Boston University Center on Emerging Infectious Diseases
@buceid.bsky.social
Research Powering Policy And Action
CEID improves resilience against epidemics globally.
https://www.bu.edu/ceid/
CEID improves resilience against epidemics globally.
https://www.bu.edu/ceid/
Have you seen Dr. @adilnajam.bsky.social's keynote address on the health impacts of climate change from our symposium last week, "The Climate Crisis and the Future of Infectious Diseases," with @museumofscience.bsky.social? Watch his very moving and inspiring talk here:
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November 7, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Have you seen Dr. @adilnajam.bsky.social's keynote address on the health impacts of climate change from our symposium last week, "The Climate Crisis and the Future of Infectious Diseases," with @museumofscience.bsky.social? Watch his very moving and inspiring talk here:
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But now the gains are being reversed. In Kakuma Refugee Camp in Kenya, our team visited Clinic 7, where the sickest children come. After US aid ended, food supply fell to 40% of minimum needs, 2/3 of health workers were laid off, & sever malnutrition surged. 4/
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November 6, 2025 at 5:13 PM
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Today @TheNewYorker released our short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” online.
It traces the ongoing effects of the sudden shutdown of US foreign aid through the story of one mother in Kenya as she seeks to save her daughter from sickness and starvation. 🎥 1/ www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
It traces the ongoing effects of the sudden shutdown of US foreign aid through the story of one mother in Kenya as she seeks to save her daughter from sickness and starvation. 🎥 1/ www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
www.newyorker.com
November 6, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Today @TheNewYorker released our short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” online.
It traces the ongoing effects of the sudden shutdown of US foreign aid through the story of one mother in Kenya as she seeks to save her daughter from sickness and starvation. 🎥 1/ www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
It traces the ongoing effects of the sudden shutdown of US foreign aid through the story of one mother in Kenya as she seeks to save her daughter from sickness and starvation. 🎥 1/ www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
In a commentary accompanying @newyorker.com documentary, "Rovina's Choice," Dr. @agawande.bsky.social cites stats reported by CEID faculty Dr. @brookeenichols.bsky.social's @impactcounter.bsky.social (funded in part by CEID), estimating the global toll of USAID cuts
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The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
www.newyorker.com
November 6, 2025 at 5:05 PM
In a commentary accompanying @newyorker.com documentary, "Rovina's Choice," Dr. @agawande.bsky.social cites stats reported by CEID faculty Dr. @brookeenichols.bsky.social's @impactcounter.bsky.social (funded in part by CEID), estimating the global toll of USAID cuts
www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
Couldn't make it to our symposium, "The Climate Crisis and the Future of Infectious Diseases," last week with <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:aarlla3zcxvhzwpl4curmdrd" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky-mention">@museumofscience.bsky.social? You can watch the full recording, including a powerful keynote address by <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:4ww7dieo2xdcx6rkgnsiu5ck" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky-mention">@adilnajam.bsky.social, here!
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The Climate Crisis and the Future of Infectious Diseases
On Oct. 30, 2025, CEID hosted "The Climate Crisis and the Future of Infectious Diseases" in partnership with Boston's Museum of Science. As part of the museum’s 2025 theme of “Being Human,” this symposium addressed climate change and its impacts across the health of humans, animals, and the environment. The symposium’s overall objectives are to:
• Provide greater understanding of what climate change impacts on infectious diseases are and why they matter;
• Define the threats that climate change poses to the spectrum of One Health and what we can expect to see in the future;
• Discuss what steps are being taken to mitigate these threats.
0:00 Welcome by Dr. Nahid Bhadelia, CEID Founding Director
5:32 Opening remarks by Tim Ritchie, President of Museum of Science
10:39 Address by Senator Ed Markey (D-MA)
14:58 Panel discussion moderated by Dr. Nahid Bhadelia, with panelists Dr. Marissa Hauptman, Chief Medical Advisor at the Bureau of Climate and Environmental Health at the Massachusetts Department of Public Health; Dr. Britta Lassmann, Co-Director of the Biothreats Emergence Analysis and Communications Network (BEACON); Dr. Syra Madad, Senior Director of the System-wide Special Pathogens Program at NYC Health + Hospitals and Health; and Dr. Benjamin Sovacool, Director of the Boston University Institute for Global Sustainability
1:29:28 Keynote address by Dr. Adil Najam, President of WWF International
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November 4, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Couldn't make it to our symposium, "The Climate Crisis and the Future of Infectious Diseases," last week with <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:aarlla3zcxvhzwpl4curmdrd" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky-mention">@museumofscience.bsky.social? You can watch the full recording, including a powerful keynote address by <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:4ww7dieo2xdcx6rkgnsiu5ck" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky-mention">@adilnajam.bsky.social, here!
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Have you used the new map feature now at the top of BEACON events and reports? This new feature is designed to give our users greater geographical context about the diseases we're reporting on. Learn more about this new feature here: spr.ly/633277Hyv5
October 31, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Have you used the new map feature now at the top of BEACON events and reports? This new feature is designed to give our users greater geographical context about the diseases we're reporting on. Learn more about this new feature here: spr.ly/633277Hyv5
"There is not a person in this room who has not experienced effects of climate change. We are not trying to stop it from happening as a future issue. Now the question is how much of a future issue will it be?" @adilnajam.bsky.social asks our audience.
October 30, 2025 at 10:11 PM
"There is not a person in this room who has not experienced effects of climate change. We are not trying to stop it from happening as a future issue. Now the question is how much of a future issue will it be?" @adilnajam.bsky.social asks our audience.
Please help us welcome our keynote speaker, Dr. @adilnajam.bsky.social, President of @worldwildlife.org and Dean Emeritus of @bupardeeschool.bsky.social, speaking now on Zoom.
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October 30, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Please help us welcome our keynote speaker, Dr. @adilnajam.bsky.social, President of @worldwildlife.org and Dean Emeritus of @bupardeeschool.bsky.social, speaking now on Zoom.
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Dr. Lassmann explains how, as diseases spread to new regions as climates change, @beaconbio.bsky.social can help provide greater understanding for providers about how to identify cases of less familiar diseases that may not have been endemic to their locale previously.
October 30, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Dr. Lassmann explains how, as diseases spread to new regions as climates change, @beaconbio.bsky.social can help provide greater understanding for providers about how to identify cases of less familiar diseases that may not have been endemic to their locale previously.
"Climate change is happening now. It's happening here. It's not just in other parts of the world; it's not just something that is going to happen decades from now," says @bhadeliamd.bsky.social, asking our panelists what we can do now to prepare for and mitigate its effects.
October 30, 2025 at 9:16 PM
"Climate change is happening now. It's happening here. It's not just in other parts of the world; it's not just something that is going to happen decades from now," says @bhadeliamd.bsky.social, asking our panelists what we can do now to prepare for and mitigate its effects.
With her experience in hospital readiness for pathogens, Dr. @syramadad.bsky.social shares new trainings that she and @nychealthsystem.bsky.social are developing for healthcare providers about how to address climate change impacts further straining their patients' health.
October 30, 2025 at 9:13 PM
With her experience in hospital readiness for pathogens, Dr. @syramadad.bsky.social shares new trainings that she and @nychealthsystem.bsky.social are developing for healthcare providers about how to address climate change impacts further straining their patients' health.
Discussing the data she's seen so far in the 1st 6 months since CEID launched @beaconbio.bsky.social, Dr. Britta Lassmann says the majority of disease events reported are climate related, giving examples of chikungunya, Rift Valley fever, and leptospiriosis being reported in new regions.
October 30, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Discussing the data she's seen so far in the 1st 6 months since CEID launched @beaconbio.bsky.social, Dr. Britta Lassmann says the majority of disease events reported are climate related, giving examples of chikungunya, Rift Valley fever, and leptospiriosis being reported in new regions.
Sharing her perspective as a pediatrician, Dr. Marissa Hauptman (@bostonchildrens.bsky.social) connects the growing threats of climate change to how it will affect her youngest patients throughout the future of their lifetimes.
October 30, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Sharing her perspective as a pediatrician, Dr. Marissa Hauptman (@bostonchildrens.bsky.social) connects the growing threats of climate change to how it will affect her youngest patients throughout the future of their lifetimes.
Starting the panel convo by looking at climate change on a global scale, Dr. Benjamin Sovacool discusses how climate change & extreme heat will put additional strain on power grids, which can have dire consequences when hospitals lose power, especially in low-resource areas.
October 30, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Starting the panel convo by looking at climate change on a global scale, Dr. Benjamin Sovacool discusses how climate change & extreme heat will put additional strain on power grids, which can have dire consequences when hospitals lose power, especially in low-resource areas.
We are live on Zoom for "The Climate Crisis and the Future of Infectious Diseases". Tune in here!
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October 30, 2025 at 8:37 PM
We are live on Zoom for "The Climate Crisis and the Future of Infectious Diseases". Tune in here!
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TOMORROW! Join CEID & @museumofscience.bsky.social on 10/30 at 4:30pm for a symposium on climate change & its impact on infectious diseases. The event includes opening remarks from Senator Ed Markey, expert panelists, & keynote by @worldwildlife.org President @adilnajam.bsky.social.
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October 29, 2025 at 2:40 PM
TOMORROW! Join CEID & @museumofscience.bsky.social on 10/30 at 4:30pm for a symposium on climate change & its impact on infectious diseases. The event includes opening remarks from Senator Ed Markey, expert panelists, & keynote by @worldwildlife.org President @adilnajam.bsky.social.
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Today at CEID we welcomed Dr. Toshihito Nomura from Hiroshima University Hospital's Dept. of Infectious Diseases. His work focuses on defining the evolving epidemiology of severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS) & developing diagnostic methods for its detection.
October 28, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Today at CEID we welcomed Dr. Toshihito Nomura from Hiroshima University Hospital's Dept. of Infectious Diseases. His work focuses on defining the evolving epidemiology of severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS) & developing diagnostic methods for its detection.
After a locally transmitted case of mosquito-borne disease chikungunya was confirmed on Long Island, NY, CEID affiliate faculty Dr. @syramadad.bsky.social shares more background about the disease and why this case is significant even as risk to New Yorkers remains low.
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A Warning Sign of Our Changing Climate
The recent suspected case of Chikungunya virus on Long Island marks a significant public health moment for NY.
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October 27, 2025 at 6:09 PM
After a locally transmitted case of mosquito-borne disease chikungunya was confirmed on Long Island, NY, CEID affiliate faculty Dr. @syramadad.bsky.social shares more background about the disease and why this case is significant even as risk to New Yorkers remains low.
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Our infectious disease surveillance platform, @beaconbio.bsky.social, combines the speed of AI to find early signals with the decades of experience of our subject matter experts to verify and provide additional context about outbreaks to rapidly share meaningful information about emerging outbreaks.
At a @hsph.harvard.edu panel on AI in health care, Dr. John Brownstein shares how, even when funding is scarce, BEACON allows us to do more with less by leveraging AI to scrape the web for further analysis and reporting by our team of infectious disease experts.
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Pressure Points: Building effective AI in health care
With its transformative power, AI already has changed the business of health care — but not without challenges and concerns. Join leaders in technology, health care, and academia for a transparent conversation about where AI is delivering real impact, where it’s falling short, and what the future may hold.
#HarvardChanStudio
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SPEAKERS
■ Santiago Romero-Brufau, Director of AI and Systems Engineering in the Department of Otolaryngology, Mayo Clinic; Director of ECE's Implementing Health Care AI into Clinical Practice program; Adjunct Assistant Professor of Biostatistics, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
■ Heather Mattie, Lecturer on Biostatistics, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and Co-Director of ECE’s Responsible AI for Health Care and Innovation with AI in Health
■ John Brownstein, SVP and Chief Innovation Officer at Boston Children’s Hospital
■ Emily Lindemer, Head of Product at Protege
MODERATOR
■ Trishan Panch, CEO of LUNRStudio and Executive Chair and Chief Strategy Officer at Lumin Health; Co-Director of ECE's Responsible AI for Health Care and Innovation with AI in Health Care programs
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Sharing diverse perspectives on public health.
Speakers do not speak for Harvard.
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October 27, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Our infectious disease surveillance platform, @beaconbio.bsky.social, combines the speed of AI to find early signals with the decades of experience of our subject matter experts to verify and provide additional context about outbreaks to rapidly share meaningful information about emerging outbreaks.
Cases such as this highlight the importance of using pasteurized milk in dairy products to avoid food-borne illnesses.
Two cases of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli strain O103 in Washington State and one in Oregon in the US, linked to raw milk cheese
https://beaconbio.org/en/report/?reportid=74fa0a05-f39d-464f-a8c6-199884723610&eventid=4ca07264-1ffc-435b-84a3-df9df798467c&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social
https://beaconbio.org/en/report/?reportid=74fa0a05-f39d-464f-a8c6-199884723610&eventid=4ca07264-1ffc-435b-84a3-df9df798467c&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social
October 27, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Cases such as this highlight the importance of using pasteurized milk in dairy products to avoid food-borne illnesses.
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Five children with thalassemia test HIV-positive after blood transfusions at a Jharkhand hospital in India, exposing critical blood safety failures at the facility
https://beaconbio.org/en/report/?reportid=35e7a480-455c-403a-a009-0535e34fb1d7&utm_source=bluesky
https://beaconbio.org/en/report/?reportid=35e7a480-455c-403a-a009-0535e34fb1d7&utm_source=bluesky
October 26, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Five children with thalassemia test HIV-positive after blood transfusions at a Jharkhand hospital in India, exposing critical blood safety failures at the facility
https://beaconbio.org/en/report/?reportid=35e7a480-455c-403a-a009-0535e34fb1d7&utm_source=bluesky
https://beaconbio.org/en/report/?reportid=35e7a480-455c-403a-a009-0535e34fb1d7&utm_source=bluesky
In his upcoming book, "Mexico-US, Serbia-EU Border Lives and Works," CEID faculty Dr. Muhammad Zaman discusses the role that forced displacement plays in the global spread of infectious diseases.
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October 23, 2025 at 2:14 PM
In his upcoming book, "Mexico-US, Serbia-EU Border Lives and Works," CEID faculty Dr. Muhammad Zaman discusses the role that forced displacement plays in the global spread of infectious diseases.
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Wonderful to be able to bring @beaconbio.bsky.social to IDweek.
Great to hear from many they are already using it! We put so much labor of love into BEACON @buceid.bsky.social that when we hear it is useful to people, it makes all the nights & weekends worth it! Share with us how you use BEACON!
Great to hear from many they are already using it! We put so much labor of love into BEACON @buceid.bsky.social that when we hear it is useful to people, it makes all the nights & weekends worth it! Share with us how you use BEACON!
October 23, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Wonderful to be able to bring @beaconbio.bsky.social to IDweek.
Great to hear from many they are already using it! We put so much labor of love into BEACON @buceid.bsky.social that when we hear it is useful to people, it makes all the nights & weekends worth it! Share with us how you use BEACON!
Great to hear from many they are already using it! We put so much labor of love into BEACON @buceid.bsky.social that when we hear it is useful to people, it makes all the nights & weekends worth it! Share with us how you use BEACON!
On Nov. 12, CEID faculty @tracijhong.bsky.social will be speaking at "Public Health & New Media: Modes of Persuasion," a webinar hosted by @busph.bsky.social & @comatbu.bsky.social. Tune in to learn more about social media in public health communication.
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Public Health and New Media: Modes of Persuasion - Public Health Conversations
This event will explore public health communication, with a focus on new media platforms such as Twitter (X), TikTok, Instagram, Bluesky, and others. Speakers will share best practices for communicating reliable and trustworthy public health information and for combating misinformation and disinformation during this ongoing period of federal uncertainty.
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October 20, 2025 at 5:00 PM
On Nov. 12, CEID faculty @tracijhong.bsky.social will be speaking at "Public Health & New Media: Modes of Persuasion," a webinar hosted by @busph.bsky.social & @comatbu.bsky.social. Tune in to learn more about social media in public health communication.
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Last week @comatbu.bsky.social student Tobi Oyinloye, mentored by CEID faculty @tracijhong.bsky.social presented her research, "From Emergency to Aftermath: Tracking Vaccine Hesitancy and Anti-Vax Discourse of X/Twitter" at the Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP) symposium.
October 20, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Last week @comatbu.bsky.social student Tobi Oyinloye, mentored by CEID faculty @tracijhong.bsky.social presented her research, "From Emergency to Aftermath: Tracking Vaccine Hesitancy and Anti-Vax Discourse of X/Twitter" at the Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP) symposium.