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#NEJM #Outbreaks #Update — #H5N1, https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMe2502267?query=TOC&cid=DM2392650_Non_Subscriber&bid=-1425531110

In this NEJM Outbreaks Update, Editor-in-Chief Eric #Rubin and Deputy Editor Lindsey Baden are joined by veterinarian and #virologist Yoshihiro #Kawaoka to discuss avian influenza and its current impact on chickens, cows, cats, and humans.

At the end of May, #NewYorkTimes reporter Emily Anthes accompanied #StJude #virologists on their yearly trek to #DelawareBay in #NewJersey to document their collection of #birdpoop. #Virologist Dr. Robert Webster, now St. Jude emeritus faculty, started going to the area in 1985. “Delaware Bay has turned into an influenza gold mine,” he says. “And we will continue to mine that gold mine until we’ve found the answers.” Follow their journey. http://bit.ly/3IVn1AA #FluResearch

At the end of May, #NewYorkTimes reporter Emily Anthes accompanied #StJude #virologists on their yearly trek to #DelawareBay in #NewJersey to document their collection of #birdpoop. #Virologist Dr. Robert Webster, now St. Jude emeritus faculty, started going to the area in 1985. “Delaware Bay has turned into an influenza gold mine,” he says. “And we will continue to mine that gold mine until we’ve found the answers.” Follow their journey. http://bit.ly/3IVn1AA #FluResearch

At the end of May, #NewYorkTimes reporter Emily Anthes accompanied #StJude #virologists on their yearly trek to #DelawareBay in #NewJersey to document their collection of #birdpoop. #Virologist Dr. Robert Webster, now St. Jude emeritus faculty, started going to the area in 1985. “Delaware Bay has turned into an influenza gold mine,” he says. “And we will continue to mine that gold mine until we’ve found the answers.” Follow their journey. http://bit.ly/3IVn1AA #FluResearch

#Flu & other infections pose risks to people w/compromised immune systems, especially #pediatriccancer patients. #StJude has been a global leader in #fluresearch since #virologist Dr Robert Webster came in 1968. From his initial studies, we were designated a #WorldHealthOrganization Collaborating Centre for Studies on Ecology of #Influenza in Animals & Birds in 1975. Drs Richard Webby & Stacey Schultz-Cherry now lead the center. We work with 6 other #WHO Global centers. https://lnkd.in/gcptCHf2

XBB.1.5—unofficially nicknamed #Kraken by some scientists online, is an #Omicron #subvariant that has caught attention of virologists in recent wks because of its significant advantage in how fast it spreads. Research by #computational #virologist Trevor Bedford #FredHutchinsonCancerCenter in Seattle suggests #XBB15 currently has a reproduction number of around 1.6, meaning every person infected by this #subvariant will on average, go on to infect about 1.6 other people. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-covids-xbb-1-5-kraken-variant-is-so-contagious/

Belated introduction. #paediatric & adult #anaesthesist looking after sick kids at the Royal Children’s Hospital Melbourne plus others.
Prior to this trained as a #virologist with an interest in #publichealth health (MPH).
Developed an interest in mitigating virus transmission, specifically around risk of shared air.
Built https://CleanAirStars.com (@cleanairstars) to bridge knowledge gaps, reduce the barrier to adoption of #CleanAir, & incentivise businesses to take action.