Steve Pullan
@stevepullan.bsky.social
Microbiologist @ukhsa, interested in pathogen genomics, metagenomics, transcriptomics. Yorkshireman down south, #LUFC fan.
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BREAKING: Rare imported case of #Lassa fever diagnosed in Iowa; person died from the infection, state health authorities reported Monday. www.statnews.com/2024/10/28/l...
U.S. death from Lassa fever, an Ebola-like virus, is reported in Iowa
A person from Iowa who recently returned to the United States from West Africa has died after contracting Lassa fever, a virus that can cause Ebola-like illness in some patients.
www.statnews.com
October 28, 2024 at 8:41 PM
BREAKING: Rare imported case of #Lassa fever diagnosed in Iowa; person died from the infection, state health authorities reported Monday. www.statnews.com/2024/10/28/l...
Seeing it laid out like that, it does seem a weird mix of a career 😂, all made sense at each decision point though
Scholar word cloud I made based on the publications of one of my newest followers. I wonder if they'll recognize it?
October 26, 2024 at 7:23 PM
Seeing it laid out like that, it does seem a weird mix of a career 😂, all made sense at each decision point though
Exciting times, looking forward to being involved with such a great team of people! (Even tempted me back to social media)
Delighted that Birmingham has been awarded HPRU status in Public Health Genomics! Am looking forward to working with stellar team from UKHSA and Birmingham on themes inc. env surveillance, metagenomics, novel genomics methods & analysis/data infrastructure www.birmingham.ac.uk/news/2024/pr...
Protecting the public from health threats - University of Birmingham
New Health Protection Research Units will help responses to future incidents including terrorism and pandemics
www.birmingham.ac.uk
October 25, 2024 at 3:56 PM
Exciting times, looking forward to being involved with such a great team of people! (Even tempted me back to social media)