In response, the FBI and the Environmental Protection Agency have warned utilities nationwide that hackers are actively attempting to disrupt critical water infrastructure! Link: www.ic3.gov/PSA/2026/PSA...
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Dr. Nahid Bhadelia
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Infectious diseases doc, Founding Director of BU Center on Emerging Infectious Diseases and Biothreats Emergence, Analytics & Communications Network (BEACON). Former Sr Advisor, Biden White House Covid Team. @buceid.bsky.social @beaconbio.bsky.social
As outbreak continues to expand, infectious disease experts advise clinicians to strongly consider cyclosporiasis in patients with frequent watery diarrhea. @idsainfo.bsky.social @bhadeliamd.bsky.social #IDSky #publichealth #EpiSky #familymedicine #urgentcare #emergencymedicine
High Suspicion for Cyclosporiasis Needed, Tracing Continues
With the outlines shifting in the current outbreak, testing for the parasite is a no-brainer, say experts.
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Lot of worry now seems to be going into getting LLM text to sound more human. Not going to lie, I am starting to worry organic human writing will start sounding like LLMs over time.
Hantavirus Ebola New World Screw worm Marburg Cyclosporiasis Maybe it wasn't a good idea to plan health policies aimed around "Give infectious disease a break for about eight years"
Apparently there is a scammer using my name to text people for who knows what nefarious reasons. It's not me. Ignore and report.
Varicella (chickenpox) surge in Gaza Strip, Palestine: Over 9000 cases reported in two weeks amid mass displacement and overcrowding via @beaconbio.bsky.social - beaconbio.org/en/report/?e...
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We received report on this disease event from a BEACON user related to multiple tour groups in grand canyons experiencing illness which included fever, chills, fatigue, weakness, and muscle soreness progressing to severe muscle pains. Request for information below. beaconbio.org/en/report/?e...
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RFI: Mangumo, Nord-Kivu, DRC: Unidentified fatal illness – nine deaths under investigation in remote mining community. RFI on laboratory results, patient demographics and exposure histories https://beaconbio.org/en/report/?reportid=0eeb7707-c136-4f41-9958-2de92a9d96af&utm_source=bluesky
Uganda has not yet confirmed it publicly, but it appears to have a #Marburg outbreak. A very reliable source tells STAT that 2 cases have been confirmed. The US government has issued a level 4 — aka do not travel there — advisory based on intel it has received. www.statnews.com/2026/06/30/m...
Marburg outbreak is reported in Uganda, threatening to complicate Ebola response in region
Sources confirm to STAT that Marburg cases have been detected in western Uganda, adding another viral hemorrhagic fever outbreak in central Africa.
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Request for Information (RFI): US Embassy issues alert about potential case of Marburg virus disease is Western Uganda https://beaconbio.org/en/report/?reportid=85f3a062-dc78-4a12-b498-73ad46db925a&eventid=65a6cbaf-32e4-4ada-9668-93f9549638e5&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social
France reports first Bundibugyo virus disease case in a returning healthcare worker deployed in humanitarian response related to DRC Bundibugyo virus disease outbreak via @beaconbio.bsky.social - beaconbio.org/en/report/?r...
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Another one to watch. RFI: 14 deaths in two weeks reported in Bulungu territory, Kwilu province, DRC; etiology unidentified. RFI on diagnostic testing results, patient demographics, confirmation of case numbers and exposure history via @beaconbio.bsky.social - beaconbio.org/en/report/?r...
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Something to watch. This is an interesting case. RFI: Hantavirus case in Bariloche, Río Negro, Argentina, raises concern for possible person-to-person transmission after symptom onset near the end of the incubation period (~45 days) via @beaconbio.bsky.social - beaconbio.org/en/report/?r...
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In new @NatureRevMicro view point, I discuss why in the current #Bundibugyo virus disease outbreak, trust is as valuable & critical as monetary funds. And why surging funding only after emergencies occur, leaves us backfooted & costs patient lives & healthcare worker safety. rdcu.be/fpjP2
Bundibugyo virus outbreak: when a concerning pathogen meets a humanitarian emergency
Nature Reviews Microbiology - The Democratic Republic of the Congo has declared its seventeenth Ebola outbreak, caused by the Bundibugyo virus, which had been circulating undetected for months. The...
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Great to have our work around FIFA World Cup covered by Al Jazeera. See BEACON's coverage at: beaconbio.org/en/event/?ev... "How the hosts are preparing for an Ebola outbreak during World Cup 2026" aje.news/pj8krk via @ajenglish.bsky.social aje.news/pj8krk
How the hosts are preparing for an Ebola outbreak during World Cup 2026
The US, Mexico and Canada have announced Ebola-related travel restrictions before the start of the World Cup.
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Want to know what it is like to work in an #Ebola treatment unit. I wrote this after my first deployment in Sierra Leone in 2014. I pray for & think of DRC’s healthcare workers now. But prayers aren’t enough- resources, help & solidarity are needed. www.npr.org/sections/goa...
A Doctor's Diary: Encountering Chaos And Kindness In An Ebola Ward
One patient told infectious disease physician Nahid Bhadelia, "I am nobody." After 12 days in Sierra Leone, caring for the sick, she couldn't disagree more.
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Healthcare workers shouldn't be martyrs. Yet we expect them to suffer to save others, time & again. These conversations brought me back to Ebola 2014 when I met nurses in W Africa suffering because they lacked basic protection. @bhadeliamd.bsky.social was there. www.newsweek.com/fight-agains...
In Fight Against Ebola, Front-Line Health Workers Risked Their Lives And Never Got Paid
Less than 2 percent of all Ebola donations went to front-line medical staff in Sierra Leone.
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NEW from Brooke Nichols & team, procurement brief estimates demand for diagnostics for Bundibugyo virus outbreak, w & w/o rapid diagnostics, makes case for why investment for rapid dx is critical. Model: hivst-hst-tradeoff.shinyapps.io/bvd-diagnost... Brief: www.bu.edu/ceid/publica...
BDBV Diagnostic Demand — Realistic Model
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It's here officially (although suspected for a few months). The implications for US livestock industry are immense. New World screwworm detected in US livestock for the first time since 1966 in Zavala County, Texas via @beaconbio.bsky.social - beaconbio.org/en/report/?r...
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Avg incubation period for Ebola is 8-10 days (4-6d for high risk exposures like needle sticks). Flight back to US could be <20 hours. Unclear how keeping Americans in Kenya UNTIL they are sick is better for them than transporting them back to quarantine closer to US facilities.
And did you know there are nearly 40 other events with >250K participants happening concurrent with #FIFA #WorldCup this summer? Check out these maps by CEID staff on #FWC2026 games and concurrent mass-gathering events by size www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/e...
Concurrent Events to 2026 FIFA World Cup - Google My Maps
Instructions on how to navigate this map below, click to expand. ________________________________________________________________________ The FIFA World Cup Baseline Disease Intelligence Maps serve a...
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Dr. Nahid Bhadelia@bhadeliamd.bsky.social · 2mo agoOur baseline risk assessment is out. We will publish any new disease events related to the World Cup over the course of the games. FIFA World Cup 2026 – Canada, USA, Mexico via @beaconbio.bsky.social - beaconbio.org/en/event/?ev...
Our baseline risk assessment is out. We will publish any new disease events related to the World Cup over the course of the games. FIFA World Cup 2026 – Canada, USA, Mexico via @beaconbio.bsky.social - beaconbio.org/en/event/?ev...
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First human case of Bourbon virus confirmed on Long Island, New York State, USA via @beaconbio.bsky.social - beaconbio.org/en/report/?r...
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Dr. @bhadeliamd.bsky.social joined @deanobeidallah.bsky.social, detailing the crushing effect of cuts to funding in the scientific and medical fields. LISTEN: siriusxm.us/Dean
Everything about the Bundibugyo ebolavirus outbreak in DRC and now Uganda makes it a complex humanitarian situation which will worsen before improving. I really we hope we learned from West Africa & the international community will flood the region with resources immediately.
BEACON@beaconbio.bsky.social · 3mo agoMay 17 update on the Bundibugyo ebolavirus disease outbreak in DRC and Uganda: WHO declares Public Health Emerg... https://beaconbio.org/en/report/?reportid=6cdb598d-775f-46b1-8320-046004bbf7fd&eventid=1a9a0ef4-262f-45a1-9018-aa8f99d93a7c&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=socialpost
As I told @nature.com what feels like years ago but was only 3 months back: “Just because we say we’re going to stop caring about these issues doesn’t make the issues go away. It just makes us less prepared” www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Exclusive: Key US infectious-diseases centre to drop pandemic preparation
Staff members have been instructed to scrub this topic and ‘biodefense’ from the agency’s website.
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Africa CDC reports Ebola outbreak in Ituri Province, Democratic Republic of Congo with 246 suspected cases and 65 suspected deaths; Four deaths have been confirmed and initial sequencing indicate the presence of a non-Zaire species. via @beaconbio.bsky.social - beaconbio.org/en/report/?r...
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Update on the Andes virus (hantavirus) outbreak aboard the MV Hondius cruise ship: Eleven confirmed and probabl... https://beaconbio.org/en/report/?reportid=02715c25-23b0-4cac-a748-b95d8b84d2a5&eventid=5fd6edf4-ca36-4761-8dc8-cb8632a43977&utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=socialpost
May 11 follow up on Andes virus (hantavirus) outbreak, MV Hondius: multiple positive cases reported among disembarked cruise ship passengers; international contact tracing efforts continue; multiple viral genomes sequenced via @beaconbio.bsky.social - beaconbio.org/en/report/?r...
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First documented cat-to-human transmission of influenza A(H5N1) clade 2.3.4.4b confirmed by serology, veterinary professional, Los Angeles County, California, USA, 2025 https://beaconbio.org/en/report/?reportid=efa29b34-7a7a-4de9-9c10-6b1fda74d25b&utm_source=bluesky
