Rick Bright
@rickabright
Practical, Innovative, Hyper-focused on saving lives. Immunologist, Virologist, Pandemic Nemesis. Posts are mine.
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20-01-2017 17:28:41
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HT FluRadar KFF Health News #H5N1 🚨Dairies after months workers not educated avian influenza health risks -Taught use #PPE - Not given PPE free from Colorado -CDC & CDPHE outreach radio social media & flyers -Some workers cannot read! KFF Spanish👇 kffhealthnews.org/news/article/t…
Today, 🇳🇬 received 10000 doses of Jynneos Mpox vaccines donated by USAID, the 1st country in the African region to receive doses to respond to the outbreak affecting many countries, leading to the declaration of a Public Health Emergency of International Concern by World Health Organization (WHO).
Nigeria has become the first African country to receive #mpox vaccines to combat the outbreak. The 10,000 U.S.-donated doses will be rolled out in 5 states to protect those most at risk. WHO & partners are working to increase vaccine access across Africa. afro.who.int/countries/nige…
With 100+ health emergencies yearly, Africa’s need for stronger EPR is critical. At #RC74AFRO, Abdou Salam Gueye announces scaling AVoHC-SURGE from 1900+ to 3000 responders—vital for tackling #mpox and other outbreaks.
⚠️ 🇺🇸 H5 Influenza Wastewater Detection WastewaterSCAN confirms Parker South WRF (Douglas County, CO) was positive for H5 on Aug 27. H5 Level: 8.2 PMMoV normalized (low range), 73% decrease from Aug 7 detection, suggesting a reduction in viral presence. data.wastewaterscan.org/tracker/?chart…
✴️ U.S. Agriculture Secretary Secretary Tom Vilsack authorises the first trial of an #H5N1 #vaccine for cattle. ✴️Unsure which vaccine is being trialed ( Ceva and Medgene are contenders). ✴️’A vaccination strategy could be critical in curbing disease spread but could be difficult to
Confirmed: at least 3 dairy herds in CA infected w/ #H5N1 virus. Not surprising, but sad to see the virus still not under control. H/t vets & Calif Food and Ag for reporting quickly. Let’s hope sequence data are shared w/ public very quickly, too. Imp to protect all workers exposed
Check out this excellent chart from World Health Organization (WHO) on confirmed #mpox cases across #Africa by clade & subclade. ✳️Clade Ia: DRC, CAR, Congo, Cameroon, Gabon, Sudan ✳️Clade Ib: DRC, Burundi, Rwanda, Kenya, Uganda ✳️Clade IIa & b: Nigeria, Côte d’Ivoire, South Africa, Liberia, Cameroon,