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  1. The #Trump admin issued the directive stopping individuals at the National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Diseases [#NIAID] from communicating with the #WHO.

    The federal #health subagency was led for decades by Dr. #AnthonyFauci & oversaw developing treatments for #PublicHealth emergencies including #HIV / #AIDs & #COVID19.

    #nationalism #BrainDrain #medicine #science #research #global #virus #InfectiousDisease

  2. #Trump admin shutting key #US researchers out of #global #virus response talks, documents & sources reveal

    Key officials responsible for leading US #research on #InfectiousDisease threats have been #barred from speaking directly with the #WorldHealthOrganization [#WHO] — effectively shutting some of them out of the global discussions on virus #outbreaks, according to documents & multiple sources.

    #nationalism #BrainDrain #medicine #science #health #PublicHealth #NIAID
    cnn.com/2026/05/25/politics/gl

  3. Mayday! SA scientists identified hantavirus outbreak in 24 hours

    JOHANNESBURG: When South African infectious disease specialist Lucille Blumberg checked her email on the morning of May 1,…
    #NewsBeep #News #Health #AU #Australia #hantavirussymptoms #infectiousdisease #LucilleBlumberg #NationalInstituteforCommunicableDiseases #rodent-bornevirus
    newsbeep.com/au/691276/

  4. Is anyone in the US CDC / NIH even working on the Ebola Bundibugyo strain now?

    Over a year ago labs these were shuttered

    wired.com/story/hhs-niaid-irf-

    We are losing so many years of critical research on infectious diseases that could save countless lives

    #InfectiousDisease #Epidemiology #PublicHealth

  5. Make no mistake.

    The dismantling of #USAID is *directly* tied to this large #Ebola outbreak.

    Our surveillance and first responding teams and medics are gone.

    It will all come back on us.

    I just want to make sure American amnesia doesn't erase who is responsible.

    #DOGE #Musk #CDC #InfectiousDisease #PublicHealth #USPolitics #GlobalHealth

  6. Make no mistake.

    The dismantling of #USAID is *directly* tied to this large #Ebola outbreak.

    Our surveillance and first responding teams and medics are gone.

    It will all come back on us.

    I just want to make sure American amnesia doesn't erase who is responsible.

    #DOGE #Musk #CDC #InfectiousDisease #PublicHealth #USPolitics #GlobalHealth

  7. Make no mistake.

    The dismantling of #USAID is *directly* tied to this large #Ebola outbreak.

    Our surveillance and first responding teams and medics are gone.

    It will all come back on us.

    I just want to make sure American amnesia doesn't erase who is responsible.

    #DOGE #Musk #CDC #InfectiousDisease #PublicHealth #USPolitics #GlobalHealth

  8. Make no mistake.

    The dismantling of #USAID is *directly* tied to this large #Ebola outbreak.

    Our surveillance and first responding teams and medics are gone.

    It will all come back on us.

    I just want to make sure American amnesia doesn't erase who is responsible.

    #DOGE #Musk #CDC #InfectiousDisease #PublicHealth #USPolitics #GlobalHealth

  9. Make no mistake.

    The dismantling of #USAID is *directly* tied to this large #Ebola outbreak.

    Our surveillance and first responding teams and medics are gone.

    It will all come back on us.

    I just want to make sure American amnesia doesn't erase who is responsible.

    #DOGE #Musk #CDC #InfectiousDisease #PublicHealth #USPolitics #GlobalHealth

  10. #Vaccine to tackle #Ebola outbreak will take six to nine months, says WHO
    The response to the current wave of the #disease, which has caused 139 deaths in central Africa to date, has been hampered by security concerns

    theguardian.com/world/2026/may

    #science #health #infectiousDisease

  11. #Vaccine to tackle #Ebola outbreak will take six to nine months, says WHO
    The response to the current wave of the #disease, which has caused 139 deaths in central Africa to date, has been hampered by security concerns

    theguardian.com/world/2026/may

    #science #health #infectiousDisease

  12. #Vaccine to tackle #Ebola outbreak will take six to nine months, says WHO
    The response to the current wave of the #disease, which has caused 139 deaths in central Africa to date, has been hampered by security concerns

    theguardian.com/world/2026/may

    #science #health #infectiousDisease

  13. #Vaccine to tackle #Ebola outbreak will take six to nine months, says WHO
    The response to the current wave of the #disease, which has caused 139 deaths in central Africa to date, has been hampered by security concerns

    theguardian.com/world/2026/may

    #science #health #infectiousDisease

  14. #Vaccine to tackle #Ebola outbreak will take six to nine months, says WHO
    The response to the current wave of the #disease, which has caused 139 deaths in central Africa to date, has been hampered by security concerns

    theguardian.com/world/2026/may

    #science #health #infectiousDisease

  15. I must have missed a memo on #virus #taxonomy. Why are #ebolaviruses named with the species first and the genus second, such as "Zaire ebolavirus":
    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zaire_eb German wiki also gives the option: Orthoebolavirus zairense ?

    see also: Orthohantavirus sinnombreense vs. Sin Nombre hantavirus

    #science #viruses #infectiousDisease

  16. #WHO official warns #Ebola outbreak unlikely to be over in two months as cases and deaths rise in #DRC
    At least 130 people thought to have been killed, says Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus before emergency meeting

    theguardian.com/world/2026/may

    #science #infectiousDisease #virus #publicHealth #congo

  17. An American working in the #DRC tested positive for #Ebola, the US Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (#CDC) confirmed Monday. Authorities did not name the person. Earlier that day, the international charity Serge reported that a Christian missionary physician had “tested positive” after “presenting symptoms consistent with the virus.”

    #PublicHealth #InfectiousDisease
    cnn.com/2026/05/18/africa/ebol

  18. An American working in the #DRC tested positive for #Ebola, the US Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (#CDC) confirmed Monday. Authorities did not name the person. Earlier that day, the international charity Serge reported that a Christian missionary physician had “tested positive” after “presenting symptoms consistent with the virus.”

    #PublicHealth #InfectiousDisease
    cnn.com/2026/05/18/africa/ebol

  19. An American working in the #DRC tested positive for #Ebola, the US Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (#CDC) confirmed Monday. Authorities did not name the person. Earlier that day, the international charity Serge reported that a Christian missionary physician had “tested positive” after “presenting symptoms consistent with the virus.”

    #PublicHealth #InfectiousDisease
    cnn.com/2026/05/18/africa/ebol

  20. An American working in the #DRC tested positive for #Ebola, the US Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (#CDC) confirmed Monday. Authorities did not name the person. Earlier that day, the international charity Serge reported that a Christian missionary physician had “tested positive” after “presenting symptoms consistent with the virus.”

    #PublicHealth #InfectiousDisease
    cnn.com/2026/05/18/africa/ebol

  21. An American working in the #DRC tested positive for #Ebola, the US Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (#CDC) confirmed Monday. Authorities did not name the person. Earlier that day, the international charity Serge reported that a Christian missionary physician had “tested positive” after “presenting symptoms consistent with the virus.”

    #PublicHealth #InfectiousDisease
    cnn.com/2026/05/18/africa/ebol

  22. Diphtheria used to be a major cause of childhood deaths. Now it’s back in Australia

    Australia has recorded its first reported death from diphtheria in almost a decade, after the Northern Territory declared…
    #NewsBeep #News #Health #AU #Australia #diphtheria #greatsouthernsouthwest #immunisation #infectiousdisease #northernterritory #outbreak #Vaccine #vaccinecoverage #WesternAustralia
    newsbeep.com/au/673450/

  23. Diphtheria used to be a major cause of childhood deaths. Now it’s back in Australia

    Australia has recorded its first reported death from diphtheria in almost a decade, after the Northern Territory declared…
    #NewsBeep #News #Health #AU #Australia #diphtheria #greatsouthernsouthwest #immunisation #infectiousdisease #northernterritory #outbreak #Vaccine #vaccinecoverage #WesternAustralia
    newsbeep.com/au/673450/

  24. #Ebola outbreak kills 65 people in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo
    Concerns raised that cases were caused by a new strain of the virus as African #health officials race to coordinate and contain the #infection

    theguardian.com/global-develop

    #science #publicHealth #DRC #infectiousDisease #epidemic #virus

  25. #Ebola outbreak kills 65 people in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo
    Concerns raised that cases were caused by a new strain of the virus as African #health officials race to coordinate and contain the #infection

    theguardian.com/global-develop

    #science #publicHealth #DRC #infectiousDisease #epidemic #virus

  26. #Ebola outbreak kills 65 people in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo
    Concerns raised that cases were caused by a new strain of the virus as African #health officials race to coordinate and contain the #infection

    theguardian.com/global-develop

    #science #publicHealth #DRC #infectiousDisease #epidemic #virus

  27. #Ebola outbreak kills 65 people in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo
    Concerns raised that cases were caused by a new strain of the virus as African #health officials race to coordinate and contain the #infection

    theguardian.com/global-develop

    #science #publicHealth #DRC #infectiousDisease #epidemic #virus

  28. #Ebola outbreak kills 65 people in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo
    Concerns raised that cases were caused by a new strain of the virus as African #health officials race to coordinate and contain the #infection

    theguardian.com/global-develop

    #science #publicHealth #DRC #infectiousDisease #epidemic #virus

  29. …His senior role at #HHS places him in charge of offices responsible for #FamilyPlanning, #WomensHealth, #InfectiousDisease policy & the US #PublicHealth Service Commissioned Corps, the uniformed health service of >5,000 public health officers who work across the federal government & deploy during public health emergencies. As head of the Public Health Service, Christine also serves as a four-star admiral in charge of the uniformed service.

    😱

    #idiocracy #kakistocracy #science #medicine #Trump

  30. …His senior role at #HHS places him in charge of offices responsible for #FamilyPlanning, #WomensHealth, #InfectiousDisease policy & the US #PublicHealth Service Commissioned Corps, the uniformed health service of >5,000 public health officers who work across the federal government & deploy during public health emergencies. As head of the Public Health Service, Christine also serves as a four-star admiral in charge of the uniformed service.

    😱

    #idiocracy #kakistocracy #science #medicine #Trump

  31. …His senior role at #HHS places him in charge of offices responsible for #FamilyPlanning, #WomensHealth, #InfectiousDisease policy & the US #PublicHealth Service Commissioned Corps, the uniformed health service of >5,000 public health officers who work across the federal government & deploy during public health emergencies. As head of the Public Health Service, Christine also serves as a four-star admiral in charge of the uniformed service.

    😱

    #idiocracy #kakistocracy #science #medicine #Trump

  32. …His senior role at #HHS places him in charge of offices responsible for #FamilyPlanning, #WomensHealth, #InfectiousDisease policy & the US #PublicHealth Service Commissioned Corps, the uniformed health service of >5,000 public health officers who work across the federal government & deploy during public health emergencies. As head of the Public Health Service, Christine also serves as a four-star admiral in charge of the uniformed service.

    😱

    #idiocracy #kakistocracy #science #medicine #Trump

  33. …His senior role at #HHS places him in charge of offices responsible for #FamilyPlanning, #WomensHealth, #InfectiousDisease policy & the US #PublicHealth Service Commissioned Corps, the uniformed health service of >5,000 public health officers who work across the federal government & deploy during public health emergencies. As head of the Public Health Service, Christine also serves as a four-star admiral in charge of the uniformed service.

    😱

    #idiocracy #kakistocracy #science #medicine #Trump

  34. No joke

    Penile implant doctor with #AntiVax & #FarRight #ConspiracyTheories history led the government’s #hantavirus presser

    As the #Trump admin sought to reassure Americans this week that a hantavirus #outbreak posed little risk to the public, Dr. Brian Christine, one of Trump’s top #PublicHealth officials in charge of #InfectiousDisease policy, stood before reporters in Nebraska promising a response “grounded in science” & “grounded in transparency.”

    #idiocracy
    cnn.com/2026/05/15/politics/br