Anita McElroy aka FAB lab

Limiting viral replication in hematopoietic cells delays Rift Valley fever virus disease progression in C57BL/6 mice | Journal of Virology RVFV is a segmented, single-stranded, negative-sense RNA virus vectored by diverse genera of mosquitoes and can infect a variety of wild animals, domesticated livestock, and humans. Despite the increa...

Excited to share Dr. Ling Xu's newest paper! Shes's been studying how restriction of viral replication in different cell types impacts RVFV pathogenesis.
Note: her work has nothing to do with quails despite the autopopulated image. 😆
journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/...

So all ID docs have this going on all day everyday?

The brain fires up immune cells when sick people are nearby When people viewed virtual avatars with coughs or rashes, their brains triggered an immune response.

This is fascinating - the brain fires up immune cells when sick people are nearby
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www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Humoral immunity is sufficient to protect mice against Rift Valley fever encephalitis following percutaneous exposure npj Vaccines - Humoral immunity is sufficient to protect mice against Rift Valley fever encephalitis following percutaneous exposure

Newest paper from the lab! Congrats to Dr. Mueller Brown on the first publication of her postdoc...many more to come...
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RFK Jr. Falsely Claims Measles Vax Causes Deaths 'Every Year' Vaccine expert debunks recent statements from nation's top health official

RFK Jr. Falsely Claims Measles Vax Causes Deaths 'Every Year' www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdi...

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Conspiracists are about to get a dose of reality Antivaxers, cranks and fantasists thrive in safe, stable societies but the days of consequence-free idiocy may be ending

Interesting read - 'Conspiracists are about to get a dose of reality' www.thetimes.com/article/b3bb...

Flu is out of control this year! Hospital is overflowing. Flu vaccines decrease your risk of severe disease. Please get vaccinated. It pains me to see kids hospitalized for illness that is preventable. 😥

Ouch.
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This is interesting, but I've never seen a case of malaria "respiratory disease", maybe malaria that was so severe as to lead to respiratory failure but never primary respiratory disease. Would be useful to know the degree of hemolysis/anemia in such cases to support this conclusion.

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Come check out the FABLAB posters! Karina and Tracey will present their work. posters #7116 and #7117 on Friday 15 Nov