With the spread of Mpox to 13 countries in Africa, Africa CDC has developed an #Mpox surveillance reporting protocol to enhance detection, monitoring, and response across communities, health facilities, and borders. The protocol emphasizes data standardization, genomic

Antimicrobial resistance threatens health, economies and environment. The new insight paper presents the recommendations from the Council on the Economics of Health For All on financing national plans to protect people and planet from this silent pandemic bit.ly/3Xhcbvc

USDA confirms bird flu on dairy farms in California. If we had bulk milk testing across the country, we'd know how long this has gone on -- and what other states we're missing. But we don't. 5+ months in.

How can nations counter disinformation and propaganda during conflict? This new report distills key lessons from Russia's attempts to sow false narratives and the Ukrainian response during the war. bit.ly/3Xb3135

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a growing global threat. Zeena Nackerdien explains how nurses are uniquely positioned to help protect patient health in this era of new challenges. thinkglobalhealth.org/article/nurses…

"The critical infrastructure role of emergency departments can be expected to grow over time. This makes funding for preparedness, response, and recovery activities even more critical." bit.ly/3MjfWeb

.World Health Organization (WHO) media briefing on global health issues x.com/i/broadcasts/1…

🧫 What would it take to build a robust, agile #biomanufacturing economy able to meet #pandemic response needs? CSR + LBNL BioSci convened experts in government, industry, academia & NGOs to examine exactly that. ➡️Read their report & key recommendations: councilonstrategicrisks.org/2024/09/04/a-b…

🆕World Health Organization (WHO) launches global framework for understanding the origins of new or re-emerging pathogens Work of WHO's Scientific Advisory Group for the Origins of Novel Pathogens (SAGO). Longer thread on this later... who.int/news/item/04-0…

Yup. Pure misery for us in AZ 👇🏻

Join NETEC for a webinar on September 11 at 1 p.m. EDT to learn about the National Special Pathogen System (NSPS), a nationwide system for preparing for and responding to special pathogens: ow.ly/XEeL50TfQhr

A new preprint is now up where we identify clade Ia and clade Ib co-circulation in Kinshasa province, DRC #mpox medrxiv.org/content/10.110…

Pleased to announce the return of the Health Storytelling Author Q&A series, sponsored by Emory Human Health. This autumn's excellent authors: 11 Sept (next week!) Rachel Hall-Clifford, PhD, MPH, MSc on children's health; 9 Oct, Lynne Peeples on circadian rhythms; 13 Nov, @linazeldovich on phages. (Plus me.)

Advertiser exodus from X gathers pace with 26% ‘planning to cut spending’ | Advertising | The Guardian theguardian.com/media/article/…

So glad to see this - a critical step in outbreak response 👇🏻 First mpox vaccine delivery expected tomorrow in DR Congo | CIDRAP cidrap.umn.edu/mpox/first-mpo…

Great insights from Drs. Gigi Gronvall Joseph Allen on indoor air quality and its importance in disease prevention/control

Very welcomed news that vaccines for #mpox have arrived in the #DRC. World Health Organization (WHO) is supporting the DRC and partners on their use in at risk populations in combination with other interventions. Thanks to those coming forward & working with us, partners and countries to donate vaccines.

Eight former CDC directors: Hollowing out the CDC is a prescription for disaster statnews.com/2024/09/05/cdc… via STAT

There were 0 instances of mpox (Clade II) transmission from 113 infectious individuals to 1,046 potential contacts during commercial flights. Link: tinyurl.com/yuerfmah

🆕Recordings and presentations now available from the #Mpox research and innovation organized by World Health Organization (WHO) WHO R&D Blueprint CEPI Africa CDC NIH Thanks to all those who contributed to aligning research response with the outbreak goals Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus who.int/news-room/even…