MappBio's Ebola Antibody MBP-134 Near Outbreak Trial
Wondering where things stand with MappBio's MBP-134 #Ebola monoclonal antibody? The company posted on it today on LinkedIn. And @PeterHorby said Oxford's Pandemic Sciences Institute is working hard to get MBP-134 into a clinical trial in the outbreak zone. https://t.co/1XtbFH1FJg https://t.co/nL1kgGZ98y
FDA Backs Monovalent JN.1 Vaccine; CDC Response Unclear
ICYMI (I did): #FDA has accepted the recommendation of its expert panel, #VRBPAC & recommended that Covid-19 vaccine manufacturers make a monovalent targeting the JN.1 lineage XFG variant. How will #CDC handle the change? It would normally go to #ACIP...
HHS Claims Vaccine Transparency Harms Public Health
HHS’ response to an NYT report that hospitals are admitting more kids sick from vaccine-preventable illnesses: “We reject the premise that providing Americans with transparent information about the benefits and risks of medical products” - ie vaccines - “undermines public...
US Measles Cases Surge to 87% of Last Year's Total
5 months into 2026, the US has racked up 1,983 confirmed measles cases. That's nearly 87% as many cases as were recorded in all of 2025. Most of those cases are locally acquired; only 9 are imported. Unless vaccination patterns improve,...
WHO Declares Bundibugyo Ebola Outbreak a PHEIC
1. #WHO has declared the #Ebola #Bundibugyo outbreak in NE DRC a public health emergency of international concern, aka a PHEIC. Yet another sign this is likely to be a very challenging outbreak. So far there've been 8 confirmed cases, 246...
Mild Animal Skin Disease Detected in MSM, No Livestock Contact
Doctors in several European cities are seeing cases of an animal skin disease in men who have sex with men who haven't had contact with the livestock that normally contract this disease. The good news is, it's mild & treatable....
Hantavirus: Weeks of Incubation, Rapid Decline—Seek Care Fast
Another thread worth your time. A note about #hantavirus: The incubation time (period from infection to symptoms) can be very long — weeks. But once symptoms start, progression to severe disease is rapid. Quick access to care is critical.
CDC Delays Hantavirus Alert, HHS Controls Communication
1. #CDC issued its 1st alert to health providers & public health depts on the cruise ship #hantavirus outbreak overnight. I got it at 12:45 am ET. This should have happened days ago. CDC's communications are tightly controlled by...
Measles Cases Surge: 80% of 2026 Total in 4 Months
#Measles is still doing in the US what measles does super well — spreading. As of 5/7, there have been 1,842 confirmed cases this year, which is 80% of the 2026 total in just over 4 months. https://t.co/fMaSWEJiUL
AI Driving Surge in Fake Scientific Citations, Study Finds
I find this unsettling: A new study in #Lancet shows that the number of faux citations in scientific articles is on the rise, and #AI is likely to blame. @AnilOza16 reports. https://t.co/HpXoXQVeTN
Six Former FDA Employees Explain Trump‑Era Job Cuts
We've all seen the numbers of jobs the Trump administration sheared from HHS & its agencies. But what did a place like the #FDA lose in the process? @LizzyLaw_ has written a phenomenal piece on 6 people who loved working...
Hantavirus Outbreak Threatens Cruise Ship Passengers and Contacts
The #hantavirus outbreak on the cruise ship off the coast of Africa is a serious public health event that needs to be handled properly. But if you are having #Covid flashbacks, put those worries to rest. The risk here is...
US Exit From WHO Risks Missing Outbreak Alerts
As an outbreak, #hantavirus on a cruise ship is more interesting than alarming. But it should serve as a warning sign to the US, which by withdrawing from #WHO has cut itself off from WHO's outbreak intelligence network, writes @KrutikaKuppalli. https://t.co/WdEaLOWf1f
Funding Cuts and Visa Limits Spark US Brain Drain
#NIH funding cuts & visa crackdowns are driving away talented foreign researchers who normally would have flocked to the US, a @statnews.com survey shows. "It is going to cause a long-term brain drain," one US based researcher told @DrewQJoseph. ...
CDC Reports 7 More Unvaccinated Child Flu Deaths
#Flu season is over but #CDC was alerted last wk to 7 more kids who died from flu. Six were from this past season, bringing the total to date to 155. It will grow becoz these deaths are often reported...