Elyse Fritschel, MPH, CIC, CSP
@elysethebeast.bsky.social
Infection Prevention Director, epidemiologist, writer, and pun-slinger with a voracious appetite for books and assorted vapid fluff 🌈
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OK HERE'S SOME AWESOME NEWS!! My old friend (seriously, we met in 5th grade) @elysethebeast.bsky.social's book The Disease Detectives is FINALLY OUT!! It's a microbiology mystery for middle-grade readers, teaching them the basics of epidemiology and disease tracking.
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October 24, 2025 at 5:28 PM
OK HERE'S SOME AWESOME NEWS!! My old friend (seriously, we met in 5th grade) @elysethebeast.bsky.social's book The Disease Detectives is FINALLY OUT!! It's a microbiology mystery for middle-grade readers, teaching them the basics of epidemiology and disease tracking.
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It’s Publication Day! Join in the search for an elusive germ in The Disease Detective, an exciting middle grade mystery by Elyse Fritschel. www.bedazzledink.com/the-disease-... #publicationday #kitlit #middlegradebooks
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October 21, 2025 at 2:58 PM
It’s Publication Day! Join in the search for an elusive germ in The Disease Detective, an exciting middle grade mystery by Elyse Fritschel. www.bedazzledink.com/the-disease-... #publicationday #kitlit #middlegradebooks
@elysethebeast.bsky.social
@elysethebeast.bsky.social
✅ Watched Robot Dreams (again) on the 21st day of September :)
September 22, 2025 at 12:06 AM
✅ Watched Robot Dreams (again) on the 21st day of September :)
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IT'S OFFICIAL: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York State, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and New York City have formed the Northeast Public Health Collaborative.
The collaborative will issue their own vaccine recommendations and coordinate public health efforts.
The collaborative will issue their own vaccine recommendations and coordinate public health efforts.
September 18, 2025 at 3:50 PM
IT'S OFFICIAL: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York State, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and New York City have formed the Northeast Public Health Collaborative.
The collaborative will issue their own vaccine recommendations and coordinate public health efforts.
The collaborative will issue their own vaccine recommendations and coordinate public health efforts.
More than 1 in 5 (21.2%) Ukrainian refugees/asylum seekers had clinical multidrug resistant (MDR) infections. The MDR infection rate was 45.5% among MDR carriers with war wounds.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/antimicrobia...
www.cidrap.umn.edu/antimicrobia...
Study shows high rate of multidrug-resistant bacteria in hospitalized Ukrainian refugees
www.cidrap.umn.edu
July 24, 2025 at 12:08 AM
More than 1 in 5 (21.2%) Ukrainian refugees/asylum seekers had clinical multidrug resistant (MDR) infections. The MDR infection rate was 45.5% among MDR carriers with war wounds.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/antimicrobia...
www.cidrap.umn.edu/antimicrobia...
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RFK Jr. misleads, deceives or simply lies when he claims the measles vaccine "routinely" causes deaths. IT DOES NOT.
@matthewherper.bsky.social lays out the facts.
www.statnews.com/2025/03/14/r...
@matthewherper.bsky.social lays out the facts.
www.statnews.com/2025/03/14/r...
RFK Jr. says measles vaccine routinely causes deaths. That's not true
RFK Jr.'s claims on the safety of vaccine safety aren't backed by the data.
www.statnews.com
March 14, 2025 at 2:34 PM
RFK Jr. misleads, deceives or simply lies when he claims the measles vaccine "routinely" causes deaths. IT DOES NOT.
@matthewherper.bsky.social lays out the facts.
www.statnews.com/2025/03/14/r...
@matthewherper.bsky.social lays out the facts.
www.statnews.com/2025/03/14/r...
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Breaking News: A federal prosecutor interrogated the The New England Journal of Medicine — which is considered the world’s most prestigious medical journal — in what its editor described as a “vaguely threatening” letter.
‘Vaguely Threatening’: Federal Prosecutor Queries Leading Medical Journal
The New England Journal of Medicine received a letter suggesting that it was biased and compromised by external pressure. Other journals have also received the letter.
www.nytimes.com
April 25, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Breaking News: A federal prosecutor interrogated the The New England Journal of Medicine — which is considered the world’s most prestigious medical journal — in what its editor described as a “vaguely threatening” letter.
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Here we are, modelling data showing the impact that falls in vaccination rates will have on measles, rubella, diphtheria and polio in US.
Disease rates will rise, but measles predictably most affected by smallest drop off in vaccination rates. #IDSky #vaccination #vaccine
Disease rates will rise, but measles predictably most affected by smallest drop off in vaccination rates. #IDSky #vaccination #vaccine
4/N Key findings: At current vaccination levels or with modest vaccine declines, measles is poised to re-establish endemicity, becoming a commonplace disease again.
📈A 10% drop in MMR coverage? >11 million measles cases over 25 years, becoming endemic around 10 years
📈A 10% drop in MMR coverage? >11 million measles cases over 25 years, becoming endemic around 10 years
April 25, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Here we are, modelling data showing the impact that falls in vaccination rates will have on measles, rubella, diphtheria and polio in US.
Disease rates will rise, but measles predictably most affected by smallest drop off in vaccination rates. #IDSky #vaccination #vaccine
Disease rates will rise, but measles predictably most affected by smallest drop off in vaccination rates. #IDSky #vaccination #vaccine
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🦴This study assesses trends in surgical site infection (#SSI), reoperations for SSI, and reoperations for periprosthetic joint infection following primary total hip arthroplasty in Norway from 2013 to 2022
www.journalofhospitalinfection.com/article/S019...
www.journalofhospitalinfection.com/article/S019...
Trends of Surgical Site Infection and Periprosthetic Joint Infection after Primary Total Hip Arthroplasty in Two National Health Registers 2013 - 2022
This study aimed to assess trends in surgical site infection (SSI), reoperations for
SSI, and reoperations for periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) following primary total
hip arthroplasty (THA) in No...
www.journalofhospitalinfection.com
February 25, 2025 at 11:06 AM
🦴This study assesses trends in surgical site infection (#SSI), reoperations for SSI, and reoperations for periprosthetic joint infection following primary total hip arthroplasty in Norway from 2013 to 2022
www.journalofhospitalinfection.com/article/S019...
www.journalofhospitalinfection.com/article/S019...
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In a reckless move that could put countless Americans at risk, CDC cuts are expected to devastate the Epidemic Intelligence Service, a ‘crown jewel’ of public health EIS officers tasked with investigating disease outbreaks and health threats in the U.S. and abroad.
CDC cuts expected to devastate Epidemic Intelligence Service, a ‘crown jewel’ of public health
Members of the CDC's Epidemic Intelligence Service were warned Friday that many of them were about to be fired
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February 15, 2025 at 2:23 AM
In a reckless move that could put countless Americans at risk, CDC cuts are expected to devastate the Epidemic Intelligence Service, a ‘crown jewel’ of public health EIS officers tasked with investigating disease outbreaks and health threats in the U.S. and abroad.
For those in need of CDC’s datasets: www.reddit.com/r/DataHoarde...
From the DataHoarder community on Reddit: data.cdc.gov full archive
Explore this post and more from the DataHoarder community
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February 6, 2025 at 11:06 PM
For those in need of CDC’s datasets: www.reddit.com/r/DataHoarde...
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In effect through Feb 1:
-federal health agencies to pause external comms
-regulations/guidance/notices/social media/websites/press releases to be reviewed by a presidential appointee beforehand
-employees can’t participate in public speaking engagements w/o approval
In effect through Feb 1:
-federal health agencies to pause external comms
-regulations/guidance/notices/social media/websites/press releases to be reviewed by a presidential appointee beforehand
-employees can’t participate in public speaking engagements w/o approval
Trump administration directs federal health agencies to pause communications | CNN
Amid a deluge of executive actions, the Trump administration has directed federal health agencies to pause external communications, such as regular scientific reports, updates to websites and health a...
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January 22, 2025 at 10:19 PM
amp.cnn.com/cnn/2025/01/...
In effect through Feb 1:
-federal health agencies to pause external comms
-regulations/guidance/notices/social media/websites/press releases to be reviewed by a presidential appointee beforehand
-employees can’t participate in public speaking engagements w/o approval
In effect through Feb 1:
-federal health agencies to pause external comms
-regulations/guidance/notices/social media/websites/press releases to be reviewed by a presidential appointee beforehand
-employees can’t participate in public speaking engagements w/o approval
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WHO comments on United States announcement of intent to withdraw bit.ly/4hrbeJ7
January 21, 2025 at 10:38 AM
WHO comments on United States announcement of intent to withdraw bit.ly/4hrbeJ7
www.cidrap.umn.edu/marburg/tanz...
Less than one month after Rwanda’s Marburg outbreak ended, we await confirmation in Tanzania.
-> 9 illnesses
-> 8 deaths
-> 300 contacts (including 56 healthcare workers)
Less than one month after Rwanda’s Marburg outbreak ended, we await confirmation in Tanzania.
-> 9 illnesses
-> 8 deaths
-> 300 contacts (including 56 healthcare workers)
Tanzania health ministry reports negative test results in suspected Marburg virus outbreak
Global health groups encourage further follow-up testing and share more details about the initial cases.
www.cidrap.umn.edu
January 19, 2025 at 8:43 PM
www.cidrap.umn.edu/marburg/tanz...
Less than one month after Rwanda’s Marburg outbreak ended, we await confirmation in Tanzania.
-> 9 illnesses
-> 8 deaths
-> 300 contacts (including 56 healthcare workers)
Less than one month after Rwanda’s Marburg outbreak ended, we await confirmation in Tanzania.
-> 9 illnesses
-> 8 deaths
-> 300 contacts (including 56 healthcare workers)
Thinking of my coworkers in LA and beyond…stay safe, all.
Wildfires increase infection risks by weakening immune defenses and spreading microbes in smoke canadahealthwatch.ca/2025/01/16/w... Christine Carson & @kobziar.bsky.social
Wildfires increase infection risks by weakening immune defenses and…
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January 19, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Thinking of my coworkers in LA and beyond…stay safe, all.
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New from Rock et al as part of the CDC Prevention Epicenters and MInD Programs
Electronic evaluation of infection risk from room environment and prior room occupants: the transmission from room environment events (TREE) measure
#IDSky
📄: doi.org/10.1017/ice....
Electronic evaluation of infection risk from room environment and prior room occupants: the transmission from room environment events (TREE) measure
#IDSky
📄: doi.org/10.1017/ice....
December 17, 2024 at 3:34 PM
New from Rock et al as part of the CDC Prevention Epicenters and MInD Programs
Electronic evaluation of infection risk from room environment and prior room occupants: the transmission from room environment events (TREE) measure
#IDSky
📄: doi.org/10.1017/ice....
Electronic evaluation of infection risk from room environment and prior room occupants: the transmission from room environment events (TREE) measure
#IDSky
📄: doi.org/10.1017/ice....
I cut off a few books (The Wide Wide Sea, The Design of Everyday Things, Ten Birds That Changed the World, and Level Up!), but here’s what I read in 2024.
#goodreads #booksky
#goodreads #booksky
December 17, 2024 at 4:44 PM
I cut off a few books (The Wide Wide Sea, The Design of Everyday Things, Ten Birds That Changed the World, and Level Up!), but here’s what I read in 2024.
#goodreads #booksky
#goodreads #booksky
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Bonus points for using the Bristol stool chart 😂
Bonus points for using the Bristol stool chart 😂
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Bonus points for using the Bristol stool chart 😂
Bonus points for using the Bristol stool chart 😂
🚨breaking news🚨
An unknown illness (with flu-like symptoms, including high fever and severe headaches) killed 143 individuals last month in DRC’s southwestern province
An unknown illness (with flu-like symptoms, including high fever and severe headaches) killed 143 individuals last month in DRC’s southwestern province
Unknown disease kills 143 in southwest Congo, local authorities say
An unknown disease killed 143 people in Democratic Republic of the Congo's southwestern province in November, local authorities told Reuters.
www.reuters.com
December 4, 2024 at 6:10 PM
🚨breaking news🚨
An unknown illness (with flu-like symptoms, including high fever and severe headaches) killed 143 individuals last month in DRC’s southwestern province
An unknown illness (with flu-like symptoms, including high fever and severe headaches) killed 143 individuals last month in DRC’s southwestern province
New article regarding HCP return to work issues after covid and other RVIs
Respiratory equality: let’s stop playing favorites with COVID-19 in the healthcare setting | Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology | Cambridge Core
Respiratory equality: let’s stop playing favorites with COVID-19 in the healthcare setting
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December 4, 2024 at 12:29 PM
New article regarding HCP return to work issues after covid and other RVIs
November 27, 2024 at 5:51 PM