Alessandra L
@alessandralchn.bsky.social
Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) officer @CDC, previously @ukhsa.bsky.social & @mrc-outbreak.bsky.social. Views are my own.
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A terrorist targeted federal workers last week. There wasn’t much reporting on it. But I’m not finished thinking about it! 🧵
An anti-vaxxer fired more than 500 gunshots into CDC Atlanta, shattering 150 “blast-proof” windows on 6 buildings. Employees were pinned down in terror.
An anti-vaxxer fired more than 500 gunshots into CDC Atlanta, shattering 150 “blast-proof” windows on 6 buildings. Employees were pinned down in terror.
August 17, 2025 at 1:35 AM
A terrorist targeted federal workers last week. There wasn’t much reporting on it. But I’m not finished thinking about it! 🧵
An anti-vaxxer fired more than 500 gunshots into CDC Atlanta, shattering 150 “blast-proof” windows on 6 buildings. Employees were pinned down in terror.
An anti-vaxxer fired more than 500 gunshots into CDC Atlanta, shattering 150 “blast-proof” windows on 6 buildings. Employees were pinned down in terror.
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Help! We need your help NOW.
Flood the public record with pro-science, pro-vaccine voices.
We have to speak up and out now to drown out the anti-vax sentiments. Spread the word!
See comment below with writing tips.
#ACIP #publichealth #vaccines
Flood the public record with pro-science, pro-vaccine voices.
We have to speak up and out now to drown out the anti-vax sentiments. Spread the word!
See comment below with writing tips.
#ACIP #publichealth #vaccines
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Good morning!
📣 Reminder:
Public comments for the June CDC ACIP meeting close *tonight* at 11:59pm ET.
ICYMI: RFKJ replaced all 17 expert members with 8 new appointees, some of whom have publicly expressed vaccine skepticism.
Comment here:
www.regulations.gov/document/CDC...
Good morning!
📣 Reminder:
Public comments for the June CDC ACIP meeting close *tonight* at 11:59pm ET.
ICYMI: RFKJ replaced all 17 expert members with 8 new appointees, some of whom have publicly expressed vaccine skepticism.
Comment here:
www.regulations.gov/document/CDC...
June 20, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Help! We need your help NOW.
Flood the public record with pro-science, pro-vaccine voices.
We have to speak up and out now to drown out the anti-vax sentiments. Spread the word!
See comment below with writing tips.
#ACIP #publichealth #vaccines
Flood the public record with pro-science, pro-vaccine voices.
We have to speak up and out now to drown out the anti-vax sentiments. Spread the word!
See comment below with writing tips.
#ACIP #publichealth #vaccines
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🚨 Rare opportunity! Our advanced R courses start end of July:
📈 Time series & outbreak detection in R
📊 Intro to Stats in R
🗺️ Intro to GIS in R
🖥️ Shiny in R
📝 Advanced R Markdown
Plus: Lots of Intro to R courses running all summer! 🌞
Taught live by experienced epidemiologists. 🌍
🔗 appliedepi.org
📈 Time series & outbreak detection in R
📊 Intro to Stats in R
🗺️ Intro to GIS in R
🖥️ Shiny in R
📝 Advanced R Markdown
Plus: Lots of Intro to R courses running all summer! 🌞
Taught live by experienced epidemiologists. 🌍
🔗 appliedepi.org
June 10, 2025 at 5:26 PM
🚨 Rare opportunity! Our advanced R courses start end of July:
📈 Time series & outbreak detection in R
📊 Intro to Stats in R
🗺️ Intro to GIS in R
🖥️ Shiny in R
📝 Advanced R Markdown
Plus: Lots of Intro to R courses running all summer! 🌞
Taught live by experienced epidemiologists. 🌍
🔗 appliedepi.org
📈 Time series & outbreak detection in R
📊 Intro to Stats in R
🗺️ Intro to GIS in R
🖥️ Shiny in R
📝 Advanced R Markdown
Plus: Lots of Intro to R courses running all summer! 🌞
Taught live by experienced epidemiologists. 🌍
🔗 appliedepi.org
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Reposted by Alessandra L
Mechanical herpesvirus reactivation from latency triggers aberrant inflammatory responses similar to those occurring in Alzheimer’s. Viruses continue to amaze and terrify.
www.statnews.com/2025/01/07/a...
www.statnews.com/2025/01/07/a...
Using lab-grown human mini-brains, scientists find links between head trauma, herpes, and Alzheimer’s
Research published Tuesday is the first to connect the dots between a common herpes virus, head injury, and Alzheimer's.
www.statnews.com
January 11, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Mechanical herpesvirus reactivation from latency triggers aberrant inflammatory responses similar to those occurring in Alzheimer’s. Viruses continue to amaze and terrify.
www.statnews.com/2025/01/07/a...
www.statnews.com/2025/01/07/a...
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Could seasonal influenza vaccines offer protection against H5N1 (Bird flu)?. Here is a study in just published in mBio that attempts to answer that question.TLDR - Seasonal flu vaccines, could serve as a useful primer for subsequent boost w an H5N1 specific vaccine.🧪
journals.asm.org/doi/epub/10....
journals.asm.org/doi/epub/10....
Are we serologically prepared against an avian influenza pandemic and could seasonal flu vaccines help us?
journals.asm.org
January 4, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Could seasonal influenza vaccines offer protection against H5N1 (Bird flu)?. Here is a study in just published in mBio that attempts to answer that question.TLDR - Seasonal flu vaccines, could serve as a useful primer for subsequent boost w an H5N1 specific vaccine.🧪
journals.asm.org/doi/epub/10....
journals.asm.org/doi/epub/10....
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Updated CDC technical report on the Louisiana case is out.
There are low frequency mutations in HA that indicate adaptation in a human host—specifically this human host.
But this doesn’t really change much in terms of estimating pandemic risk.
www.cdc.gov/bird-flu/spo...
There are low frequency mutations in HA that indicate adaptation in a human host—specifically this human host.
But this doesn’t really change much in terms of estimating pandemic risk.
www.cdc.gov/bird-flu/spo...
Genetic Sequences of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N1) Viruses Identified in a Person in Louisiana
CDC has sequenced the influenza viruses in specimens collected from the patient in Louisiana who was
www.cdc.gov
December 27, 2024 at 1:27 AM
Updated CDC technical report on the Louisiana case is out.
There are low frequency mutations in HA that indicate adaptation in a human host—specifically this human host.
But this doesn’t really change much in terms of estimating pandemic risk.
www.cdc.gov/bird-flu/spo...
There are low frequency mutations in HA that indicate adaptation in a human host—specifically this human host.
But this doesn’t really change much in terms of estimating pandemic risk.
www.cdc.gov/bird-flu/spo...
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This study published in Nature Medicine earlier this week describes the genomic and transmission dynamics of the outbreak, marking Rwanda's first encounter with Marburg virus disease. 🧪
#IDSky #MedSky
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#IDSky #MedSky
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Genomic and transmission dynamics of the 2024 Marburg Virus Outbreak in Rwanda - Nature Medicine
Genomic analyses from the ongoing outbreak of Marburg virus disease in Rwanda point to a single zoonotic origin of the outbreak.
www.nature.com
December 20, 2024 at 3:47 PM
This study published in Nature Medicine earlier this week describes the genomic and transmission dynamics of the outbreak, marking Rwanda's first encounter with Marburg virus disease. 🧪
#IDSky #MedSky
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#IDSky #MedSky
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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🌍Infectious Disease Outbreaks That Marked 2024: 🦠
2024 brought significant infectious disease challenges, reminding us of the ongoing need for vigilance. At a time when disease prevention is under attack we need to remember that these threats are ever present and can't be ignored. #MedSky #IDSky
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2024 brought significant infectious disease challenges, reminding us of the ongoing need for vigilance. At a time when disease prevention is under attack we need to remember that these threats are ever present and can't be ignored. #MedSky #IDSky
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December 5, 2024 at 6:25 PM
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.@capublichealth.bsky.social reports finding #H5N1 #birdflu virus in raw milk. The producer, Raw Farm LLC of Fresno County, has agreed to recall a batch of a whole milk product called "cream top."
Milk from infected cows contains staggering levels of virus. www.statnews.com/2024/04/29/b...
Milk from infected cows contains staggering levels of virus. www.statnews.com/2024/04/29/b...
November 24, 2024 at 11:28 PM
.@capublichealth.bsky.social reports finding #H5N1 #birdflu virus in raw milk. The producer, Raw Farm LLC of Fresno County, has agreed to recall a batch of a whole milk product called "cream top."
Milk from infected cows contains staggering levels of virus. www.statnews.com/2024/04/29/b...
Milk from infected cows contains staggering levels of virus. www.statnews.com/2024/04/29/b...
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Reproducing my thread from the Other Place on our Lancet paper 'Long COVID - a clinical update'. Coauthors Manoj Sivan, Alice Perlowski, Janko Nikolich. 1/
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...?
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...?
Long COVID: a clinical update
Post-COVID-19 condition (also known as long COVID) is generally defined as symptoms
persisting for 3 months or more after acute COVID-19. Long COVID can affect multiple
organ systems and lead to sever...
www.thelancet.com
November 24, 2024 at 11:06 AM
Reproducing my thread from the Other Place on our Lancet paper 'Long COVID - a clinical update'. Coauthors Manoj Sivan, Alice Perlowski, Janko Nikolich. 1/
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...?
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...?
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My friend texted me to ask if it's still worth wearing a 😷 while traveling this holiday week. My answer was an emphatic YES.
The weather is colder, we are seeing flu, rsv and covid seasonal uptick. Airports will be crowded and poorly ventilated.
PS - Get you flu/rsv/covid shots if you qualify.
The weather is colder, we are seeing flu, rsv and covid seasonal uptick. Airports will be crowded and poorly ventilated.
PS - Get you flu/rsv/covid shots if you qualify.
November 24, 2024 at 1:21 PM
My friend texted me to ask if it's still worth wearing a 😷 while traveling this holiday week. My answer was an emphatic YES.
The weather is colder, we are seeing flu, rsv and covid seasonal uptick. Airports will be crowded and poorly ventilated.
PS - Get you flu/rsv/covid shots if you qualify.
The weather is colder, we are seeing flu, rsv and covid seasonal uptick. Airports will be crowded and poorly ventilated.
PS - Get you flu/rsv/covid shots if you qualify.
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For parents who may be scared or vaccine hesitant, my go-to resource to direct them for further reading is the Oxford Vaccine Knowedge project
It is an invaluable, comprehensive source of trustworthy information for families
I highly recommend it
#MedSky #IDSky #PedSky 🧪
It is an invaluable, comprehensive source of trustworthy information for families
I highly recommend it
#MedSky #IDSky #PedSky 🧪
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November 22, 2024 at 8:10 PM