Lauren Sauer, PhD, MSc

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A Health Security journal article details high-consequence infectious disease treatment center networks in England as part of a special issue sponsored by NETEC, featuring 14 manuscripts by global colleagues & edited by Drs. Jocelyn Herstein & @lsauer.bsky.social: ow.ly/qrCK50VloXZ

Graphic: As many as 69 million American women lack access to valid birth certificates

Are you a woman who changed your name when you got married?

Congress is considering a bill that could make it much harder for you to vote.

Call your rep—this is not a drill. indivisible.org/resource/cal...

Staff cuts at federal health agencies have begun | CNN Some employees at US health agencies have started receiving notice that their jobs are being cut.

This is not a serious way to govern or run an organization:

"What is really galling and hard is that supervisors and leaders aren’t being told anything, they just have to wait and see which of their staff get notices.”

www.cnn.com/2025/04/01/h...

First measles death reported in the West Texas outbreak is school-aged child | CNN The first measles death in the growing outbreak in West Texas was a school-aged child.

Measles cases in New Mexico and Texas, and now a tragic and avoidable death is heartbreaking. We need public health leadership that can help us bring our friends, loved ones, and community members back to safe and effective vaccines - not drive them away! www.cnn.com/2025/02/26/h...

WHO has reported an unidentified illness in Democratic Republic of Congo's Equateur Province, according to Xinhua.

431 cases and 45 deaths (at 15 Feb) across 2 clusters (Bolombo & Basankusu health zones).

Rapid disease progression upon symptom onset. Ebola and Marburg apparently ruled out.

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i feel like it's an open question whether or not the flu vaccine will even be available next season

🛟 That last-ditch chemo trial your family member was hoping to be in
🥙 The investigation of a food-borne illness outbreak in the next town over
🧠The study looking for preventable causes of Alzheimer’s
🧪The assurance that TAXPAYER-PAID-FOR studies & data collection see the light of day

Good morning, team! ☀️

As the sprinter runs out of steam, the runner trained in long distance hits their stride. Steady, strong and calm - this is the cadence and the heartbeat of the Resistance.

We're seeing this play out now.

Behind the Scenes: Navigating the COVID-19 Pandemic in Hollywood In this episode of Transmission Interrupted, join hosts Lauren Sauer and Rachel Lookadoo as they continue their Pathogens in Pop Culture series with a d...

🎧 Transmission Interrupted episode now live! Hosts @lsauer.bsky.social, #NETEC Director of the Special Pathogen Research Network, & Rachel Lookadoo from @unmc.bsky.social & infectious disease epidemiologist @saskiapopescu.bsky.social discuss #COVID safety in #Hollywood. netec.org/transmission...

The United States is less secure without its deployed USAID Force. Tonight I am left speechless by this action and its reverberating impact for us all. USAID is an indispensable part of our national security and the face of America in the world. Please honor our USAID Force tonight. 🧵

Ten years ago, during the West Africa #Ebola outbreak, we had no vaccines—and over 11,000 lives were lost as the virus spread across the region.

Today, we have life-saving vaccines that can help contain outbreaks and protect communities. Science saves lives! #VaccinesWork

Good morning…

a great many of you are enthusiastic… ready to go… finger on the button… as a reminder…

“circle back season” does not end until Monday January 6th 2025

Couldn’t agree more.

⚠️ BREAKING:

Hong Kong 🇭🇰 steps up health screenings at its airport for passengers on flights arriving from African travel hubs in response to the "mystery epidemic" in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

It becomes the first territory to take health measures against the outbreak.

First U.S. case of deadlier mpox virus strain reported in California The individual is recovering after traveling from Africa, where an outbreak that has killed hundreds is spreading.

Though likelihood of increased spread in the US of the latest strain of mpox remains low due to lack of DRC-to-US direct flights, many experts felt some spread was inevitable via travel, CEID affiliate faculty @lsauer.bsky.social tells @washingtonpost.com
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2024/...

Hi!

The preliminary sequence from the H5N1 human case in British Columbia has been posted and it is not good news. The virus potentially has a quasispecies at HA residue 226 (H3 numbering). This is bad news because we know that mutations at residue 226 can increase binding to human receptors. 1/

I hope it's nicer here...