flu, and control cohorts rose from 10.0% to 14.5%, 10.3% to 14.0%, and 0.2% to 1.6%, respectively.” www.cidrap.umn.edu/respiratory-...
In this piece I’m quoted about how pandemic preparedness is enhanced as African nations develop their own abilities to diagnose and characterize infectious disease outbreaks rapidly www.npr.org/sections/goa...
In a year of steep challenges, there were still shining moments in global health
The Trump administration's deep cuts in U.S. foreign health aid had a devastating impact. Yet there were achievements of note in spite of it all.
www.npr.org
December 30, 2025 at 8:43 PM
In this piece I’m quoted about how pandemic preparedness is enhanced as African nations develop their own abilities to diagnose and characterize infectious disease outbreaks rapidly www.npr.org/sections/goa...
In this piece I’m quoted about the influenza season, the vaccine mismatch strain, and how there’s no evidence that this strain is any more severe www.axios.com/2025/12/30/s...
"Super flu" surge: What to know about spiking flu cases and the surging "Super K" variant
The flu is back and joins COVID and norovirus as diseases hitting the US this month.
www.axios.com
December 30, 2025 at 6:35 PM
In this piece I’m quoted about the influenza season, the vaccine mismatch strain, and how there’s no evidence that this strain is any more severe www.axios.com/2025/12/30/s...
“patients hospitalized with RSV had poor physical functioning, functional impairment, and persistent symptoms, including shortness of breath, 6 to 12 months after their hospitalization—regardless of age” www.pharmacytimes.com/view/rsv-hos...
RSV Hospitalization Associated With Persistent Symptoms and Reduced Quality of Life in Adults | Pharmacy Times
Research reveals that adults who were hospitalized with RSV experience significant long-term health issues, impacting quality of life and physical function.
www.pharmacytimes.com
December 30, 2025 at 1:47 PM
“patients hospitalized with RSV had poor physical functioning, functional impairment, and persistent symptoms, including shortness of breath, 6 to 12 months after their hospitalization—regardless of age” www.pharmacytimes.com/view/rsv-hos...
“Hospitalizations climbed by 63% in the most recent week, increasing from 2,251 to 3,666 weekly admissions, according to data from NYSDOH” abcnews.go.com/Health/flu-c...
Flu cases on the rise amid holiday travel, gatherings, latest CDC data shows
Flu activity is increasing across the U.S. amid holiday travel and gatherings, according to the latest data from the CDC.
abcnews.go.com
December 30, 2025 at 1:47 PM
“Hospitalizations climbed by 63% in the most recent week, increasing from 2,251 to 3,666 weekly admissions, according to data from NYSDOH” abcnews.go.com/Health/flu-c...
Should be thought of as a critical component of every first aid kit, in vending machines and available on the walls like AEDs triblive.com/news/pennsyl...
Narcan in schools? Educators react to proposed legislation
Public school officials statewide administered medication to reverse an opioid overdose 32 times during the 2023-24 school year, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Health. Who received the na...
triblive.com
December 30, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Should be thought of as a critical component of every first aid kit, in vending machines and available on the walls like AEDs triblive.com/news/pennsyl...
“Authorities look at how many children get sick, how many are hospitalized, how many die, & then they calculate the cost of vaccination vs the cost of illness”—the Danish socialized method is wrong. If the vaccine provides individual benefit it should be recommended
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/29/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/29/w...
Experts Question Denmark’s Vaccine Program as a Model for the U.S.
www.nytimes.com
December 30, 2025 at 2:47 AM
“Authorities look at how many children get sick, how many are hospitalized, how many die, & then they calculate the cost of vaccination vs the cost of illness”—the Danish socialized method is wrong. If the vaccine provides individual benefit it should be recommended
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/29/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/29/w...
In this video I discuss tetanus — the numbers this year in the US are the highest in a decade
December 29, 2025 at 10:48 PM
In this video I discuss tetanus — the numbers this year in the US are the highest in a decade
“the first positive tests for both counties.” www.cidrap.umn.edu/chronic-wast...
Tennessee confirms first-time CWD cases in Dickson, Williamson counties
Dickson County is in the north-central part of Tennessee, and Williamson County is in the central part of the state, just south of Nashville.
www.cidrap.umn.edu
December 29, 2025 at 9:42 PM
“the first positive tests for both counties.” www.cidrap.umn.edu/chronic-wast...
“Nonsusceptibility to macrolides was 12% for Campylobacter, 35% for Shigella, and 16% for Salmonella; 78% of Shigella isolates from South America and 24% of Campylobacter isolates from South Central Asia were nonsusceptible to macrolides” www.cidrap.umn.edu/antimicrobia...
Study finds wide variation in resistance patterns for travelers’ diarrhea
A study of the 4 leading bacterial causes of travelers' diarrhea found high nonsusceptibility to fluoroquinolones and macrolides, particularly in parts of Asia.
www.cidrap.umn.edu
December 29, 2025 at 9:41 PM
“Nonsusceptibility to macrolides was 12% for Campylobacter, 35% for Shigella, and 16% for Salmonella; 78% of Shigella isolates from South America and 24% of Campylobacter isolates from South Central Asia were nonsusceptible to macrolides” www.cidrap.umn.edu/antimicrobia...
“Raw oysters can be contaminated with germs at any time of year,” www.cidrap.umn.edu/foodborne-di...
Multistate Salmonella outbreak tied to raw oysters sickens 64
Twenty people have been hospitalized, and the CDC says the true number of cases is likely much higher.
www.cidrap.umn.edu
December 29, 2025 at 9:40 PM
“Raw oysters can be contaminated with germs at any time of year,” www.cidrap.umn.edu/foodborne-di...
“These findings suggest that nirsevimab provides real-world protective benefits beyond those demonstrated or recognized for RSV-specific outcomes” www.cidrap.umn.edu/respiratory-...
Nirsevimab may help prevent severe respiratory illnesses beyond RSV in infants, young kids
www.cidrap.umn.edu
December 29, 2025 at 9:39 PM
“These findings suggest that nirsevimab provides real-world protective benefits beyond those demonstrated or recognized for RSV-specific outcomes” www.cidrap.umn.edu/respiratory-...
“This year’s total is the nation’s highest since 1992, when officials reported 2,200 cases.” www.cidrap.umn.edu/measles/us-m...
US measles outbreak tops 2,000 known infections
www.cidrap.umn.edu
December 29, 2025 at 9:38 PM
“This year’s total is the nation’s highest since 1992, when officials reported 2,200 cases.” www.cidrap.umn.edu/measles/us-m...
“We need a 2nd-generation urinalysis that complements or replaces pyuria particularly in situations of diagnostic uncertainty, one that can accurately differentiate between the innate immune responses of asymptomatic bacteriuria and infection” www.statnews.com/2025/12/29/u...
The complicated truth about urinary tract infections in the elderly
Overdiagnosis of UTIs in elderly patients leads to unnecessary antibiotics.
www.statnews.com
December 29, 2025 at 9:36 PM
“We need a 2nd-generation urinalysis that complements or replaces pyuria particularly in situations of diagnostic uncertainty, one that can accurately differentiate between the innate immune responses of asymptomatic bacteriuria and infection” www.statnews.com/2025/12/29/u...
“Routine Food Safety and Inspection Service testing showed the presence of E. coli 026” patch.com/pennsylvania...
Ground Beef Sold In PA Recalled Over E.Coli Risk
Nearly 3,000 pounds of raw ground beef products distributed to Pennsylvania is being recalled.
patch.com
December 29, 2025 at 9:33 PM
“Routine Food Safety and Inspection Service testing showed the presence of E. coli 026” patch.com/pennsylvania...
“The risk increased progressively with the number of high-risk conditions present. High-risk conclusive nonimmunocompromising conditions were associated with a greater hospitalization risk than immunocompromising conditions” www.infectiousdiseaseadvisor.com/news/risk-st...
Risk Stacking Linked to Increased COVID-19-Related Health Care Utilization
Adults with multiple high-risk conditions face higher COVID-19-related hospitalization risks than those with immunocompromising conditions alone.
www.infectiousdiseaseadvisor.com
December 29, 2025 at 1:46 PM
“The risk increased progressively with the number of high-risk conditions present. High-risk conclusive nonimmunocompromising conditions were associated with a greater hospitalization risk than immunocompromising conditions” www.infectiousdiseaseadvisor.com/news/risk-st...
“This is not the thing that you wrap your food in at the barbecue. … The purpose of them is to just help the immune system respond a little more robustly to that vaccine,” www.nbcnews.com/health/kids-...
Aluminum salts emerge as likely target as health officials scrutinize childhood vaccines
The vaccine ingredient has long been a talking point for anti-vaccine activists. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has made unsubstantiated claims that it is linked to allergies and autism.
www.nbcnews.com
December 29, 2025 at 1:44 PM
“This is not the thing that you wrap your food in at the barbecue. … The purpose of them is to just help the immune system respond a little more robustly to that vaccine,” www.nbcnews.com/health/kids-...
“the effect appears to lack clinical significance” www.infectiousdiseaseadvisor.com/news/impact-...
Impact of Dolutegravir-Based ART on Weight Gain in Children, Adolescents With HIV
DTG-based ART increases BMI Z-scores in children and adolescents with HIV, although findings suggest the changes lack clinical significance.
www.infectiousdiseaseadvisor.com
December 29, 2025 at 1:43 PM
“the effect appears to lack clinical significance” www.infectiousdiseaseadvisor.com/news/impact-...
“Cameroon is an autocracy that has been run by Paul Biya, now 92, since 1982. Much of the government’s spending goes to the military — the country has a domestic civil insurgency in its west, and Boko Haram in the north..” www.nytimes.com/2025/12/28/h... www.nytimes.com/2025/12/28/h...
How Cameroon Fought to Save Its Malaria Program After the U.S. Cut Critical Funding
www.nytimes.com
December 29, 2025 at 1:42 PM
“Cameroon is an autocracy that has been run by Paul Biya, now 92, since 1982. Much of the government’s spending goes to the military — the country has a domestic civil insurgency in its west, and Boko Haram in the north..” www.nytimes.com/2025/12/28/h... www.nytimes.com/2025/12/28/h...