Daniel DvorkinJan 20
I swear #climatologists think less about #climatechange, #epidemiologists think less about #vaccination, and #paleontologists think less about #evolution, than the crowd of screeching #denialists who descend like locusts on any news story even vaguely related to any of these subjects.
Paul Belcher FRCP MFPH Hon 🇪🇺🇬🇧Nov 12
The #Epidemiologists Are Running for Office Many #health professionals have shied away from #politics in the past. But as the Trump administration has attacked them, researchers and health-care workers have had a surge of interest in running for office www.theatlantic.com/science/2025...

The Epidemiologists Are Runnin...
The Epidemiologists Are Running for Office

Instead of trying to depoliticize their field, a swell of scientists want to become politicians.

The Atlantic
Dave VolekAug 27, 2025

Dave Volek's Pandemic Simulation

The COVID crisis inspired me to build a pandemic simulation for the public.

#Epidemiologists have their own simulations to predict the future, but they require a professional understanding and lots of computing horsepower.

My simulation is not "accurate." But it is easier to run and shows the cycles of a pandemic.

https://www.davevolekinventions.org/ps/index.php

#tiereddemocraticgovernance
#pandemic

Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻‍💻🧬Jun 4, 2025
Racing to Save #California’s #ElephantSeals From #BirdFlu
In 2023, bird #flu arrived on the rocky shores of the Valdés Peninsula in Argentina, ripping through the local colony of southern elephant seals. More than 17,000 seal pups died. It could take decades for the population to recover.
Now, a team of #ecologists, #epidemiologists and #veterinarians is scrambling to keep the same thing from happening to northern elephant seals.
https://www.nytimes.com/card/2025/06/03/science/bird-flu-mammals-elephant-seals-california
https://archive.ph/Xe8d6
#H5N1 #influenza
Racing to Save California’s Elephant Seals From Bird Flu

Two years ago, avian influenza ravaged elephant seal colonies in South America. Are the colonies on the northern Pacific Coast next?

The New York Times
beSpacificMay 27, 2025
On April 1 staff of CDC's Childhood #Lead #Poisoning Prevention Program was terminated as part of agency's reduction in force. The staff included #epidemiologists, #statisticians, and advisors who specialized in lead exposures and responses. The cuts were immediately consequential to health officials in #Milwaukee, who are currently dealing with a lead #exposure crisis in #publicschools Six schools have had to close, displacing 1,800 students. https://arstechnica.com/health/2025/05/cdc-can-no-longer-help-prevent-lead-poisoning-in-children-state-officials-say/ #publichealth #healthcare
CDC can no longer help prevent lead poisoning in children, state officials say

Under Trump, the CDC’s Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program was cut.

Ars Technica
geekgirl Jan 5, 2025
Any #epidemiologists or medical peeps want to comment on the off chance I contracted #covid at the hospital where I had my surgery. Had symptoms 14 days later, tested negative, 3 days later tested positive. Confirmed it on 2 rat tests. Other than is that timeline feasible, would it still be beneficial to take antivirals at this point?
KilleansRow 🇺🇲 🇺🇦🍀Dec 12, 2024
Well here we go again. Another #Zombie idea #Xenophobes need to corral the intellectually impaired is resurrected yet again but alas :
#COVID19 DID NOT emerge from a lab. #Coronavirus constitutes a very large family tree extant in nature for a long time. We will likely be seeing the flares for a very long time and the conspiracy nonsense will likely be resurrected again and again…cause you shouldn’t trust #Epidemiologists, #Virologists, #Immunologists’ #InfectiousDisease specialists etc
Giuseppe MichieliDec 6, 2024

#WHO supports #DRC reinforce #efforts to #diagnose #disease in remote area https://reliefweb.int/report/democratic-republic-congo/who-supports-democratic-republic-congo-reinforce-efforts-diagnose-disease-remote-area

WHO experts are joining the National Rapid Response Team and are on their way to #Panzi. Team comprises #epidemiologists, #clinicians, #laboratory technicians & infection prevention and control, and #risk #communication experts. An initial local WHO team has been supporting health authorities in #Kwango since end of November to reinforce disease surveillance and identify cases.

WHO supports Democratic Republic of the Congo reinforce efforts to diagnose disease in remote area - Democratic Republic of the Congo

News and Press Release in English on Democratic Republic of the Congo about Health and Epidemic; published on 6 Dec 2024 by WHO

ReliefWeb
Steve Dustcircle 🌹Sep 11, 2024

Twenty-five new cases of #whoopingcough in a week in #NorthMacedonia, mostly #unvaccinated #babies affected;
#Epidemiologists warn that #vaccination is the only solution for whooping #cough

https://globalvoices.org/2024/09/11/twenty-five-new-cases-of-whooping-cough-in-a-week-in-north-macedonia-mostly-unvaccinated-babies-affected/

Twenty-five new cases of whooping cough in a week in North Macedonia, mostly unvaccinated babies affected

“It's essential to remember the lives at stake, especially our little ones. Vaccines against pertussis have proven to be safe and effective, and every action we take today shapes the health of tomorrow."

Global Voices
Giuseppe MichieliAug 8, 2024

#H5N1 #influenza: Urgent #questions and #directions https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39111311/?utm_source=Feedly&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=None&utm_content=1LGAx__djGAJ9poBzWGqPtjEbBDtz4ipSRRPUplmgHEyyF_Ihj&fc=None&ff=20240808014909&v=2.18.0.post9+e462414

H5N1 is an avian #influenza virus that causes respiratory disease in #birds & several land & sea #mammals. Recent #outbreak in #US, including infection of dairy #workers, has increased the concern around potential #transmission & spread. We asked #virologists, #epidemiologists, & public health experts what the most urgent questions and action points are at this stage of the outbreak.

H5N1 influenza: Urgent questions and directions - PubMed

H5N1 is an avian influenza virus that causes respiratory disease in birds and several land and sea mammals. The recent outbreak in the United States, including infection of dairy workers, has increased the concern around potential transmission and spread. We asked virologists, epidemiologists, and p …

PubMed