Jessie Abbate, PhD
@jessieabbate.bsky.social
Infectious disease ecologist & epidemiologist
She/Her/Mama(n) 🇺🇸/🇲🇫 https://jessieabbate.wordpress.com/
Geomatys | Epiwise | The GRAPH Network | UVA Biocomplexity Institute | Former WHO, IRD, INRA
She/Her/Mama(n) 🇺🇸/🇲🇫 https://jessieabbate.wordpress.com/
Geomatys | Epiwise | The GRAPH Network | UVA Biocomplexity Institute | Former WHO, IRD, INRA
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Happy Diwali 🪔 to all
The world needs more light, compassion and peace
The world needs more light, compassion and peace
October 19, 2025 at 5:03 AM
Happy Diwali 🪔 to all
The world needs more light, compassion and peace
The world needs more light, compassion and peace
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So this interview lasted 2 hours so this “you’re scaring me” part might seem like an overreaction or fearmongering to someone without that context.
There’s a lot of evidence to support my hypothesis that a potential H5N1 pandemic would be worse than COVID.
There’s a lot of evidence to support my hypothesis that a potential H5N1 pandemic would be worse than COVID.
April 21, 2025 at 1:28 PM
So this interview lasted 2 hours so this “you’re scaring me” part might seem like an overreaction or fearmongering to someone without that context.
There’s a lot of evidence to support my hypothesis that a potential H5N1 pandemic would be worse than COVID.
There’s a lot of evidence to support my hypothesis that a potential H5N1 pandemic would be worse than COVID.
"We're sleepwalking into a disaster," he says. "I shouldn't say we are — we already have sleepwalked into a disaster."
@npr.org
Just under half of all infections are now resistant to antibiotics.
Not the time to reduce funding for science and health.
www.npr.org/sections/goa...
@npr.org
Just under half of all infections are now resistant to antibiotics.
Not the time to reduce funding for science and health.
www.npr.org/sections/goa...
Study: We're losing the war against drug-resistant infections faster than we thought
Antimicrobial resistance is responsible for some 1.2 million deaths a year a year and contributes to millions more. Data in the new report shows that the problem is growing at an alarming rate.
www.npr.org
October 15, 2025 at 2:30 PM
"We're sleepwalking into a disaster," he says. "I shouldn't say we are — we already have sleepwalked into a disaster."
@npr.org
Just under half of all infections are now resistant to antibiotics.
Not the time to reduce funding for science and health.
www.npr.org/sections/goa...
@npr.org
Just under half of all infections are now resistant to antibiotics.
Not the time to reduce funding for science and health.
www.npr.org/sections/goa...
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Rasmussen: What Would it Take for Bird Flu to Go Pandemic?
bit.ly/4n7WgKr
by @angierasmussen.bsky.social
#h5n1
Wow -- great primer on flu
bit.ly/4n7WgKr
by @angierasmussen.bsky.social
#h5n1
Wow -- great primer on flu
What Would it Take for Bird Flu to Go Pandemic?
How H5N1 could make the jump and what we can do to stop that
bit.ly
October 15, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Rasmussen: What Would it Take for Bird Flu to Go Pandemic?
bit.ly/4n7WgKr
by @angierasmussen.bsky.social
#h5n1
Wow -- great primer on flu
bit.ly/4n7WgKr
by @angierasmussen.bsky.social
#h5n1
Wow -- great primer on flu
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#Chikungunya spread in New York by a home grown infected mosquito apnews.com/article/chik...
#medsky Important: #WestNile entered the US in New York and has now spread across the continent. Another mosquito-borne disease.
#medsky Important: #WestNile entered the US in New York and has now spread across the continent. Another mosquito-borne disease.
New York health officials confirm state's first locally acquired case of chikungunya virus
New York health officials have confirmed the state’s first locally acquired case of chikungunya virus and the first such case in the country in six years.
apnews.com
October 15, 2025 at 2:12 PM
#Chikungunya spread in New York by a home grown infected mosquito apnews.com/article/chik...
#medsky Important: #WestNile entered the US in New York and has now spread across the continent. Another mosquito-borne disease.
#medsky Important: #WestNile entered the US in New York and has now spread across the continent. Another mosquito-borne disease.
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Finally, someone has solved a real problem with AI! No more having to take a paper in the format for a journal that rejected you, and reformat it for a new journal. Well done!! formatmypaper.com
October 15, 2025 at 6:33 AM
Finally, someone has solved a real problem with AI! No more having to take a paper in the format for a journal that rejected you, and reformat it for a new journal. Well done!! formatmypaper.com
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The Maldives 🇲🇻 became the first country in the world to eliminate mother to child transmission of:
-HBV
-HIV
-Syphilis
#IDSky
www.who.int/news/item/13...
-HBV
-HIV
-Syphilis
#IDSky
www.who.int/news/item/13...
October 14, 2025 at 1:41 AM
The Maldives 🇲🇻 became the first country in the world to eliminate mother to child transmission of:
-HBV
-HIV
-Syphilis
#IDSky
www.who.int/news/item/13...
-HBV
-HIV
-Syphilis
#IDSky
www.who.int/news/item/13...
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“This year’s award comes at a time when funding for scientific research is under threat in the US…. “It’s a very timely message when we’re seeing the US undermining so much of its science base,” says Coyle. Aghion said, “Openness is a driver of growth. I see dark clouds accumulating.”
Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion and Pewter Howitt share economics prize for work that underlines the importance of investing in research and development.
go.nature.com/4hj9NNV
go.nature.com/4hj9NNV
Economics Nobel prize won by researchers who showed how science boosts growth
Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion and Pewter Howitt share economics prize for work that underlines the importance of investing in research and development.
go.nature.com
October 14, 2025 at 12:04 AM
“This year’s award comes at a time when funding for scientific research is under threat in the US…. “It’s a very timely message when we’re seeing the US undermining so much of its science base,” says Coyle. Aghion said, “Openness is a driver of growth. I see dark clouds accumulating.”
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One of the ways we know the perinatal dose of Hepatitis B vaccine makes a difference? NHANES & the people who powered it
ACIP recommended the birth dose in 1991. The prevalence of Hepatitis B among children 6–19 years old declined 68% from 1988–1994 to 1999-2006.
academic.oup.com/jid/article-...
ACIP recommended the birth dose in 1991. The prevalence of Hepatitis B among children 6–19 years old declined 68% from 1988–1994 to 1999-2006.
academic.oup.com/jid/article-...
October 14, 2025 at 3:26 AM
One of the ways we know the perinatal dose of Hepatitis B vaccine makes a difference? NHANES & the people who powered it
ACIP recommended the birth dose in 1991. The prevalence of Hepatitis B among children 6–19 years old declined 68% from 1988–1994 to 1999-2006.
academic.oup.com/jid/article-...
ACIP recommended the birth dose in 1991. The prevalence of Hepatitis B among children 6–19 years old declined 68% from 1988–1994 to 1999-2006.
academic.oup.com/jid/article-...
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The cruelty is the point.
They are using this as an excuse to fire even more of our best, most dedicated scientists, researchers, and civil servants.
They do this because they do not believe in science, and they do not genuinely care about the health of America.
They are using this as an excuse to fire even more of our best, most dedicated scientists, researchers, and civil servants.
They do this because they do not believe in science, and they do not genuinely care about the health of America.
We have breaking news in Inside Medicine.
We had heard rumors of RIFs to CDC.
But this is the first visual confirmation that it has occurred tonight, and at high levels in the agency.
Here is what we know...and then some well-sourced rumors (but rumors, nonetheless, not confirmed) 🧵...
We had heard rumors of RIFs to CDC.
But this is the first visual confirmation that it has occurred tonight, and at high levels in the agency.
Here is what we know...and then some well-sourced rumors (but rumors, nonetheless, not confirmed) 🧵...
October 11, 2025 at 7:03 AM
The cruelty is the point.
They are using this as an excuse to fire even more of our best, most dedicated scientists, researchers, and civil servants.
They do this because they do not believe in science, and they do not genuinely care about the health of America.
They are using this as an excuse to fire even more of our best, most dedicated scientists, researchers, and civil servants.
They do this because they do not believe in science, and they do not genuinely care about the health of America.
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Further devastating job losses at CDC. This is terrible news not only in the US but for the ability to respond to disease outbreaks globally. CDC have saved countless lives and we appreciate everything that you've done to make the world safer. #CDC
Trump Administration Lays Off Dozens of C.D.C. Officials
“Disease detectives,” high-ranking scientists, the entire Washington office and the staff of a weekly public health journal were among those who learned late Friday that they would lose their jobs.
#GiftLink
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/u...
“Disease detectives,” high-ranking scientists, the entire Washington office and the staff of a weekly public health journal were among those who learned late Friday that they would lose their jobs.
#GiftLink
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/u...
Trump Administration Lays Off Dozens of C.D.C. Officials
www.nytimes.com
October 11, 2025 at 7:15 AM
Further devastating job losses at CDC. This is terrible news not only in the US but for the ability to respond to disease outbreaks globally. CDC have saved countless lives and we appreciate everything that you've done to make the world safer. #CDC
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Lost Science is a new NYT series of accounts from scientists who have lost their jobs or funding. You can send your story to the Times here www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/c...
October 10, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Lost Science is a new NYT series of accounts from scientists who have lost their jobs or funding. You can send your story to the Times here www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/c...
I just introduced my 7yo to the original (thanks YouTube!) and realized how much my generation benefited from quality educational kids programming (thanks CPB/PBS!).
Good thing they're rebooting bc my kid was fascinated ...but mostly by how old it was. 🫣🤦🏼♀️😅
Good thing they're rebooting bc my kid was fascinated ...but mostly by how old it was. 🫣🤦🏼♀️😅
October 4, 2025 at 1:54 AM
I just introduced my 7yo to the original (thanks YouTube!) and realized how much my generation benefited from quality educational kids programming (thanks CPB/PBS!).
Good thing they're rebooting bc my kid was fascinated ...but mostly by how old it was. 🫣🤦🏼♀️😅
Good thing they're rebooting bc my kid was fascinated ...but mostly by how old it was. 🫣🤦🏼♀️😅
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“There are probably thousands of species with human pathogenic potential that currently do not cause disease because they can’t tolerate human temperatures. Predicting the species that will break through human temperature defenses is very difficult” www.leadersedge.com/healthcare/f...
Fungus Among Us | Leader's Edge Magazine
Fungus Among Us Fungal diseases are already estimated to kill millions of people each year and devastate crops. Now changing climates are showing fungi’s ability to adapt and spread.
www.leadersedge.com
October 2, 2025 at 2:11 PM
“There are probably thousands of species with human pathogenic potential that currently do not cause disease because they can’t tolerate human temperatures. Predicting the species that will break through human temperature defenses is very difficult” www.leadersedge.com/healthcare/f...
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Mailing HPV self-test kits directly to women is both effective and cost-saving, with benefits seen across different screening histories according to new research. Home-based testing can help overcome barriers to cervical cancer screening.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/human-papill...
www.cidrap.umn.edu/human-papill...
Study: Mailing HPV tests to women effective, cost-saving, regardless of cervical-cancer screening history
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www.cidrap.umn.edu
October 2, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Mailing HPV self-test kits directly to women is both effective and cost-saving, with benefits seen across different screening histories according to new research. Home-based testing can help overcome barriers to cervical cancer screening.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/human-papill...
www.cidrap.umn.edu/human-papill...
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The best news! ❤️
'Reading Rainbow' Is Coming Back After Nearly 20 Years With Beloved Librarian As Host—And Fans Are Pumped
www.comicsands.com
October 2, 2025 at 11:19 PM
The best news! ❤️
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"It is an inherently political position, but that doesn’t mean that it has to be politically compromised," says Susan Monarez.
Q&A with the former CDC director by @maxkozlov.bsky.social @nature.com www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Q&A with the former CDC director by @maxkozlov.bsky.social @nature.com www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Exclusive: ex-CDC director talks about why she was fired
“I would never do that, as a scientist,” Susan Monarez says of being asked to approve changes to vaccine recommendations without knowing the details.
www.nature.com
October 2, 2025 at 3:05 PM
"It is an inherently political position, but that doesn’t mean that it has to be politically compromised," says Susan Monarez.
Q&A with the former CDC director by @maxkozlov.bsky.social @nature.com www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Q&A with the former CDC director by @maxkozlov.bsky.social @nature.com www.nature.com/articles/d41...
This is why you vaccinate populations, not individuals. The baby was too young for the vaccine. Tragic.
Also, a solid reminder to check up on your potential need for a booster.
Also, a solid reminder to check up on your potential need for a booster.
Mississippi Baby Dies of Whooping Cough, the State’s First Pertussis Death in 13 Years www.mississippifreepress.org/mississippi-...
Mississippi Baby Dies of Whooping Cough Amid Rising Cases
A baby in Mississippi has died of whooping cough for the first time since 2012. The baby was less than two months old—too young for vaccination.
www.mississippifreepress.org
October 2, 2025 at 11:59 PM
This is why you vaccinate populations, not individuals. The baby was too young for the vaccine. Tragic.
Also, a solid reminder to check up on your potential need for a booster.
Also, a solid reminder to check up on your potential need for a booster.
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A pregnant woman in Alberta, Canada contracted measles.
This led to her baby being born prematurely.
The baby died.
Another preventable tragedy.
This led to her baby being born prematurely.
The baby died.
Another preventable tragedy.
Premature baby dies of measles in Alberta outbreak's 1st death | CBC News
Alberta is reporting its first measles death since outbreaks of the highly contagious illness began in March. The province says a baby, who was born prematurely after the mother became sick, died shor...
www.cbc.ca
October 2, 2025 at 11:19 PM
A pregnant woman in Alberta, Canada contracted measles.
This led to her baby being born prematurely.
The baby died.
Another preventable tragedy.
This led to her baby being born prematurely.
The baby died.
Another preventable tragedy.
Is it just me, or does this smell of elderberries?
October 2, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Is it just me, or does this smell of elderberries?
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Exactly.
"As a federal worker, I am here to tell you that every awful thing that would happen in a shutdown—shuttering programs that Americans rely on, damaging our economy, firing federal workers—all of this is already happening."
youtu.be/jw93RKKreqY?...
youtu.be/jw93RKKreqY?...
Jenna Norton, PhD - (NIH, Bethesda Declaration organizer, mom) *speaking in her personal capacity
YouTube video by Civil Servants Coalition
youtu.be
October 2, 2025 at 4:26 AM
Exactly.