Center on Emerging Infectious Diseases (CEID) on LinkedIn: Annals On Call - A Resurgence of Dengue | Annals of Internal Medicine (2024)

At a CEID guest lecture, United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Global Communication Melissa Fleming spoke about the UN's "Verified" campaign designed to counter misinformation and information gaps, by distributing engaging social media content that was shared by Verifed information volunteers to their own networks.Watch the full talk at: http://spr.ly/6046d17Bs

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Congratulations to Dr. Veronika Wirtz co-lead of CEID's Trust and Public Health Communication research core, who is being awarded this year's Metcalf Award for Excellence in Teaching, Boston University's highest teaching honor.http://spr.ly/6047dEEJv

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“Every time it gets a new mammalian host species, like cows, there’s more risk of human transmission and reduced human immunity,” CEID faculty Jessica Leibler says, explaining why the current cases of H5N1 in cows is so concerning.http://spr.ly/6043dDsBH

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In his opening remarks at CEID's conference, The Signal & The Response, Boston University Provost ad interim Ken Lutchen spoke to the university's ability to bring together the multiple fields of study & practice involved in pandemic preparedness.A recording of the full event is available at: http://spr.ly/6044jhZww

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Avian influenza often hits birds harder, so it’s possible that pigs & cows are spreading the virus with few or no symptoms. CEID faculty Jessica Leibler recognizes that surveillance efforts are expensive, "But at minimum, being able to have ongoing surveillance of the workers in these industrial facilities would be really important to try to understand what pathogens they’re being exposed to."http://spr.ly/6044jCimi

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Boston University Assoc. Provost of Research Gloria Waters gave opening remarks at CEID's April 8th event on trust in public health communication. She spoke on the need for interdisciplinary collaboration in preparing for & responding to future pandemics.http://spr.ly/6042jc2xe

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Yesterday Nahid Bhadelia, John Connor, Jessica Leibler, Lauren Sauer, Kayoko Shioda, PhD, DVM, MPH, & Alessandro Vespignani came together to discuss what measures still need to be taken to prevent further spread of H5N1 and what is currently known about this virus.Watch the full webinar recording here:https://lnkd.in/e4RqCfYJ

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We're live on Zoom with @nahid-bhadelia-81a775b7, John Connor, Jessica Leibler, Kayoko Shioda, PhD, DVM, MPH, & Alessandro Vespignani discussing H5N1, what's known so far and what still needs to be better understood for effective prevention of transmissions. Tune in live for the next hour. A recording will also be available on our YoutTube channel later.http://spr.ly/6043jdqUS

Emphasizing the need for more H5N1 testing, Nahid Bhadelia tells WBZ | CBS Boston News Radio, "We are a bit later than we think we are when it comes to outbreak response. We want to get ahead of the problem," by testing more livestock and more farm workers.http://spr.ly/6045jSokP

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