Now's the time to proactively study H5N1 & prepare for the potential of an outbreak, Dr. Nahid Bhadelia tells USA TODAY. She adds that more testing in humans is needed to assess whether there have been more human cases than the one reported dairy farmer case.
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Last month CEID & Hariri Institute for Computing, Boston University welcomed Melissa Fleming 🇺🇳 United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Global Comms to hear her thoughts on AI’s ability to rapidly spread both misinformation, but also the potential to share accurate health information.
Highlights here: youtu.be/Llwksd--vnU

“We tend to want to collectively forget traumatic events like the COVID-19 pandemic.' Dr. Nahid Bhadelia to BU Experts on why CEID hosted its recent 📸 contest. 'Looking back now allows us to realize how much life has changed since the beginning of the pandemic.'
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“Somehow, the U.S. is both over- and under-reacting to bird flu and other pressing infectious threats.”
Great to talk to ⁦Katherine J. Wu, Ph.D.⁩ about H5N1 as well as our approach to infectious disease threats in general. theatlantic.com/health/archive…

Comparing the use of data modeling in predicting the spread of EIDs to predicting paths of storms, Alessandro Vespignani recommends pairing data modeling with representative graphics to better communicate and visual potential for disease spread.

'How do you prove something is an important case? Travel history of patients, & genomic tracing of the pathogen. This was a massive effort in many countries during COVID. The question is, how do we keep these processes going during 'peacetimes'?' -Caroline Buckee Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

'Every hospital admission is reported to the state health department, which allows us to see almost in real time the trends in infectious diseases such as the onset of flu season.' Larry Madoff

We’re live on Zoom NOW for From Data to Action: Leveraging Data Science for Effective Health Policy and Surveillance Against Emerging Infectious Disease Threats
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By definition, zoonotic diseases (such as COVID-19) spread from animals to humans and vice versa. However, little is currently known about how widespread COVID is among wild animals. This study is aiming to tackle just that question.
via Science Magazine
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Looking forward to this afternoon's panel discussion on data science and health policy. TODAY at 3pm EST! Still time to sign up to attend either on campus or by Zoom! Register here:
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Why is H5N1 spreading so quickly among cows? Some experts attribute it to the fact that this virus can be transmitted through the mammary ducts in udders during the milking process, not only through airborne particles.
statnews.com/2024/04/30/h5n…

There's still time to register to join us tomorrow (4/30), either on campus or by Zoom, where we'll hear from Boston-based experts about how data science can be used to advance the capability to predict, detect, & respond to infectious disease threats.
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Amidst the rapid spread of #H5N1 bird flu in farm animals and its recent jump to humans, Center on Emerging Infectious Diseases (CEID)'s Dr. Nahid Bhadelia underscores the necessity for proactive measures to prevent further adaptation.

Q&A with Dr. Bhadelia ➡️ spr.ly/6001j692X

The #H5N1 #BirdFlu is a growing threat for farm animals and humans—how serious is it? — Center on Emerging Infectious Diseases (CEID)'s Dr. Nahid Bhadelia, an infectious diseases expert, wants to see more concrete action to prevent the further spread of this deadly avian flu.

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