It's a great pleasure to have my friend, colleague and collaborator Mauricio Nogueira Mauricio Nogueira’s lab @Famerp give the keynote address UTMB SPECTRE Program. An overview of 20yrs of cutting edge science on vector borne diseases in Brazil👏👏. Sociedade Brasileira de Virologia UTMB News CREATE-NEO ASTMH ACAV

Mentor, colleague and friend Scott Weaver giving a thought provoking keynote lecture on urban emergence of zoonotic arboviruses in the Americas.Institute for Human Infections & Immunity (IHII) UTMB SPECTRE Program Sociedade Brasileira de Virologia ASTMH ACAV CREATE-NEO Mauricio Nogueira’s lab @Famerp UTMB World Reference Center for Emerging Viruses Dr. Shannan_Rossi

Dr Cassia Estofolete (not on X) presenting her work on Dengue and other AFIs in SJdRP. Great talk Cassia! FAMERP Mauricio Nogueira’s lab @Famerp Sociedade Brasileira de Virologia Nikos Vasilakis ASTMH ACAV Institute for Human Infections & Immunity (IHII) UTMB Provost's Office NIAID-CREID

Last week SPECTRE and the Center for Tropical Diseases hosted the first annual Tropical and Emerging Infectious Diseases for Clinicians and Translational Scientists symposium. We had a great turn out and hope to see everyone again next year!

#Mpox #EMS #DRC #specialpathogens #specialpathogenspreparedness #infectiousdiseases #infectioncontrol

Interested in emergency management? Just want to know more about it? The IAEM Virtual Conference will be held on April 18-19, 2024. SPECTRE's own Kara Marshall will be presenting! iaem.org/virtualconfere…

#netec #aspr #specialpathogens #specialpathogenspreparedness #infectiousdiseases #infectioncontrol #infectionprevention

#RiskManagement #pandemicPreparedness #tephi

Mondays get you down? Well turn that frown upside down, SPECTRE's latest newsletter is here and is available for your viewing pleasure!!! utmb.edu/spectre/about/… #specialpathogens #specialpathogenspreparedness #infectiousdiseases #infectioncontrol #viral #globalhealth

Don't miss NETEC's blog, Navigating PAPRs for Respiratory Protection a comprehensive guide on how Powered Air-Purifying Respirators (PAPRs) fit into a health care respiratory protection program. netec.org/2024/04/24/pap…

Check out SPECTRE's latest newsletter! utmb.edu/spectre/about/… #specialpathogens #infectiousdiseases #infectioncontrol #viral #globalhealth

Interviewed in this piece by Jessica Nix The lack of infrastructure for diagnostics/testing at the animal-human worker interface is an issue that preceded #H5N1; we are seeing the symptoms of that now in a fragmented response. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

“We have to figure out how [H5N1 is] transmitting, how it’s evolving, and stop the transmission so we don’t get to a position where we have to think about how we do a broader response for this in humans," Dr. Nahid Bhadelia tells The Boston Globe's Adam Piore. bostonglobe.com/2024/05/08/met…

Missed our newsletter, check out our blog post from this week! utmb.edu/spectre/educat… #specialpathogens #infectious #infectiousdisease #blogs #publichealth

NETEC has released a planning tool for Decedent Management. The document will walk you through developing a plan including communication considerations, staff protection and safety measures as well as postmortem care and preparation. Get started now at : repository.netecweb.org/items/show/181…

CDC is tracking SARS-CoV-2 variants KP.2 and KP.1.1 (sometimes called FLiRT). KP.2 is the main variant in the US but isn’t causing an increase in COVID-19 infections or more severe illness than other variants. See the latest data: bit.ly/3BOwX9Q

DR Congo mpox outbreak poses global threat of deadlier clade The country noted an uptick in clade 1 cases in 2023 and 2024, with 19,919 suspected cases reported. cidrap.umn.edu/influenza-vacc… Photo: NIAID/ flickr

I would not recommend testing the boundaries of how this virus may transmit in humans. #H5N1 nih.gov/news-events/ne…

Check this out for more information about Avian Influenza! #infectious #flu #disease

SPECTRE is hiring! Program Manager position available. phxc3c.rfer.us/AA0833AyDRd