Seth Judson
@sethjudson.bsky.social
Infectious disease physician-scientist at UCLA studying zoonotic & vector-borne diseases
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This OpEd, by the inspirational @drdemetre.bsky.social in today’s @washingtonpost.com, is one of the best pieces of science writing of 2025
I’ll be assigning it to my students next semester in my class on ‘policy writing—turning evidence into public health action’
Thx Ed, for the free access link👇
I’ll be assigning it to my students next semester in my class on ‘policy writing—turning evidence into public health action’
Thx Ed, for the free access link👇
December 29, 2025 at 2:50 PM
This OpEd, by the inspirational @drdemetre.bsky.social in today’s @washingtonpost.com, is one of the best pieces of science writing of 2025
I’ll be assigning it to my students next semester in my class on ‘policy writing—turning evidence into public health action’
Thx Ed, for the free access link👇
I’ll be assigning it to my students next semester in my class on ‘policy writing—turning evidence into public health action’
Thx Ed, for the free access link👇
How we improve early detection of yellow fever outbreaks? Our study in Ghana analyses the diagnostic pathway for over 6000 patients and highlights ways of improving timely diagnosis
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Timeliness of yellow fever specimen collection and transport in Ghana, 2018–2022
Yellow fever is a mosquito-borne viral hemorrhagic fever, and recent outbreaks of yellow fever have occurred in multiple African countries, including Ghana (2021–2022). Delayed diagnosis of yellow fev...
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December 20, 2025 at 5:29 PM
How we improve early detection of yellow fever outbreaks? Our study in Ghana analyses the diagnostic pathway for over 6000 patients and highlights ways of improving timely diagnosis
#yellowfever
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#yellowfever
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“Risk factors for WNND were older age, male sex (29%), CKD (21%), cerebrovascular disease (CEVD; 22%), blood cancer (38%), immune suppressant use (43%), high blood pressure (18%), alcohol-related disorders (54%), and multiple sclerosis” www.cidrap.umn.edu/west-nile/ol...
Older age, kidney disease, stroke tied to higher risk for potentially deadly illness after West Nile infection
www.cidrap.umn.edu
December 12, 2025 at 4:53 AM
“Risk factors for WNND were older age, male sex (29%), CKD (21%), cerebrovascular disease (CEVD; 22%), blood cancer (38%), immune suppressant use (43%), high blood pressure (18%), alcohol-related disorders (54%), and multiple sclerosis” www.cidrap.umn.edu/west-nile/ol...
Who is at greatest risk for severe West Nile disease and mortality? Using a large national cohort, we identified multiple risk factors
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Risk for #WestNile neuroinvasive disease (WNND) and mortality were associated with older age, chronic kidney disease, and cerebrovascular disease in the US, 2013-2024. @sethdjudson ja.ma/3XO9PEI
December 11, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Welcome to all the incoming infectious disease fellows who matched today!
With more outbreaks and threats to evidence-based medicine and public health, we need ID docs more than ever, especially at a time when fewer are entering our field
#IDSky
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With more outbreaks and threats to evidence-based medicine and public health, we need ID docs more than ever, especially at a time when fewer are entering our field
#IDSky
#MedSky
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IDSA and PIDS statement on 2025 infectious diseases fellowship Match results
www.idsociety.org
December 4, 2025 at 5:34 AM
Welcome to all the incoming infectious disease fellows who matched today!
With more outbreaks and threats to evidence-based medicine and public health, we need ID docs more than ever, especially at a time when fewer are entering our field
#IDSky
#MedSky
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With more outbreaks and threats to evidence-based medicine and public health, we need ID docs more than ever, especially at a time when fewer are entering our field
#IDSky
#MedSky
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Imagine sitting in the NIH, contemplating the arrival of a disease like HIV, which has killed 700,000 Americans, and advising the country that “the best pandemic preparedness playbook for the United States is making America healthy again.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/o...
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Opinion | We Can’t Diet and Exercise Our Way Out of the Next Pandemic
www.nytimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Imagine sitting in the NIH, contemplating the arrival of a disease like HIV, which has killed 700,000 Americans, and advising the country that “the best pandemic preparedness playbook for the United States is making America healthy again.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/o...
Rats catching bats—a new pathway for zoonotic disease? Happy Halloween!
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Rats filmed snatching bats from air for first time
Stunning hunting behaviour captured in German cave
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November 1, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Rats catching bats—a new pathway for zoonotic disease? Happy Halloween!
#Halloween
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Job alert! We are hiring a postdoc focused on Arbovirus epidemiology and modeling to join our group at UCLA. Please share and apply below
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Postdoctoral Position in Infectious Diseases - Judson (PI) 2025-2026
University of California, Los Angeles is hiring. Apply now!
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September 18, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Job alert! We are hiring a postdoc focused on Arbovirus epidemiology and modeling to join our group at UCLA. Please share and apply below
#EpiSky
#IDSky
#SciSky
recruit.apo.ucla.edu/JPF10606
#EpiSky
#IDSky
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We’re hiring a Senior Research Data Analyst for our group—the Translational Infectious Disease Eco-epidemiology (TIDE) lab. This will be a foundational role to help improve detection and mitigation of zoonotic and vector-borne diseases
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Hiring: Senior Research Data Analyst | Seth Judson, MD, MHS
We’re hiring! We have a unique opportunity to join our team, the Translational Infectious Disease Eco-epidemiology (TIDE) lab at UCLA, as our Senior Research Data Analyst.
Our mission is to improve t...
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September 9, 2025 at 2:09 PM
We’re hiring a Senior Research Data Analyst for our group—the Translational Infectious Disease Eco-epidemiology (TIDE) lab. This will be a foundational role to help improve detection and mitigation of zoonotic and vector-borne diseases
#EpiSky
#SciSky
#IDSky
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#EpiSky
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9 CDC Directors going back to 1977 speak out. What RFK Jr has done to our nation’s public health system "should alarm every American."
It "is unlike anything we have ever seen at the agency, and unlike anything our country has ever experienced." www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/o...
It "is unlike anything we have ever seen at the agency, and unlike anything our country has ever experienced." www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/o...
Opinion | We Ran the C.D.C.: Kennedy Is Endangering Every American’s Health
www.nytimes.com
September 1, 2025 at 11:23 AM
9 CDC Directors going back to 1977 speak out. What RFK Jr has done to our nation’s public health system "should alarm every American."
It "is unlike anything we have ever seen at the agency, and unlike anything our country has ever experienced." www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/o...
It "is unlike anything we have ever seen at the agency, and unlike anything our country has ever experienced." www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/o...
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After six months of turmoil, the loss of the new director and a round of high-profile resignations marks a new low at the CDC
(Gift article)
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/28/h...
(Gift article)
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/28/h...
Inside the C.D.C., a Growing Sense of Despair
www.nytimes.com
August 28, 2025 at 11:40 PM
After six months of turmoil, the loss of the new director and a round of high-profile resignations marks a new low at the CDC
(Gift article)
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/28/h...
(Gift article)
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/28/h...
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These letters of resignation from CDC officials are VERY MUCH worth your time.
PLEASE READ AND PROPAGATE.
PLEASE READ AND PROPAGATE.
August 28, 2025 at 12:41 AM
These letters of resignation from CDC officials are VERY MUCH worth your time.
PLEASE READ AND PROPAGATE.
PLEASE READ AND PROPAGATE.
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⚠️ “We are flying blind, and there is nothing organized at the White House to protect us. We can’t detect, we can’t protect, and we would certainly respond later than other countries” should a pandemic occur.
Exclusive: Top White House pandemic preparedness official resigns www.statnews.com/2025/07/30/w...
Top White House pandemic preparedness official resigns, officials say, in sign of broader disarray
Exclusive: A top White House pandemic preparedness official has resigned, officials tell STAT, in a sign of broader disarray.
www.statnews.com
July 30, 2025 at 6:27 PM
⚠️ “We are flying blind, and there is nothing organized at the White House to protect us. We can’t detect, we can’t protect, and we would certainly respond later than other countries” should a pandemic occur.
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4,000 NASA workers are leaving through deferred resignation. "The cuts amount to an estimated 20% of NASA's workforce" www.npr.org/2025/07/26/n...
Nearly 4,000 NASA employees opt to leave agency through deferred resignation program
The employees who have chosen to leave the agency amount to about 20% of NASA's workforce.
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July 28, 2025 at 8:15 PM
4,000 NASA workers are leaving through deferred resignation. "The cuts amount to an estimated 20% of NASA's workforce" www.npr.org/2025/07/26/n...
I'm thrilled that today I returned to UCLA as an Assistant Professor-in-Residence in the Division of Infectious Diseases.
I’m building an interdisciplinary team focused on globally emerging zoonotic and vector-borne diseases. More info soon!
#IDsky
#EpiSky
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I’m building an interdisciplinary team focused on globally emerging zoonotic and vector-borne diseases. More info soon!
#IDsky
#EpiSky
#SciSky
sethjudson.com/research-ove...
Overview — Seth Judson, MD
An overview of Seth Judson’s research on emerging infectious diseases, environmental contexts of health, and translating these findings for global policymakers and patients
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July 2, 2025 at 3:15 AM
I'm thrilled that today I returned to UCLA as an Assistant Professor-in-Residence in the Division of Infectious Diseases.
I’m building an interdisciplinary team focused on globally emerging zoonotic and vector-borne diseases. More info soon!
#IDsky
#EpiSky
#SciSky
sethjudson.com/research-ove...
I’m building an interdisciplinary team focused on globally emerging zoonotic and vector-borne diseases. More info soon!
#IDsky
#EpiSky
#SciSky
sethjudson.com/research-ove...
As we head into West Nile season it is key to remember that there are still no treatments or vaccines for humans, so prevention is key.
We found significant impact of West Nile on our patient population over the last decade, highlighting this issue
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We found significant impact of West Nile on our patient population over the last decade, highlighting this issue
#IDsky
#EpiSky
www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...
West Nile morbidity and mortality in a Mid-Atlantic healthcare system, 2013-2024
We investigated West Nile cases in a Mid-Atlantic healthcare system, finding significant morbidity and mortality from neuroinvasive disease, notably among immunocompromised patients. Encephalitis was ...
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June 28, 2025 at 12:27 AM
As we head into West Nile season it is key to remember that there are still no treatments or vaccines for humans, so prevention is key.
We found significant impact of West Nile on our patient population over the last decade, highlighting this issue
#IDsky
#EpiSky
www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...
We found significant impact of West Nile on our patient population over the last decade, highlighting this issue
#IDsky
#EpiSky
www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...
Research done at Rocky Mountain Labs has played a pivotal role in responding to infectious disease threats, including vector-borne diseases, Ebola, and COVID-19. It is a special place and has a major impact on the local community. Thinking of colleagues and community members there
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Science is an economic driver in Hamilton, Mont., thanks to Rocky Mountain Laboratories, a federal research lab. Now, layoffs and funding cuts are having an impact in this town far from Washington.
A small Montana town grapples with the fallouts from federal worker cuts
Science is an economic driver in Hamilton, Mont., thanks to Rocky Mountain Laboratories, a federal research lab. Now, layoffs and funding cuts are having an impact in this town far from Washington.
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May 26, 2025 at 6:48 PM
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Yellow fever kills 30-60% of severely affected patients and an outbreak can double in size every 5-7 days. That's why the global emergency stockpile of 6 million #yellowfever vaccine doses is so crucial ➡️ bit.ly/42CaOLs
What is the yellow fever vaccine stockpile?
Yellow fever can spread quickly and kill between 30% and 60% of its severely-afflicted victims. However, an emergency stockpile of vaccine doses has been helping halt epidemics for a quarter of a…
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April 30, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Yellow fever kills 30-60% of severely affected patients and an outbreak can double in size every 5-7 days. That's why the global emergency stockpile of 6 million #yellowfever vaccine doses is so crucial ➡️ bit.ly/42CaOLs
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I made a timeline of all the actions in Trump's (almost) first 100 days that have upended science and health. It was staggering to me to see it all in one place, even though I reported on many on these events. www.statnews.com/2025/04/24/t...
Day by day, how Trump is roiling science and health
STAT is tracking, day by day, what's happened in the words of science and health during the first months of the Trump administration.
www.statnews.com
April 24, 2025 at 6:56 PM
I made a timeline of all the actions in Trump's (almost) first 100 days that have upended science and health. It was staggering to me to see it all in one place, even though I reported on many on these events. www.statnews.com/2025/04/24/t...
I still remember vividly the relief and celebrations among healthcare workers on the first day that COVID-19 vaccines arrived in our hospital.
To see the process that led to those vaccines and other medical advancements being actively dismantled is devastating
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To see the process that led to those vaccines and other medical advancements being actively dismantled is devastating
#IDSky
#MedSky
#EpiSky
#SciSky
“My hope is that during the coming years, the unprecedented assault on scientific truth that has adversely impacted public health in our nation comes to an end so that the citizens of our country can fully benefit from the breadth of advances in medical science”.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/28/h...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/28/h...
Top FDA Vaccine Official Resigns, Citing Kennedy’s ‘Misinformation and Lies’ (Gift Article)
Dr. Peter Marks, a veteran of the agency, wrote that undermining confidence in vaccines is irresponsible and a danger to public health.
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March 29, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Joining fellow concerned citizens in our nation’s capitol today because science saves lives, and in the words of speaker @itaiyanai.bsky.social, science delivers
#StandUpForScience
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March 7, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Joining fellow concerned citizens in our nation’s capitol today because science saves lives, and in the words of speaker @itaiyanai.bsky.social, science delivers
#StandUpForScience
#StandUpForScience
My experiences as a NIH postbac were critical to my growth as a physician-scientist—that program is now in jeopardy.
The incredible NIH scientists I worked with made discoveries to fight Ebola and COVID-19—they are now losing their jobs
#IDsky
#Medsky
#Episky
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The incredible NIH scientists I worked with made discoveries to fight Ebola and COVID-19—they are now losing their jobs
#IDsky
#Medsky
#Episky
www.science.org/content/arti...
NIH ban on renewing senior scientists adds to assaults on its in-house research
Policy follows firings of tenure-track scientists and suspension of training programs
www.science.org
February 28, 2025 at 12:26 PM
My experiences as a NIH postbac were critical to my growth as a physician-scientist—that program is now in jeopardy.
The incredible NIH scientists I worked with made discoveries to fight Ebola and COVID-19—they are now losing their jobs
#IDsky
#Medsky
#Episky
www.science.org/content/arti...
The incredible NIH scientists I worked with made discoveries to fight Ebola and COVID-19—they are now losing their jobs
#IDsky
#Medsky
#Episky
www.science.org/content/arti...
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If someone thinks the measles outbreak and childhood death in Texas are "not unusual" or "happens all the time", they are deeply misinformed. h/t @adamratnermd.bsky.social for the inspiration.
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Tragic Childhood Death from Measles Reminds Us That Some Don't Understand Either the Medical Significance or the Human Heart
My ID colleague Dr. Adam Ratner, Chief of Pediatric ID at NYU Medical Center, just published an insightful and remarkably timely book called Booster Shots: The Urgent Lessons of Measles and the Uncer...
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February 27, 2025 at 9:14 PM
If someone thinks the measles outbreak and childhood death in Texas are "not unusual" or "happens all the time", they are deeply misinformed. h/t @adamratnermd.bsky.social for the inspiration.
blogs.jwatch.org/hiv-id-obser...
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