Dr. SciGirl2010

Ah, but the directions always miss that one critical step: MUST pay homage to the lab god at the beginning of any shift. Not doing so guarantees said instrument will jam, catch on fire, shoot reagent bottles like a machine gun, or just randomly shut down in the middle of a trauma call. 😆

Public health laboratory professionals too, as well as, the entire staff of the CDC...

People 50 and older should get pneumococcal vaccine, U.S. health officials recommend U.S. health officials are recommending that people 50 and older get a shot against bacteria that can cause pneumonia and other dangerous illnesses.

The CDC just changed the recommended age for the pneumonia vaccine from 65 to 50…

apnews.com/article/pneu...

Def Shringrix (shingles) if you had chix pox as a child or never had the vaccine. Usu ones - updated covid, flu, Tdap if >10yrs since last one, and Pneumococcal. And any others that might pertain to your work environment/exposure risk!

Here’s some cool stuff you can do with Bluesky It’s not just an Alf pics repository.

I learned some stuff about Bluesky I did not know by reading this.

Maybe worth passing it on to others so we can all start getting the full benefit of the 🦋.

APHL Association of Public Health Laboratories

If you're interested in #pathogen #genomics, #bioinformatics and molecular #epidemiology, check out the CDC/APHL Bioinformatics and Molecular Epidemiology #fellowship program (www.aphl.org/Career-Pathw...). Applications for both fellows and host labs are both open now for qualified post-MS/postdocs

APHL Association of Public Health Laboratories

APHL has a great bioinformatics paid fellowship program. Might be a nice way to gain some real-world bioinformatics experience and maybe a paper or two. www.aphl.org/Career-Pathw...

I'd like to be added! Deleted Twitter acct 2yrs ago and miss the community. Thanks!

Dear #IDSky,

Do you have a really cool case that you'd like to publish? One that involved a unique or challenging diagnostic approach? If so, I would encourage you to submit your case to the BRAND NEW ASM Case Reports journal.

Read more here: doi.org/10.1128/asmc...

journals.asm.org/journal/asmcr

Outbreaks of E. coli Infections This page represents multistate foodborne outbreak investigations involving <em>E. coli</em> since 2006.

Recently, the CDC has reported a couple of E. coli outbreaks (different strains) traced back to onions & carrots.
They have a whole page dedicated to E. coli outbreaks.

www.cdc.gov/ecoli/outbre...

YouTube video by American Society for Microbiology The Devastating History of Yellow Fever in the U.S.

Thank you to ASM for inviting me back to the ASM Studio for a Ted Talk style presentation on the history of Yellow Fever in the US!

We need to remember our ID history-- vaccines & public health interventions save and improve lives!
#IDSky #Microbe #InfectiousDiseases

youtu.be/FZhTfgNp2vY?...

We found a bat for your delight and delectation! Gilded and gorgeous. Also feat: bonus crow. MS. Ashmole 1511.

Annual morbidity in the 20th century, before and after vaccines:

Measles:
Before: 530,000, After: 47

Mumps:
Before: 160,000, After: 429

Rubella:
Before: 50,000, After: 3

Diphtheria:
Before: 20,000, After: 2

Smallpox:
Before: 30,000, After: 0

Polio:
Before: 16,000, After: 0