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When to get a Covid booster? My input Los Angeles Times Ron Lin latimes.com/california/sto…

The #mpox outbreak in #Burundi is alarming. As of Aug 25: - 231 cases reported, mainly in North & South Bujumbura, Kayanza - 193 hospitalized - 38 treated & discharged - No deaths yet (this is really great news) With 29/49 districts affected, we urgently need enhanced

The CDC Steven M. Teutsch Prevention Effectiveness Fellowship Program is recruiting modeling fellows for its two-year post-doc research fellowship. For more info view their website: cdc.gov/pef/php/about/…

FDA approves use of Novavax's updated COVID vaccine The authorization of Novavax's updated monovalent vaccine gives consumers a protein-based immunization option. ow.ly/WzXM50Tb8RB

Class slides, notes, and problem sets for my Introduction to Data Science class (updated weekly) are publicly available here: datasciencelabs.github.io/2024/

CDC confirmed a human case of H5 bird flu in Missouri in a person who has fully recovered. This is the 14th case in the United States in 2024. An investigation into the potential exposure is ongoing, but the public risk assessment remains low at this time. Read more:

Qs yet to be answered about this #H5 case: -what is the neuraminidase (N1?) -source of exposure (cdc says contact tracing was done & found no obvious sources?) -if any phylogenetic similarities to H5N1 virus seen in dairy cow outbreak cdc.gov/media/releases…

Vector control officials are headed back to California's Baldwin Park for more mosquito treatments After Los Angeles says it now investigating two more cases of dengue in people not linked to travel "an unprecedented number of locally transmitted cases" publichealth.lacounty.gov/phcommon/publi…

This week in MMWR: Testing wastewater for flu A and H5 viruses can help improve the public health response to the upcoming respiratory illness season. Learn more at bit.ly/mm7337a1

Kudos to U.S. FDA and AstraZeneca for approval of FluMist Nasal Spray flu vaccine for self-administration: This is in keeping with a broader, longstanding effort by FDA to expand consumer access to medicines and will help reduce costs and barriers to care prnewswire.com/news-releases/…

AstraZeneca says it plans to sell FluMist directly to adult patients through an online pharmacy "Once available, individuals 18 and older will be able to have FluMist delivered directly to their homes" astrazeneca.com/media-centre/p…

But don't expect to be available to order AstraZeneca's FluMist to be shipped to your home this year Spokesperson told us they "look forward to launching FluMist Home as soon as next flu season" tinalexander.github.io/notes/2024/09#…

FDA Approves Nasal Spray Influenza Vaccine for Self- or Caregiver-Administration First Influenza Vaccine That Does Not Need to be Administered by a Health Care Provider fda.gov/news-events/pr…

Experimental therapies and vaccines have reached Marburg patients and those at risk from the disease in Rwanda's outbreak in record time. That is a win! But it has also meant wrestling with the question of how to use them in the best way. science.org/content/articl…

In healthy children and adults, parvovirus B19 infection is relatively mild or even asymptomatic. This Medical News article discusses the recent increase in parvovirus B19 infections in the US, resulting in a health advisory from the CDC. ja.ma/408cTOb

Study (N=200 courses) tested 3 interventions to reduce gender bias in student evals, but none were effective. "Women who were tough graders or taught large classes received more criticism than men with the same grading style or class size." kim elsesser, PhD forbes.com/sites/kimelses…

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So looking forward to this seminar on the malaria vaccine rollout in Cameroon from Emory's very own Dr. @Boghuma. Will you be on Emory Public Health campus on Wednesday? If so, join us!

This is a concerning reassortment occurring in birds in California, between the circulating strain of H5N1 bird flu and an avian influenza variant that contains a potentially more pathogenic 'N9' epitope. Nearly 119,000 birds have been culled on the farm in question.

First HPV vaccine recipients see 80% drop in cervical precancer incidence Precancer incidence has decreased 80% among screened women aged 20 to 24 years. cidrap.umn.edu/human-papillom… Photo: PAHO/Flickr cc