techhub.social is one of the many independent Mastodon servers you can use to participate in the fediverse.
A hub primarily for passionate technologists, but everyone is welcome

Administered by:

Server stats:

4.6K
active users

#outbreaks

2 posts2 participants0 posts today
Continued thread

#PEPFAR, as the program is called, would cease to exist as an initiative to provide medicines & services needed to treat & prevent the spread of #HIV in #LowIncome countries.

It would be replaced by “bilateral relationships” with low-income countries focused on the detection of #outbreaks that could threaten the #US & the creation of new markets for American drugs & technologies, acc/to the documents.

Continued thread

The email said their duties were "identified as either unnecessary or virtually identical to duties being performed elsewhere in the agency." But the #genetic #tracing that the #CDC's lab performs is not conducted by any lab in the #UnitedStates or the #world….

While it remains shuttered, ongoing investigations of current #hepatitis #outbreaks have been stalled, not just in #Florida, but also in #Oregon, #Pennsylvania, #Massachusetts, #NewMexico, #Wisconsin, #WestVirginia & #Georgia….

#Measles #outbreaks spark #concern over rare 'horrific' #neurological {SSPM: subacute sclerosing panencephalitis} disorder cbc.ca/news/health/measles-com

As measles outbreaks in Canada grow and spread between provinces, pediatricians are again recommending vaccinations while also bracing for serious complications, including a rare, long-term neurological disorder that can emerge six to 10 years after an initial measles infection.

CBCAs measles outbreaks grow, doctors are on the lookout for rare but serious complications | CBC NewsAs measles outbreaks in Canada grow and spread between provinces, pediatricians are again recommending vaccinations while also bracing for serious complications, including a rare, long-term neurological disorder that can emerge six to 10 years after an initial measles infection.