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I am currently working on a story form post or podcast to address this. I plan to tell it through the lens of one family.

These are all helpful insights into what people are interested in understanding. Noted. :)

I’m working on those topics. They just take time to write and make sure citations are correct. Glad there’s enthusiasm for topics like this!

Washington Weekly Round-up – 02/16/2025

The Washington Weekly Roundup is a standard feature on this blog. The intent is to bring together information from around the state and nation to help you navigate travel, risks, and daily life. The round-up will take a OneHealth approach. One Health is an…

A Simple Plan

This is going to be a simple post, my friends. I have been thinking a lot about community resliancy and what my role is in supporting that. I think it is primarily in restoring trust in science in our community. Here is my ask - tell me what you need. Are you one of my nerdy friends…

The Washington Weekly Round-up provides a Onehealth approach information on infectious diseases and mitigation measures.

Bird Flu – what’s the deal?

The first thing to know is that this isn't new. H5N1 circulates in wild and domestic bird as a matter of course. In 2022, a new strain of H5N1 that has some mutations which allow it to infect humans and other animals (cats in particular) was detected in Washington…

TB: a story of death and romance

In the 1800's tuberculosis was viewed as a romantic and beautiful way to die. Glistening, sunken eyes, thin frames, and pale, translucent skin became the beauty ideals and death was the Don Juan of the age, romancing young and old alike. Coffins with bells were all…

Welcome

Get ready for some dirty talk on diseases and disease mitigation. I would say that we are in uncharted territory these days, but that's not completely true. We have been here before, when the average life expectancy was about 50 years, infectious diseases dominated the childhood top-ten…

Venus and the moon.

Epidemiologist here. Happy to join in with other scientists and health professionals in discussions about health and disease prevention. @kenzerrific.bsky.social @basiliky.bsky.social @aoc.bsky.social @annetkiraboc1.bsky.social

We recently had a chance to visit our beautiful #51ststate , #PuertoRico.

This disease is endemic to almost every country on earth. There have been spillover events in the US and Canada for the last year.

It is true that this is a big gap in our agricultural system. Vaccinations of animal stocks would greatly reduce this threat.

Epidemiologist here. Spillover events happen all the time and they are increasing with enviornmental changes (habitat distruction, climate change, etc.). In high school people generally learn the basics about evoluation and adaptation and it applies to viruses as well.

I was just looking at these number for Washington State the other day and wondering about this.