Wilmore Webley, PhD
@willyb72.bsky.social
Professor of Microbiology and Senior Vice Provost for Equity and Inclusion at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Check out https://websites.umass.edu/wilmore/
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Ten more measles cases—58 total—confirmed in Texas outbreak
The latest update includes a case from Lubbock County, pushing the number of affected counties to 5.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/m...
Photo: Dave Haygarth / Flickr cc
The latest update includes a case from Lubbock County, pushing the number of affected counties to 5.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/m...
Photo: Dave Haygarth / Flickr cc
February 18, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Ten more measles cases—58 total—confirmed in Texas outbreak
The latest update includes a case from Lubbock County, pushing the number of affected counties to 5.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/m...
Photo: Dave Haygarth / Flickr cc
The latest update includes a case from Lubbock County, pushing the number of affected counties to 5.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/m...
Photo: Dave Haygarth / Flickr cc
Nationally, seasonal influenza activity remains elevated. This season is now classified as a high severity season overall and for all age groups (children, adults, older adults) and is the first high severity season since 2017-2018.
www.cdc.gov/fluview/surv....
www.cdc.gov/fluview/surv....
Weekly US Influenza Surveillance Report: Key Updates for Week 7, ending February 15, 2025
Seasonal influenza activity is continuing to increase but remains low nationally.
www.cdc.gov
February 24, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Nationally, seasonal influenza activity remains elevated. This season is now classified as a high severity season overall and for all age groups (children, adults, older adults) and is the first high severity season since 2017-2018.
www.cdc.gov/fluview/surv....
www.cdc.gov/fluview/surv....
This Listeria outbreak investigation and subsequent findings are recalls underscore the importance of these investigative teams at the FDA. www.fda.gov/food/outbrea...
Outbreak Investigation
Do not sell or serve Lyons ReadyCare and Sysco Imperial Frozen Supplemental Shakes.
FDA’s investigation is ongoing.
www.fda.gov
February 24, 2025 at 3:43 PM
This Listeria outbreak investigation and subsequent findings are recalls underscore the importance of these investigative teams at the FDA. www.fda.gov/food/outbrea...
Measles cases reported in Texas as vaccine rate against the disease has fallen www.texastribune.org/2025/01/30/t... via @texastribune.org
Measles cases reported in Texas as vaccine rate against the disease has fallen
Two of the four cases are in Lubbock, which hasn’t seen a case in more than 20 years. Meanwhile, measles vaccination rates in Texas have fallen over the last four years.
www.texastribune.org
February 3, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Measles cases reported in Texas as vaccine rate against the disease has fallen www.texastribune.org/2025/01/30/t... via @texastribune.org
Thousands of U.S. Government Web Pages Have Been Taken Down Since Friday www.nytimes.com/2025/02/02/u...
Thousands of U.S. Government Web Pages Have Been Taken Down Since Friday
Federal agencies moved to satisfy Trump’s orders to remove topics like diversity initiatives and “gender ideology.”
www.nytimes.com
February 3, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Thousands of U.S. Government Web Pages Have Been Taken Down Since Friday www.nytimes.com/2025/02/02/u...
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If only we had anything approaching competent adults running the government of arguably the most powerful nation on the planet.
Wonder why not one person in the new admin was able to put together a clear, understandable memo…
Wonder why not one person in the new admin was able to put together a clear, understandable memo…
January 28, 2025 at 8:37 PM
If only we had anything approaching competent adults running the government of arguably the most powerful nation on the planet.
Wonder why not one person in the new admin was able to put together a clear, understandable memo…
Wonder why not one person in the new admin was able to put together a clear, understandable memo…
Reposted by Wilmore Webley, PhD
Here was our message today at UNC: Better than the one last week that downplayed things but....
January 28, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Here was our message today at UNC: Better than the one last week that downplayed things but....
Reposted by Wilmore Webley, PhD
This is a kind of gangsterism from the Trump administration. It’s so unnecessary but they would rather indulge in the politics of fear-mongering and extortion.
January 28, 2025 at 5:07 PM
This is a kind of gangsterism from the Trump administration. It’s so unnecessary but they would rather indulge in the politics of fear-mongering and extortion.
Reposted by Wilmore Webley, PhD
👇 Be aware that...
More than just a pause, which is bad enough,
This is a radical restructuring. 🧪
More than just a pause, which is bad enough,
This is a radical restructuring. 🧪
One aim of the order is to give the Trump administration time to insert political appointees into the grant-giving and disbursement processes, enabling them to upend agency decisions and rescind grants…
Trump Halts All Federal Grants - Daily Nous
“To the extent permissible under applicable law, Federal agencies must temporarily pause all activities related to obligation or disbursement of all Federal financial assistance… Each agency must paus...
dailynous.com
January 28, 2025 at 1:48 PM
👇 Be aware that...
More than just a pause, which is bad enough,
This is a radical restructuring. 🧪
More than just a pause, which is bad enough,
This is a radical restructuring. 🧪
Excellent video on early signs of diabetes:
youtu.be/TQo9NNYl1DY
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Top 10 Signs of DIABETES You Can SEE: Doctor Explains
YouTube video by Violin MD
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January 10, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Excellent video on early signs of diabetes:
youtu.be/TQo9NNYl1DY
youtu.be/TQo9NNYl1DY
Cases of norovirus are spiking in some regions of the country, with 91 outbreaks reported as of Dec. 5, according to the CDC. Take care to wash your hands since alcohol-based hand sanitizers do not kill this virus. www.cdc.gov/norovirus/ph...
NoroSTAT Data Table
Suspected and confirmed norovirus outbreaks reported to CDC by state health departments in NoroSTAT.
www.cdc.gov
December 31, 2024 at 3:26 PM
Cases of norovirus are spiking in some regions of the country, with 91 outbreaks reported as of Dec. 5, according to the CDC. Take care to wash your hands since alcohol-based hand sanitizers do not kill this virus. www.cdc.gov/norovirus/ph...
This Louisiana patient has the same D1.1 genotype that was found in the severe case of H5N1 bird flu seen in a teenager in British Columbia last month. www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdi...
U.S. Reports First Severe Case of Bird Flu
Patient in Louisiana had exposure to backyard poultry
www.medpagetoday.com
December 18, 2024 at 7:27 PM
This Louisiana patient has the same D1.1 genotype that was found in the severe case of H5N1 bird flu seen in a teenager in British Columbia last month. www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdi...
COVID cases showed increase in the US over the past three weeks. www.newsweek.com/covid-update...
COVID: Updated CDC map reveals infection rates across US
The latest data reveals that COVID-19 rates are rising in the U.S. compared to the previous week.
www.newsweek.com
December 18, 2024 at 4:54 PM
COVID cases showed increase in the US over the past three weeks. www.newsweek.com/covid-update...
Interesting article on the risk of autoimmune diseases after acute COVID-19 infection: www.jwatch.org/na58095/2024...
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www.jwatch.org
December 18, 2024 at 1:44 PM
Interesting article on the risk of autoimmune diseases after acute COVID-19 infection: www.jwatch.org/na58095/2024...
Very nice short video on the impact of the Polio vaccine. Thanks to Kristen Panthagani, the lead on this project and to Katelyn Jetelina for sharing it in YLE this morning. I really like the strategy of disseminating accurate vaccine information in this way.
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A look back at the polio vaccine
YouTube video by You Can Know Things
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December 17, 2024 at 1:45 PM
Very nice short video on the impact of the Polio vaccine. Thanks to Kristen Panthagani, the lead on this project and to Katelyn Jetelina for sharing it in YLE this morning. I really like the strategy of disseminating accurate vaccine information in this way.
youtu.be/Y2BIrYn3xy4?...
youtu.be/Y2BIrYn3xy4?...
Excellent graphic of the impact of vaccination.
Sadly, it’s a good time to once again share this amazing infographic that we ran at @science.org more than 7 years ago
🧪 #IDsky
www.science.org/content/arti...
🧪 #IDsky
www.science.org/content/arti...
Here's the visual proof of why vaccines do more good than harm
See year by year how vaccines beat back nine dangerous infectious diseases
www.science.org
December 15, 2024 at 7:09 PM
Excellent graphic of the impact of vaccination.
SARS-CoV-2 spike protein (red) can persists in the skull-meninges-brain axis in COVID-19 patients, inducing inflammation and neurologic damage in the brain. mRNA vaccines reduce, but do not eliminate, the spike burden. www.cell.com/cell-host-mi...
December 6, 2024 at 1:14 PM
SARS-CoV-2 spike protein (red) can persists in the skull-meninges-brain axis in COVID-19 patients, inducing inflammation and neurologic damage in the brain. mRNA vaccines reduce, but do not eliminate, the spike burden. www.cell.com/cell-host-mi...
Interesting take from Scott Gottlieb on what could happen if RFK Jr implements his health plans, thehill.com/policy/healt...
Gottlieb: RFK Jr. ‘will cost lives’ if he follows through on health plans
Scott Gottlieb, who served as commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) during President-elect Trump’s first term, expressed concerns with the pick of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the…
thehill.com
December 2, 2024 at 5:10 PM
Interesting take from Scott Gottlieb on what could happen if RFK Jr implements his health plans, thehill.com/policy/healt...
The bird flu virus has appeared in 17 wastewater systems in California, according to the CDC
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A California child is infected with bird flu. Here’s why this case is different
A Bay Area child tested positive for bird flu. Other California cases were traced to cattle and dairy farms in the Central Valley.
calmatters.org
December 2, 2024 at 4:55 AM
The bird flu virus has appeared in 17 wastewater systems in California, according to the CDC
calmatters.org/health/2024/....
calmatters.org/health/2024/....
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The pandemic russian roulette continues.
It is alarming that #H5N1 is being detected in the human food chain. I don't know how to say this more clearly, raw milk has absolutely ZERO benefits that make deliberate human exposure to a pathogenic zoonotic virus worthwhile
www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...
It is alarming that #H5N1 is being detected in the human food chain. I don't know how to say this more clearly, raw milk has absolutely ZERO benefits that make deliberate human exposure to a pathogenic zoonotic virus worthwhile
www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...
Bird flu detected in second lot of raw milk sold in California, health officials say
“All of the cows at Raw Farm are healthy and do not show signs or symptoms of HPAI or Bird Flu,” Raw Farm said in a statement Thursday.
www.nbcnews.com
November 28, 2024 at 10:48 PM
The pandemic russian roulette continues.
It is alarming that #H5N1 is being detected in the human food chain. I don't know how to say this more clearly, raw milk has absolutely ZERO benefits that make deliberate human exposure to a pathogenic zoonotic virus worthwhile
www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...
It is alarming that #H5N1 is being detected in the human food chain. I don't know how to say this more clearly, raw milk has absolutely ZERO benefits that make deliberate human exposure to a pathogenic zoonotic virus worthwhile
www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...
Caitlin Rivers is an excellent epidemiologist who has done a great job helping many people to understand the data and cut through the misinformation noise during the pandemic.
On shelves as of October 8 is Caitlin Rivers'
Crisis Averted: The Hidden Science of Fighting Outbreaks 🧪
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Crisis Averted: The Hidden Science of Fighting Outbreaks 🧪
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November 27, 2024 at 1:57 PM
Caitlin Rivers is an excellent epidemiologist who has done a great job helping many people to understand the data and cut through the misinformation noise during the pandemic.
Great news for the latest Malaria vaccine trial. The researchers observed protective efficacy against malaria infection i89% of participants in a small study receiving a late-liver-stage attenuated malaria parasite. www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdi...
Malaria Vaccine Delivered by Mosquito Bite Shows Safety, Efficacy
Immunization led to protection against controlled infection in proof-of-concept study
www.medpagetoday.com
November 22, 2024 at 3:32 PM
Great news for the latest Malaria vaccine trial. The researchers observed protective efficacy against malaria infection i89% of participants in a small study receiving a late-liver-stage attenuated malaria parasite. www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdi...
Intersting take by By Laura Helmuth
from SLATE: slate.com/technology/2...
from SLATE: slate.com/technology/2...
I Know Personally Exactly What Kind of Bully RFK Jr Is. Now America Will Too.
Things could get really bad.
slate.com
November 22, 2024 at 2:56 PM
Intersting take by By Laura Helmuth
from SLATE: slate.com/technology/2...
from SLATE: slate.com/technology/2...