Robert Paulino-Ramirez
@paulinorobert.bsky.social
Scientist, emerging viruses, retroviruses, epidemiologist, researcher, and professor. Father of two pugs. Citizen of the world, living in paradise. My statements are my own.
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Expert Comment: Chikungunya spreads from Indian Ocean islands www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/n...
Expert Comment: Chikungunya spreads from Indian Ocean islands | LSHTM
The surge in chikungunya cases began in early 2025, with major outbreaks in Indian Ocean islands including La Reunion, Mayotte and Mauritius. An estimated one-third of La Reunion's population has
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August 6, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Expert Comment: Chikungunya spreads from Indian Ocean islands www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/n...
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If you put googly eyes on the Pillars of Creation you get muppets 😄😄
July 7, 2025 at 11:24 PM
If you put googly eyes on the Pillars of Creation you get muppets 😄😄
Esta semana les comparto mi enfoque en el @ListinDiario sobre el efecto de las desigualdades y las infecciones.
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June 13, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Esta semana les comparto mi enfoque en el @ListinDiario sobre el efecto de las desigualdades y las infecciones.
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jamanetwork.com/journals/jam... Between Feb 28 and Apr 8, 2025, 694 NIH grants were terminated across 24 of the 26 institutes and centers. The cumulative amount of terminated grant funding was $1.81 billion, of which $544 024 077 (30.0%) had not been expended at the time of grant termination.
Characterization of Research Grant Terminations at the National Institutes of Health
This study examines the impact of National Institutes of Health grant terminations on the US research enterprise by quantifying the number and funding amount of these terminations and characterizing t...
jamanetwork.com
May 9, 2025 at 3:24 PM
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam... Between Feb 28 and Apr 8, 2025, 694 NIH grants were terminated across 24 of the 26 institutes and centers. The cumulative amount of terminated grant funding was $1.81 billion, of which $544 024 077 (30.0%) had not been expended at the time of grant termination.
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The Trump administration has blocked funding for research across the US Environmental Protection Agency’s main science division, according to sources inside the agency and internal e-mails seen by Nature.
https://go.nature.com/4mo52oy
https://go.nature.com/4mo52oy
US environmental agency halts funding for its main science division
E-mails reveal the stoppage at the US Environmental Protection Agency, which is encouraging workers to resign ahead of a reorganization.
go.nature.com
May 9, 2025 at 6:29 PM
The Trump administration has blocked funding for research across the US Environmental Protection Agency’s main science division, according to sources inside the agency and internal e-mails seen by Nature.
https://go.nature.com/4mo52oy
https://go.nature.com/4mo52oy
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It took an extension to the extension of the extension, but after more than 3 years of negotiations, governments around the globe—but notably, not the United States—have finally agreed on a treaty to improve how the world prevents, prepares for, and responds to future pandemics. scim.ag/4lDYcLe
Global pandemic treaty finalized, without U.S., in ‘a victory for multilateralism’
Three years in the making, the accord aims to increase equity and avoid errors of the COVID-19 pandemic
scim.ag
April 16, 2025 at 7:57 PM
It took an extension to the extension of the extension, but after more than 3 years of negotiations, governments around the globe—but notably, not the United States—have finally agreed on a treaty to improve how the world prevents, prepares for, and responds to future pandemics. scim.ag/4lDYcLe
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Astronomers say they have found the strongest indication of life beyond our solar system, on a planet 124 light-years away called ‘K2-18b.’
While they have not declared the finding of life, they detected “potential biosignatures” that are typically produced by living organisms like marine algae.
While they have not declared the finding of life, they detected “potential biosignatures” that are typically produced by living organisms like marine algae.
April 17, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Astronomers say they have found the strongest indication of life beyond our solar system, on a planet 124 light-years away called ‘K2-18b.’
While they have not declared the finding of life, they detected “potential biosignatures” that are typically produced by living organisms like marine algae.
While they have not declared the finding of life, they detected “potential biosignatures” that are typically produced by living organisms like marine algae.
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Cases of HPAI reported from California www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes... “38 persons received a positive test result for HPAI A(H5N1) viruses in California; 37 were dairy farm workers with occupational exposure to sick cows.”
Human Cases of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A ...
This report describes cases of highly pathogenic ...
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March 13, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Cases of HPAI reported from California www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes... “38 persons received a positive test result for HPAI A(H5N1) viruses in California; 37 were dairy farm workers with occupational exposure to sick cows.”
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If you are vaccinated with two doses of the measles vaccine you are “good for ~ 3,000 years”. Without doubt the best protection against measles is vaccination, not Vit A or Cod liver oil!
March 11, 2025 at 4:28 PM
If you are vaccinated with two doses of the measles vaccine you are “good for ~ 3,000 years”. Without doubt the best protection against measles is vaccination, not Vit A or Cod liver oil!
A total disgrace ☹️
"The Trump administration has terminated $800 million in grants to Johns Hopkins University, spurring the nation’s top spender on research and development to plan layoffs and cancel health projects, from breast-feeding support efforts in Baltimore to mosquito-net programs in Mozambique."
Johns Hopkins Plans Staff Layoffs After $800 Million Grant Cuts
Local and international health research efforts are already winding down as the university braces for even more potential cuts.
www.wsj.com
March 12, 2025 at 1:43 AM
A total disgrace ☹️
Según él, aceite de bacalao en cantidades industriales es la solución para evitar la propagación del sarampión. 🤡
Aceite de hígado de bacalao y vitamina A para combatir el sarampión: la receta del responsable de Salud del Gobierno de EE UU
El movimiento antivacunas, al que pertenece Robert F. Kennedy, hunde las tasas de inmunización de la población en edad escolar y precipita la reaparición de enfermedades teóricamente erradicadas
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March 8, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Según él, aceite de bacalao en cantidades industriales es la solución para evitar la propagación del sarampión. 🤡
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If they don’t invoke the 25th Amendment on Trump after today’s insanity, it’s never gonna be used.
March 1, 2025 at 12:43 AM
If they don’t invoke the 25th Amendment on Trump after today’s insanity, it’s never gonna be used.
Te invito a leer mi enfoque de esta semana en Listin Diario:
🦠🚨 ¿Un nuevo brote de fiebre amarilla en 2025? análisis sobre los factores que preocupan y los riesgos para la salud pública:
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🦠🚨 ¿Un nuevo brote de fiebre amarilla en 2025? análisis sobre los factores que preocupan y los riesgos para la salud pública:
🔗 listindiario.com/puntos-de-vi...
February 14, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Te invito a leer mi enfoque de esta semana en Listin Diario:
🦠🚨 ¿Un nuevo brote de fiebre amarilla en 2025? análisis sobre los factores que preocupan y los riesgos para la salud pública:
🔗 listindiario.com/puntos-de-vi...
🦠🚨 ¿Un nuevo brote de fiebre amarilla en 2025? análisis sobre los factores que preocupan y los riesgos para la salud pública:
🔗 listindiario.com/puntos-de-vi...
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San Francisco reports a presumptive human H5N1 bird flu case in a child who experienced symptoms of fever and conjunctivitis but did not need to be hospitalized and has since fully recovered.
January 10, 2025 at 10:55 PM
San Francisco reports a presumptive human H5N1 bird flu case in a child who experienced symptoms of fever and conjunctivitis but did not need to be hospitalized and has since fully recovered.
Virólogo no vislumbra amenaza inmediata de crisis sanitaria por nuevo virus
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January 7, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Virólogo no vislumbra amenaza inmediata de crisis sanitaria por nuevo virus
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