#pandemics — Public Fediverse posts

When your adversaries are no longer “those people” or nation states and proxies but #ExtremeHeat, #CropFailures, #Fires, #Floods,
#Hurricanes, #Earthquakes, #Tsunamis, #Volcanoes, formerly preventable #Diseases and associated #Pandemics watcha gonna do ?
“ Negotiate with bombs “ ? This is not leadership. This is illness

#Research paper 📜 highlights a critical link between #palmoil #agriculture and #pandemics that spread from animals to humans. Say no to eating #ecocide and extinction! #Boycottpalmoil 🌴🪔🤮💩⛔️ #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetectives https://palmoildetectives.com/2022/07/06/why-peanut-butter-might-trigger-the-next-pandemic/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer

#Research paper 📜 highlights a critical link between #palmoil #agriculture and #pandemics that spread from animals to humans. Say no to eating #ecocide and extinction! #Boycottpalmoil 🌴🪔🤮💩⛔️ #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetectives https://palmoildetectives.com/2022/07/06/why-peanut-butter-might-trigger-the-next-pandemic/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer

🚨 #rescEU is the EU’s #emergency reserve for #disasters — from #wildfires and #pandemics to the impact of Russia’s #war against Ukraine.

🆘 Is rescEU ready for Europe’s next big emergency? 🤔

📌 Find out on 25 June at 17:00 (Luxembourg time)

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https://nitter.net/EUauditors/status/2067551138484814069#m

🚨 #rescEU is the EU’s #emergency reserve for #disasters — from #wildfires and #pandemics to the impact of Russia’s #war against Ukraine.

🆘 Is rescEU ready for Europe’s next big emergency? 🤔

📌 Find out on 25 June at 17:00 (Luxembourg time)

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https://nitter.net/EUauditors/status/2067551138484814069#m

🚨 #rescEU is the EU’s #emergency reserve for #disasters — from #wildfires and #pandemics to the impact of Russia’s #war against Ukraine.

🆘 Is rescEU ready for Europe’s next big emergency? 🤔

📌 Find out on 25 June at 17:00 (Luxembourg time)

🚨 #rescEU is the EU’s #emergency reserve for #disasters — from #wildfires and #pandemics to the impact of Russia’s #war against Ukraine.

🆘 Is rescEU ready for Europe’s next big emergency? 🤔

📌 Find out on 25 June at 17:00 (Luxembourg time)

"These are ideas with blood-soaked histories in the Americas, reaching back to the stories European conquerors and colonists told about how the infectious diseases that ravaged Indigenous populations - already weak after settlers stole their lands and decimated their food sources - were actually God's handiwork, a divine sign that these continents were meant for white Christians."

#NaomiKlein, Doppelganger, 2023

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#colonisation #pandemics

"These are ideas with blood-soaked histories in the Americas, reaching back to the stories European conquerors and colonists told about how the infectious diseases that ravaged Indigenous populations - already weak after settlers stole their lands and decimated their food sources - were actually God's handiwork, a divine sign that these continents were meant for white Christians."

#NaomiKlein, Doppelganger, 2023

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#colonisation #pandemics

this week's feature in #CurrentBiology is about preventing #pandemics in the light of the recent #hantavirus outbreak and ongoing #ebola epidemic. https://proseandpassion.blogspot.com/2026/06/preventing-pandemics.html

#science #publicHealth

this week's feature in #CurrentBiology is about preventing #pandemics in the light of the recent #hantavirus outbreak and ongoing #ebola epidemic. https://proseandpassion.blogspot.com/2026/06/preventing-pandemics.html

#science #publicHealth

my features published in @CurrentBiology this year, issue 11: #hantavirus, #ebola and other infectious diseases remind us that we have to be vigilant to prevent #pandemics

https://proseandpassion.blogspot.com/2026/06/preventing-pandemics.html

#science #publicHealth #disease #infection #epidemic #outbreak

my features published in @CurrentBiology this year, issue 11: #hantavirus, #ebola and other infectious diseases remind us that we have to be vigilant to prevent #pandemics

https://proseandpassion.blogspot.com/2026/06/preventing-pandemics.html

#science #publicHealth #disease #infection #epidemic #outbreak

Tens of billions spent on conservation and surveillance would stop #pandemics spreading – a tiny amount compared to trillions spent on stopping pandemics – Prof. Stuart Pimm @DukeEnvironment #Boycottpalmoil #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetectives https://palmoildetectives.com/2023/06/04/preventing-pandemics-costs-far-less-than-controlling-them/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer

Tens of billions spent on conservation and surveillance would stop #pandemics spreading – a tiny amount compared to trillions spent on stopping pandemics – Prof. Stuart Pimm @DukeEnvironment #Boycottpalmoil #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetectives https://palmoildetectives.com/2023/06/04/preventing-pandemics-costs-far-less-than-controlling-them/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer

#News: #Nature loss is now a national security threat in the #UK 🚨🌍 A gov report warns collapsing #ecosystems are as dangerous as #terrorism or war. From #food shortages to #pandemics, this puts all living beings at risk 🛡️🌿 #NationalSecurity #Policy #Ecocide #BoycottPalmOil @palmoildetectives https://news.mongabay.com/2026/02/when-nature-becomes-a-security-risk/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer

#News: #Nature loss is now a national security threat in the #UK 🚨🌍 A gov report warns collapsing #ecosystems are as dangerous as #terrorism or war. From #food shortages to #pandemics, this puts all living beings at risk 🛡️🌿 #NationalSecurity #Policy #Ecocide #BoycottPalmOil @palmoildetectives https://news.mongabay.com/2026/02/when-nature-becomes-a-security-risk/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer

"Mitigating the risk of extinction from #ai should be a global priority alongside other societal-scale risks such as #pandemics and #nuclearwar." #IfAnyoneBuildsIt,EveryoneDies Some light reading for the train home. Things are looking pretty grim for #humanity at the moment, aren't they? #Booksky

"Mitigating the risk of extinction from #ai should be a global priority alongside other societal-scale risks such as #pandemics and #nuclearwar." #IfAnyoneBuildsIt,EveryoneDies Some light reading for the train home. Things are looking pretty grim for #humanity at the moment, aren't they? #Booksky

Hantan | Hondius distressedscientists.substack.com/p/hantan-hondi… #pandemics #preparedness (excellent piece, worth reading)

Hantan | Hondius distressedscientists.substack.com/p/hantan-hondi… #pandemics #preparedness (excellent piece, worth reading)

Could Contact-Tracing Apps Help With the Hantavirus? Not Really

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.wired.com/story/could-contact-tracing-apps-help-with-the-hantavirus-not-really/

With wars and military conflicts across the world, trade tensions and attacks against multilateralism, the world's capability to address existential threats like climate change is being reduced.

Humanity has strong ability to address climate change and take the necessary climate action. But this requires cooperation and ability to overcome divides and borders. We could make much more progress and make achievements by 2030 in these regards.

However, as the world is facing wars, trade tensions, more protectionism and nationalism, it is more prone to failure. This failure will come with economic, environmental and social costs as it will be affected by more extreme weather, more severe migration crises caused by climate change, and global pandemics.

No country can prevent this or slow it down alone. To do so, countries need to go back to building a global village of cooperating nations, put aside divides and work together to address global issues that are existential threats to humanity.

#ClimateChange #ClimateAction #climate #GlobalCommunity #world #society #politics #international #humanity #people #pandemics #health #environment #migration #multilateralismn #trade

With wars and military conflicts across the world, trade tensions and attacks against multilateralism, the world's capability to address existential threats like climate change is being reduced.

Humanity has strong ability to address climate change and take the necessary climate action. But this requires cooperation and ability to overcome divides and borders. We could make much more progress and make achievements by 2030 in these regards.

However, as the world is facing wars, trade tensions, more protectionism and nationalism, it is more prone to failure. This failure will come with economic, environmental and social costs as it will be affected by more extreme weather, more severe migration crises caused by climate change, and global pandemics.

No country can prevent this or slow it down alone. To do so, countries need to go back to building a global village of cooperating nations, put aside divides and work together to address global issues that are existential threats to humanity.

#ClimateChange #ClimateAction #climate #GlobalCommunity #world #society #politics #international #humanity #people #pandemics #health #environment #migration #multilateralismn #trade

#Marine #Pandemics Are Becoming a #Growing #Threat : Medium

#Songbirds reveal the #Dark side of making new #Brain #Cells as #Adults : Sci Am

Why Does This Newly #Discovered 2,000-Year-Old #Stone Slab Depict a #Roman #Emperor as an #Egyptian #Pharaoh? : Misc

Latest #KnowledgeLinks

https://knowledgezone.co.in/resources/bookmarks

#Marine #Pandemics Are Becoming a #Growing #Threat : Medium

#Songbirds reveal the #Dark side of making new #Brain #Cells as #Adults : Sci Am

Why Does This Newly #Discovered 2,000-Year-Old #Stone Slab Depict a #Roman #Emperor as an #Egyptian #Pharaoh? : Misc

Latest #KnowledgeLinks

https://knowledgezone.co.in/resources/bookmarks

#Archaeology is a driver of scientific innovation. Rather than being a perceived financial burden, it is actually a high-value investment that can improve human health and environmental sustainability.
We can use ancient #genomes to understand the genetic origins of diseases like MS or the evolution of the plague to develop new treatments.
Sequencing ancient plant #DNA to identify crop varieties that survived extreme heat or drought in the past, can help secure future food supplies.
Tracking how #diseases jump from animals to humans (zoonosis) to predict and prevent future #pandemics is critical to #publichealth.
Physical artifacts can be used to improve life satisfaction for hospital patients and those living with #dementia.
Archaeological #archives are a treasure-house of #biological and #environmental data that cannot be replicated in a lab. These materials provide a unique natural experiment that can play their part in solving modern global crises.

See the recent article in issue 71
Barney Sloane 2026 'Legacy and Springboard: The Untapped Potential of Archaeological Archives for Scientific Innovation', Internet Archaeology 72. https://doi.org/10.11141/ia.72.11

#Archaeology is a driver of scientific innovation. Rather than being a perceived financial burden, it is actually a high-value investment that can improve human health and environmental sustainability.
We can use ancient #genomes to understand the genetic origins of diseases like MS or the evolution of the plague to develop new treatments.
Sequencing ancient plant #DNA to identify crop varieties that survived extreme heat or drought in the past, can help secure future food supplies.
Tracking how #diseases jump from animals to humans (zoonosis) to predict and prevent future #pandemics is critical to #publichealth.
Physical artifacts can be used to improve life satisfaction for hospital patients and those living with hashtag#dementia.
Archaeological #archives are a treasure-house of hashtag#biological and #environmental data that cannot be replicated in a lab. These materials provide a unique natural experiment that can play their part in solving modern global crises.

See the recent article in issue 71
Barney Sloane 2026 'Legacy and Springboard: The Untapped Potential of Archaeological Archives for Scientific Innovation', Internet Archaeology 72. https://doi.org/10.11141/ia.72.11

#Research paper 📜 highlights a critical link between #palmoil #agriculture and #pandemics that spread from animals to humans. Say no to eating #ecocide and extinction! #Boycottpalmoil 🌴🪔🤮💩⛔️ #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetectives https://palmoildetectives.com/2022/07/06/why-peanut-butter-might-trigger-the-next-pandemic/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer

#Research paper 📜 highlights a critical link between #palmoil #agriculture and #pandemics that spread from animals to humans. Say no to eating #ecocide and extinction! #Boycottpalmoil 🌴🪔🤮💩⛔️ #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetectives https://palmoildetectives.com/2022/07/06/why-peanut-butter-might-trigger-the-next-pandemic/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer

Using an evolutionary epidemiological #model of #pandemics to estimate the #infection #fatality ratio for #humans infected with avian #influenza viruses, https://etidiohnew.blogspot.com/2026/04/using-evolutionary-epidemiological.html

Using an evolutionary epidemiological #model of #pandemics to estimate the #infection #fatality ratio for #humans infected with avian #influenza viruses, https://etidiohnew.blogspot.com/2026/04/using-evolutionary-epidemiological.html

Hello! It seems to be time for another intro post, a big move for me from med-mastodon.com. That server is closing on April Fools Day!

Glad to be here at @hearme_social and thanks to @admin for already sending me a welcome note! Please bear with me as I figure out how to (hopefully successfully) migrate my account! I originally found Mastodon in the Great Twitter Migration of 2022. In the past few months as med-mastodon has had issues, I've taken bit of a break, but I miss it here and it's my favorite social media site! I promise to post more soon!

Please follow me if you're interested in #USPol #HealthPolicy #Covid #CovidIsNotOver #Pandemics and #CurrentEvents #MaskUp and I'll probably follow you back!

Hello! It seems to be time for another intro post, a big move for me from med-mastodon.com. That server is closing on April Fools Day!

Glad to be here at @hearme_social and thanks to @admin for already sending me a welcome note! Please bear with me as I figure out how to (hopefully successfully) migrate my account! I originally found Mastodon in the Great Twitter Migration of 2022. In the past few months as med-mastodon has had issues, I've taken bit of a break, but I miss it here and it's my favorite social media site! I promise to post more soon!

Please follow me if you're interested in #USPol #HealthPolicy #Covid #CovidIsNotOver #Pandemics and #CurrentEvents #MaskUp and I'll probably follow you back!

"Big #Tech #billionaires have infiltrated the highest levels of government globally. They are lobbying to keep AI unregulated so they can profit off #war, #pandemics, and human #exploitation.

This is our one window of opportunity to rein them in before it's too late."

The People's #AI manifesto

Please sign and share. #boost

https://action.eko.org/a/the-people-s-ai-manifesto

"Big #Tech #billionaires have infiltrated the highest levels of government globally. They are lobbying to keep AI unregulated so they can profit off #war, #pandemics, and human #exploitation.

This is our one window of opportunity to rein them in before it's too late."

The People's #AI manifesto

Please sign and share. #boost

https://action.eko.org/a/the-people-s-ai-manifesto

#infectiousdiseases #epidemics #pandemics #viralAdaptation #outbreak #virus #viruses #adaptation

Original open access article

Havens et al. 6 March 2026, Cell [InPress, Corrected Proof]

Dynamics of natural selection preceding human viral epidemics and pandemics

"Viral adaptation is not a necessary precursor to outbreaks of novel zoonotic viruses"

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2026.02.006

#infectiousdiseases #epidemics #pandemics #viralAdaptation #outbreak #virus #viruses #adaptation

Original open access article

Havens et al. 6 March 2026, Cell [InPress, Corrected Proof]

Dynamics of natural selection preceding human viral epidemics and pandemics

"Viral adaptation is not a necessary precursor to outbreaks of novel zoonotic viruses"

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2026.02.006

#BrownUniversity’s #Pandemic Center studies #pandemics, and the #US resurgence of #measles is a grim sign of what’s coming
Low levels of #vaccination across the country mean measles #outbreaks will continue to occur, needlessly hospitalizing and killing the unvaccinated. But beyond these harms, the disease’s resurgence serves as a serious warning about the country’s capacity to manage #infectiousdisease threats of all kinds.
https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/03/we-study-pandemics-and-the-resurgence-of-measles-is-a-grim-sign-of-whats-coming/

#BrownUniversity’s #Pandemic Center studies #pandemics, and the #US resurgence of #measles is a grim sign of what’s coming
Low levels of #vaccination across the country mean measles #outbreaks will continue to occur, needlessly hospitalizing and killing the unvaccinated. But beyond these harms, the disease’s resurgence serves as a serious warning about the country’s capacity to manage #infectiousdisease threats of all kinds.
https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/03/we-study-pandemics-and-the-resurgence-of-measles-is-a-grim-sign-of-whats-coming/

We are back to a situation where passenger aircraft seem to be the only technology anybody wants to use? but this is very prone to catastrophic disruption, like #wars and #pandemics

Insisting on flying for a meeting also makes other disasters more likely by contributing to #ClimateChange

Other technology exists, but it's not being used. WHY?

cc @[email protected]

Viral #Outbreaks Take a Common Path from Animals to People, Study Finds How #Pandemics Are Made
Scientists compared seven viral outbreaks that occurred in recent decades, including epidemics of Covid, Ebola and influenza. The outbreaks were not preceded by any unusual genetic changes in the viruses. In all but one case, in 1977, the viruses circulated in animals and gained the ability to spread to and among people only by unfortunate coincidence.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/09/science/covid-coronavirus-evolution.html
https://archive.ph/UjxJ0

Viral #Outbreaks Take a Common Path from Animals to People, Study Finds How #Pandemics Are Made
Scientists compared seven viral outbreaks that occurred in recent decades, including epidemics of Covid, Ebola and influenza. The outbreaks were not preceded by any unusual genetic changes in the viruses. In all but one case, in 1977, the viruses circulated in animals and gained the ability to spread to and among people only by unfortunate coincidence.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/09/science/covid-coronavirus-evolution.html
https://archive.ph/UjxJ0

"In the 78-page document, we determined that most of the peer-reviewed scientific evidence supports the hypothesis that SARS-CoV-2 has a zoonotic origin, meaning that it came from an animal. But until requests for additional information are met or more data become available, there can be no certainty about when, where and how SARS-CoV-2 entered the human population."

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00530-y

#Covid19 #Pandemics #Diseases #SARSCoV2

"In the 78-page document, we determined that most of the peer-reviewed scientific evidence supports the hypothesis that SARS-CoV-2 has a zoonotic origin, meaning that it came from an animal. But until requests for additional information are met or more data become available, there can be no certainty about when, where and how SARS-CoV-2 entered the human population."

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00530-y

#Covid19 #Pandemics #Diseases #SARSCoV2

Trump Administration Makes The Conscious Choice To Make America Less Prepared For The Next Pandemic

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.techdirt.com/2026/02/24/trump-administration-makes-the-conscious-choice-to-make-america-less-prepared-for-the-next-pandemic/

Trump Administration Makes The Conscious Choice To Make America Less Prepared For The Next Pandemic

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.techdirt.com/2026/02/24/trump-administration-makes-the-conscious-choice-to-make-america-less-prepared-for-the-next-pandemic/

It's okay to not know all the intricate details of pandemic response; we're all navigating vast unknowns, and the urgency demands we acknowledge our limitations. 🫂 #pandemics #bioarms

9/n...somehow not snuff ourselves out ? We have lived in a window of potential global nuclear extinction measured in minutes for more than half a century. No one did this to us. We did this to us. On purpose !
There are several other challenges that don't scale in our favor. #ClimateChange comes to mind. #Geopolitics , #EconomicInequalities , #Pandemics , other #NaturalDisasters.
Wise elders appear to be in short supply.
But even if we had them we probably wouldn't listen. It'd have to be bad-

Speaking with FRANCE 24's Mark Owen, Davide Rasella, ICREA Research Professor at ISGlobal, explains that cuts in overseas aid by the US and other western countries could have dramatic effects on the handling and prevention of new pandemics. Professor Rasella coordinated a study revealing that cuts in global aid could lead to 22.6 million additional deaths by 2030 across 93 low- and middle-income countries.
#Health #aid #pandemics

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhkYt5hdwEE