Lauren Fulham
@laurfulham.bsky.social
PhD student studying the interactions between Adenovirus and human cellular proteins
Pelka Lab 🦠UManitoba 🦬
Pelka Lab 🦠UManitoba 🦬
Reposted by Lauren Fulham
It's not just Texas and US south that's affected by measles, Ontario and north Mexico have big outbreaks also. Very important to get your kids vaccinated with the very safe and very effective MMR/MMRV vaccine!
www.who.int/emergencies/...
www.who.int/emergencies/...
Measles – Region of the Americas
As of 18 April 2025, a total of 2318 measles cases, including three deaths, have been confirmed in six countries in the WHO Region of the Americas, an 11-fold increase compared to the same period in 2...
www.who.int
April 28, 2025 at 7:40 PM
It's not just Texas and US south that's affected by measles, Ontario and north Mexico have big outbreaks also. Very important to get your kids vaccinated with the very safe and very effective MMR/MMRV vaccine!
www.who.int/emergencies/...
www.who.int/emergencies/...
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YAP-driven malignant reprogramming of oral epithelial stem cells at single cell resolution
"This study unveils the processes underlying oral epithelial progenitor cell reprogramming into tumor initiating cells at single cell resolution."
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
"This study unveils the processes underlying oral epithelial progenitor cell reprogramming into tumor initiating cells at single cell resolution."
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
February 11, 2025 at 1:14 PM
YAP-driven malignant reprogramming of oral epithelial stem cells at single cell resolution
"This study unveils the processes underlying oral epithelial progenitor cell reprogramming into tumor initiating cells at single cell resolution."
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
"This study unveils the processes underlying oral epithelial progenitor cell reprogramming into tumor initiating cells at single cell resolution."
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Update: 15 confirmed cases. Health officials are racing to offer vaccines to unvaccinated children, they're operating a mobile unit to screen for cases, pre-treating exposed infants. Schools & hospitals are on alert.
Measles outbreaks are v hard to contain. A totally preventable situation.
Measles outbreaks are v hard to contain. A totally preventable situation.
🚨Measles mounts in an undervaccinated Texas county. Hospitalizations & 9 cases. Many more expected.
This may be the first big outbreak of 2025 but probably not the last, with vaccine misinformation espoused at the highest levels of government.
My latest:
kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
This may be the first big outbreak of 2025 but probably not the last, with vaccine misinformation espoused at the highest levels of government.
My latest:
kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
Measles Outbreak Mounts Among Children in One of Texas’ Least Vaccinated Counties - KFF Health News
With hospitalizations and at least a dozen cases, health officials race to contain a growing outbreak in a community with low vaccination.
kffhealthnews.org
February 11, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Update: 15 confirmed cases. Health officials are racing to offer vaccines to unvaccinated children, they're operating a mobile unit to screen for cases, pre-treating exposed infants. Schools & hospitals are on alert.
Measles outbreaks are v hard to contain. A totally preventable situation.
Measles outbreaks are v hard to contain. A totally preventable situation.
Reposted by Lauren Fulham
So the kid in BC with H5N1 was very sick to the point of needing ECMO. While the majority of human cases have not been severe, this virus has the potential to be as bad as other H5N1s.
At population scale, even infrequently, this is millions of people.
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
At population scale, even infrequently, this is millions of people.
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
Critical Illness in an Adolescent with Influenza A(H5N1) Virus Infection | NEJM
Influenza A(H5N1) viruses are an emerging zoonotic threat and have spread widely throughout birds in North America. Recently, influenza A(H5N1) infection led to serious illness in a teenager in Canada.
www.nejm.org
January 1, 2025 at 4:41 PM
So the kid in BC with H5N1 was very sick to the point of needing ECMO. While the majority of human cases have not been severe, this virus has the potential to be as bad as other H5N1s.
At population scale, even infrequently, this is millions of people.
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
At population scale, even infrequently, this is millions of people.
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
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Nothing says Christmas like more #H5N1 #birdflu infected dairy herds. #USDA adds 11 California herds to the national count. California's total is 675 herds; the national total is 891 herds in 16 states. www.aphis.usda.gov/livestock-po...
December 25, 2024 at 5:37 PM
Nothing says Christmas like more #H5N1 #birdflu infected dairy herds. #USDA adds 11 California herds to the national count. California's total is 675 herds; the national total is 891 herds in 16 states. www.aphis.usda.gov/livestock-po...
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⚠️ BREAKING:
The CDC has confirmed the first severe human case of H5N1 bird flu in the United States.
The patient, from Louisiana, had direct contact with infected birds.
The CDC has confirmed the first severe human case of H5N1 bird flu in the United States.
The patient, from Louisiana, had direct contact with infected birds.
December 18, 2024 at 4:28 PM
⚠️ BREAKING:
The CDC has confirmed the first severe human case of H5N1 bird flu in the United States.
The patient, from Louisiana, had direct contact with infected birds.
The CDC has confirmed the first severe human case of H5N1 bird flu in the United States.
The patient, from Louisiana, had direct contact with infected birds.
Reposted by Lauren Fulham
⚠️ BREAKING:
New Zealand 🇳🇿 Suspends Poultry Exports After First Case of H7 Bird Flu
The H7N6 bird flu subtype was confirmed at a chicken farm in Otago, New Zealand, Biosecurity New Zealand reported. This strain differs from the globally spread H5N1.
New Zealand 🇳🇿 Suspends Poultry Exports After First Case of H7 Bird Flu
The H7N6 bird flu subtype was confirmed at a chicken farm in Otago, New Zealand, Biosecurity New Zealand reported. This strain differs from the globally spread H5N1.
December 2, 2024 at 4:06 PM
⚠️ BREAKING:
New Zealand 🇳🇿 Suspends Poultry Exports After First Case of H7 Bird Flu
The H7N6 bird flu subtype was confirmed at a chicken farm in Otago, New Zealand, Biosecurity New Zealand reported. This strain differs from the globally spread H5N1.
New Zealand 🇳🇿 Suspends Poultry Exports After First Case of H7 Bird Flu
The H7N6 bird flu subtype was confirmed at a chicken farm in Otago, New Zealand, Biosecurity New Zealand reported. This strain differs from the globally spread H5N1.
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California reports 2 more human infections with #H5N1 #birdflu. Brings the state's total to 31 and the national total of confirmed human cases to 57. www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID...
December 2, 2024 at 6:00 PM
California reports 2 more human infections with #H5N1 #birdflu. Brings the state's total to 31 and the national total of confirmed human cases to 57. www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID...
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We can't become complacent with these viruses. My quote from the article:
"I don’t think we should characterize 2.3.4.4b viruses as intrinsically less pathogenic compared to earlier clades, because we know that one or two mutations can greatly change the pathogenicity profile of these viruses.”
"I don’t think we should characterize 2.3.4.4b viruses as intrinsically less pathogenic compared to earlier clades, because we know that one or two mutations can greatly change the pathogenicity profile of these viruses.”
Scientists who have studied #H5N1 #birdflu for years are flummoxed by the lack of severe cases among the 55 human cases the US has confirmed this year. I talked to lots to explore the theories of what's going on. www.statnews.com/2024/12/02/b...
Scientists confront a mystery: Why have U.S. bird flu cases been so mild?
The H5N1 bird flu outbreak in the U.S. has so far been shockingly mild. Researchers have some theories as to why.
www.statnews.com
December 2, 2024 at 6:30 PM
We can't become complacent with these viruses. My quote from the article:
"I don’t think we should characterize 2.3.4.4b viruses as intrinsically less pathogenic compared to earlier clades, because we know that one or two mutations can greatly change the pathogenicity profile of these viruses.”
"I don’t think we should characterize 2.3.4.4b viruses as intrinsically less pathogenic compared to earlier clades, because we know that one or two mutations can greatly change the pathogenicity profile of these viruses.”
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I spoke to the CBC Radio about a large measles outbreak in New Brunswick - article link below. I cannot stress enough how serious an infection measles is - recycling an op-ed I wrote on the topic(see link on my webpage for explainer video).
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.bowdish.ca/lab/2024/03/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.bowdish.ca/lab/2024/03/...
November 22, 2024 at 9:44 PM
I spoke to the CBC Radio about a large measles outbreak in New Brunswick - article link below. I cannot stress enough how serious an infection measles is - recycling an op-ed I wrote on the topic(see link on my webpage for explainer video).
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.bowdish.ca/lab/2024/03/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.bowdish.ca/lab/2024/03/...
Reposted by Lauren Fulham
I spoke to @mscribe.bsky.social @theguardian.com about the H5N1 case in BC.
More and more human cases are occurring, along with mutations that indicate further human adaptation.
We need to treat these cases like a warning, because that is what they are.
www.theguardian.com/world/2024/n...
More and more human cases are occurring, along with mutations that indicate further human adaptation.
We need to treat these cases like a warning, because that is what they are.
www.theguardian.com/world/2024/n...
Bird flu in Canada may have mutated to become more transmissible to humans
Scientists are racing to understand what a hospitalized teen’s case of bird flu may mean for future outbreaks
www.theguardian.com
November 19, 2024 at 7:11 PM
I spoke to @mscribe.bsky.social @theguardian.com about the H5N1 case in BC.
More and more human cases are occurring, along with mutations that indicate further human adaptation.
We need to treat these cases like a warning, because that is what they are.
www.theguardian.com/world/2024/n...
More and more human cases are occurring, along with mutations that indicate further human adaptation.
We need to treat these cases like a warning, because that is what they are.
www.theguardian.com/world/2024/n...
Reposted by Lauren Fulham
⚠️ BREAKING:
California reports one presumptive human case of H5N1 bird flu in a child with mild symptoms, according to the California Department of Public Health.
They had no known contact with an infected animal.
California reports one presumptive human case of H5N1 bird flu in a child with mild symptoms, according to the California Department of Public Health.
They had no known contact with an infected animal.
November 19, 2024 at 5:42 PM
⚠️ BREAKING:
California reports one presumptive human case of H5N1 bird flu in a child with mild symptoms, according to the California Department of Public Health.
They had no known contact with an infected animal.
California reports one presumptive human case of H5N1 bird flu in a child with mild symptoms, according to the California Department of Public Health.
They had no known contact with an infected animal.
Reposted by Lauren Fulham
The preliminary sequence from the H5N1 human case in British Columbia has been posted and it is not good news. The virus potentially has a quasispecies at HA residue 226 (H3 numbering). This is bad news because we know that mutations at residue 226 can increase binding to human receptors. 1/
November 16, 2024 at 3:19 PM
The preliminary sequence from the H5N1 human case in British Columbia has been posted and it is not good news. The virus potentially has a quasispecies at HA residue 226 (H3 numbering). This is bad news because we know that mutations at residue 226 can increase binding to human receptors. 1/
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Oh and since I'm still new here, here's a video of me discussing our virology research and the importance of vaccines:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=C150...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=C150...
Advancing vaccine research on viruses | UM Faculty of Science
YouTube video by Faculty of Science, University of Manitoba
www.youtube.com
November 15, 2024 at 4:22 AM
Oh and since I'm still new here, here's a video of me discussing our virology research and the importance of vaccines:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=C150...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=C150...