Dr. Saskia Popescu
@SaskiaPopescu
Infectious disease epidemiologist - Biodefense & Global Health Security | @RANDCorporation | Asst Prof @UMmedschool | Affiliate @georgetown_ghss @scharschool
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Friday, 4/26 @ 12:00 ET | H5N1: Gauging the Current Threat
Jennifer Nuzzo, DrPH will moderate a discussion with Dr. Mary-Margaret Fill TN Dept. of Health, Dr. Gerald Parker Global One Health, & Lauren Sauer University of Nebraska Medical Center on the potential impact of #H5N1 .
Register Here: events.brown.edu/event/h5n1
It is really hard to see how it is not a scandal that Dept. of Agriculture has not shared what its own FAQs on the situation indicate are *extensive* viral sequence data on H5N1 in cattle in 8 states.
aphis.usda.gov/sites/default/…
statnews.com/2024/04/18/h5n…
Great insights from Dr. Dr Alexandra Phelan on pathogen access and benefit sharing as a critical component to not only the accord, but also outbreak response/pandemic prevention. The pandemic cost 7 million lives, but talks to prevent a repeat stall. washingtonpost.com/health/2024/04…
“Most recently, the spread of the virus w/in several mammal species, including in domestic cattle in the US, has increased the risk of spillover to humans, the WHO said. ‘This remains I think an enormous concern,’ - Jeremy Farrar theguardian.com/world/2024/apr…