Alexis Bedolla

Primera defunción humana confirmada causada por H5N1 en México

Sandra Harding (1935–2025) understood the need to question whose perspectives have shaped Western science, philosophy, and social studies of science. She also recognized the urgency of amplifying STS scholars from the Global South.

🔖[Book Review] in Tapuya Vol. 7

In Spectacles of Waste, Warwick Anderson examines the cultural politics of human 💩, which reviewer Alexis Bedolla praises for its fresh critique of colonial binaries and its call for an ecological reimagining of waste.

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Rahmane Idrissa · The Time of the Whites: The Will to Colonise The will to colonise has not disappeared. Colonisation may be gone from much of what used to be the French empire, but...

Rahmane Idrissa reviews the 720 pages long collection on French colonialism edited by Pierre Singaravélou "Colonisations: Notre histoire" @londonreview.bsky.social www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...

Wyoming’s First Human Bird Flu Case Confirmed - Wyoming Department of Health Wyoming’s first case of H5N1 avian influenza in a human has been confirmed in a Platte County older adult, according to the Wyoming Department of Health (WDH). The woman represents the third confirmed...

A woman in Wyoming has been hospitalized with #H5N1 #birdflu, WY's health dept announced Friday. Likely exposure was to backyard poultry. Wyoming said #CDC confirmed the infection, though CDC did not add it to its H5 page today. Not clear if this is B3.13 or D1.1. health.wyo.gov/wyomings-fir...

Forensic Facts that Matter (Spanish translation below) The smell of oil boiling inside a huge pot; the sound of a blender repetitively turning on and off; and the voice of ...

Excellent reflection on forensic facts in Mexico by the always brilliant @vivavivette.bsky.social culanth.org/fieldsights/...

PAHO warns of increased risk of dengue outbreaks due to circulation of DENV-3 in the Americas Washington, D.C., February 10, 2025 (PAHO) – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has issued an epidemiological alert regarding the increased risk of dengue outbreaks in the Americas, attribute...

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Withdrawing The United States From The World Health Organization – The White House WITHDRAWING THE UNITED STATES FROM THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION  By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the

Not that the withdrawal shocks anyone but boy that was fast!

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How do facts shape and reflect life in Latin America?

This cluster, featuring interdisciplinary essays, explores the social, political, and historical dynamics of facts, challenging crisis narratives and embracing their embedded nature.

🗺Read at doi.org/10.1080/25729861.2024.2421655
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It's important to know how people get the bird flu so that we learn how to prevent infections. @andrewpekosz.bsky.social has details on how the person in Louisiana was exposed to H5N1 🙏 publichealth.jhu.edu/2025/bird-fl...

Mosquito-borne diseases are on the rise. Here’s how collecting mozzies in your backyard can help science Summer is here and mosquitoes are ready to bite. Tracking them is important for staying on top of public health risks – and citizen scientists can help.

Mosquito-borne diseases are on the rise. Here’s how collecting mozzies in your backyard can help science
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Welcome contribution on the history of public health from Latin American scholars.

The book is in Spanish and can be downloaded for free: onedrive.live.com?authkey=%21A...

Lovely post on Feminist STS from the wonderful @maripittalima.bsky.social 🙌🏼

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Animal People by Adam Reed | Paperback | Cornell University Press Animal People introduces readers to the professionalized world of animal protection from the perspective of those who consider themselves to be "moderate" activists. Adam Reed explores the interrelati...

Great to see that Adam Reed's book "Animal People:
Moral Subjects in the Work of Animal Protection" has been published by @cornellupress.bsky.social - a major contribution to the anthropology of ethics and mutlispecies ethnography www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501...

Sage Journals: Discover world-class research Subscription and open access journals from Sage, the world's leading independent academic publisher.

New OnlineFirst article: "Between Decay and Maintenance: Tuberculosis Sanatoriums, Care Infrastructures and U.S. Health Policy Debates, 1945–1972" by Sydney Goggins @sydneygoggins.bsky.social #healthcare #infrastructure #space #scale #governance #healthpolicy journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Lovely post on Feminist STS from the wonderful @maripittalima.bsky.social 🙌🏼

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Congratulations Prof. Anderson. Looking forward to read it.

Amazing cover!

US reports first human death related to bird flu A person in Louisiana who became severely ill with a bird flu virus known as H5N1 in December has passed away from the infection, marking the first known bird flu death in the US

A person in Louisiana who became severely ill with bird flu in December has passed away from the infection, marking the first known bird flu death in the US 🧪

Bird Flu Samples From Very Ill Patient Had ‘Concerning’ Mutations (Gift Article) Tiny genetic alterations could help the bird flu virus enter cells in the upper respiratory tract, the C.D.C. said. But there is no sign that mutations are widespread in nature.

Nuanced reporting about the HPAI H5N1 recent case in Louisiana. What is most worrying is the spread of the virus and its chances for reassortment during flu season

www.nytimes.com/2024/12/27/h...

Genetic Sequences of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N1) Viruses Identified in a Person in Louisiana CDC has sequenced the influenza viruses in specimens collected from the patient in Louisiana who was

H5N1 case where the virus mutated to infect human cells in the upper respiratory tract.

Truly worrisome

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✨ Acknowledging a Remarkable Year for Tapuya!

Volume 7 of Tapuya: Latin American Science, Technology and Society marks a year of collaboration, innovation, and impactful scholarship.

An adorable flying fox feeding on a flower

Deforestation & climate change are driving bat viruses into us.

Excellent reporting by @janeqiu.bsky.social @sciam.bsky.social and the photos are omg so cute www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-...

How America Lost Control of the Bird Flu, Setting the Stage for Another Pandemic - KFF Health News Exclusive reporting reveals how the United States lost track of a virus that could cause the next pandemic. Problems like the sluggish pace of federal action, a deference to industry, and neglect for ...

Excellent piece by @amymaxmen.bsky.social

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‘Failure at every level’: How science sleuths exposed massive ethics violations at a famed French institute A group of agitators has spent years pushing for action against Didier Raoult and his collaborators. Now they’re wondering whether anyone will be fully held to account

I wrote about Raoult and his institute, and the jaw-dropping findings of multiple investigations, in depth earlier this year: www.science.org/content/arti...

#USDA confirmed +7 #H5N1 #birdflu infected dairy herds in California today, bringing CA's total to 645 herds. So far 43 of those herds have been released from quarantine.
Cumulative national total: 860 herds in 16 states. Mandatory testing begins this week in 6 states. Will these numbers rise?

Infamous paper that popularized unproven COVID-19 treatment finally retracted Study on hydroxychloroquine by Didier Raoult and colleagues gets pulled on ethical and scientific grounds

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📌New Thematic Cluster just out!

"The Future of Facts in Latin America," edited by Andrea Ballestero, Kregg Hetherington and Eden Medina is up and ready to be read. 🗺

👁Read it now at tapuya.org/our-journal-2/volume-7-2024/
#FutureofFacts #LatinAmericanSTS #OpenAccess #Tapuya7

Congratulations 🥳