I've been following the ongoing Ebola outbreak in the DRC closely Many of the same challenges, delayed detection, conflict, mistrust, and under-resourced public health systems continue to shape the course of epidemics. bktitanji.substack.com/p/weve-seen-...

We've Seen This Ebola Story Before, We Cannot Afford to Repeat It

How delayed detection, conflict, funding gaps, and fading global attention allowed the largest Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo's history to outpace the response

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Two additional cases of HIV cure were presented at IAS meeting Rio. Both individuals received stem cell transplantation for cancer treatment. This brings the number of people "cured" to 13. We learn more with every case. Credit @lizhighleyman.bsky.social www.aidsmap.com/news/jul-202...

Two more people cured of HIV after stem cell transplants, offering more clues to long-term remission

Two more people appear to be free of HIV after stem cell transplants for cancer treatment, according to case presentations this week at the 26th International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2026) in Rio d...

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Any outbreak of an infectious disease, even relatively benign ones, if allowed to spread uncontrolled will record rare complications/ presentations and even deaths. Cyclospora outbreak has caused 2 deaths in Michigan. www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...

Michigan reports 2 deaths in cyclosporiasis outbreak

More than 11,000 cases of the foodborne illness have been confirmed in the state and 193 people have been hospitalized since early May.

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This was suspected and now epidemiological investigation points to the Ebola outbreak having silently spread for at least four months before it was formally identified. There have been 1500 confirmed deaths but the real number is likely a lot higher. www.science.org/content/arti...

EXCLUSIVE: Congo’s Ebola epidemic started at least 4 months before it was detected

A remote mining town gripped by fear saw hundreds of suspected cases before the government declared an outbreak, report says

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The enshitification of everything by AI knows no bounds. I had colleagues attending this IAS session text me screenshot. You have to not care by a lot to be this sloppy. "US government map of Africa mislabels every country at global conference" www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

US government map of Africa mislabels every country at global conference

State department ‘takes full responsibility’ for erroneous, widely shared chart displayed at Aids conference in Brazil

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Dr.Anthony Fauci is a good man who deserves a peaceful retirement for his many decades of hardwork and leadership. It is a disgrace he isn't being extended this bare minimum of grace.

Very important phase1/2 trial of a 6-valent group B strep vaccine. The vaccine was both safe and immunogenicity in pregnant and non pregnant persons. Sets the stage for ph3 studies. GBS sepsis is a major cause of neonatal sepsis causing 91,000 newborn deaths/yr. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Maternal 6-valent group B Streptococcus vaccine in non-pregnant and pregnant females: a randomized phase 1/2 trial - Nature Medicine

A phase 1/2 study found maternal hexavalent 6 polysaccharide−protein conjugate group B Streptococcus vaccine (GBS6) to be safe and immunogenic and to have induced antibody responses to vaccine serotyp...

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The first volunteer has been dosed with the world's first BDBV vaccine. www.ox.ac.uk/news/2026-07...

Thanks for all the great questions as always. See you next month. The thread is now formally closed. for this session.

BK. Titanji@boghuma.bsky.social · 2w ago

For the next 24h, drop any infectious disease and/or vaccine-related questions in response to this post, and I will do my best to answer them. Answers are for information only, NOT medical advice. #AskAnIDDoc July 2026 edition.

For the next 24h, drop any infectious disease and/or vaccine-related questions in response to this post, and I will do my best to answer them. Answers are for information only, NOT medical advice. #AskAnIDDoc July 2026 edition.

Doctor Pigeon

ALT: Doctor Pigeon

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This resonated. Figured I'd share.

Important @nejm.org correspondence today. Investigators found that licensed Ebola vaccines generate cross-reactive binding antibody responses against Bundibugyo ebolavirus (BDBV) in humans. www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....

"This weekend, over a dozen U.S. citizens found themselves in similar straits: detained in limbo at border crossings in New York and Vermont, with little information and no way to get home, despite having had no exposure to Ebola" www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

Trump's CDC Is Detaining Americans in Response to Ebola: A 'Wild Misuse' of Power

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is needlessly detaining Americans as part of a chaotic Ebola response led by Jay Bhattacharya.

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An outbreak that was declared barely two months ago has already claimed 1000 lives and caused close to 3000 confirmed infections. The vaccine and drug trials are underway. These potential tools to fight the outbreak are desperately needed @kakape.bsky.social www.science.org/content/arti...

Rapid spread of Ebola spurs ‘remarkably’ quick drug and vaccine trials

Pioneering studies are underway to address massive outbreak of rare Bundibugyo virus in the Congo

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"The CDC said surveillance data from labs across the country showed that the incidence of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales infections carrying NDM genes rose 461% from 2019 through 2023. And CDC officials are worried about the implications." www.cidrap.umn.edu/antimicrobia...

The resistance gene that’s causing ‘nightmares’ in US hospitals

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Possibly the most alarming thing I've read this week. Kashi is piloting prediction markets aka betting on clinical trial outcomes and market performance of drugs. They allow people to bet on wars, I guess there's truly no line and no bottom. news.kalshi.com/p/kalshi-bio...

Kalshi launches biotech prediction markets pilot program

Kalshi and AppliedXL are launching a pilot suite of prediction markets on clinical trial outcomes and FDA regulatory decisions, making drug-development probabilities publicly available for the first t...

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If podcasts are your thing, I chatted with the host of the Naked Scientists Pod this week about the clinical trial underway in the UK. You can listen using the link below. www.thenakedscientists.com/articles/int...

Ebola vaccine enters clinical trials

Oxford researchers develop the jab in record time

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“Martha Lillard had just turned 5 when she was diagnosed with polio and depended on an iron lung to live. She died June 26 in Oklahoma, the last U.S. polio patient who used the machine, her sister said… As a child, she went to grade school for two hours a day and was tutored the rest of the time”

Martha Lillard, last U.S. polio patient using iron lung, dies at 78 in Oklahoma

Martha Lillard, last U.S. polio patient using iron lung, has died at 78 in Oklahoma.

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The Ph I study of the BDBV Ebola vaccine is underway! the trial will recruit 50 adult participant 18-55yo. Serum Institute of India has manufactured and stockpiled approximately 620,000 doses of the ChAdOx1 BDBV vaccine candidate in two weeks for potential future use www.ox.ac.uk/news/2026-07...

Really impressive to see these trials underway. I remain hopeful for positive results showing an impact on mortality. www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

First patients enrolled in record-breaking Ebola treatment trial in DRC

Two drugs are being trialled in the Ituri region in a programme set up just six weeks after the outbreak was declared, with hopes it will reduce mortality rates

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Meningococcal B vaccine ddi not prevent Gonorrhea in this RCT. It is a negative result but an important one which emphasizes the need for N. gonorrhoeae specific vaccines. We are seeing higher rates on gonococcal infections and more drug resistance globally. www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....

Meningococcal B Vaccine to Prevent Neisseria gonorrhoeae Infection | NEJM

No vaccines are currently licensed for the prevention of Neisseria gonorrhoeae infection. Observational studies suggest that the four-component meningococcal serogroup B vaccine (4CMenB) may reduce...

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There is an ongoing Cyclospora diarrhea outbreak in the US affecting multiple states and ongoing for several weeks. We still do not know what the contaminated food sources is. Really like this write up by @cmyeaton.bsky.social updating on the situation. www.foiclinical.com/posts/alert-...

My latest Perspective is out in PLOS Global Public Health: The Bundibugyo Ebola Virus Emergency and the Erosion of Global Health Security. ( open access) Global health security depends on investing before not, after the next outbreak. journals.plos.org/globalpublic...

The Bundibugyo Ebola Virus Emergency and the erosion of global health security

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Honored to be selected as a 2026 BWF Career Award for Medical Scientists recipient. This award will support my research to better understand and prevent cardiovascular aging in people living with HIV. Grateful to my mentors, collaborators, trainees, & patients. www.bwfund.org/news/bwf-ann...

BWF Announces 2026 Career Awards for Medical Scientists Recipients - Burroughs Wellcome Fund

DURHAM, N.C. – The Burroughs Wellcome Fund is pleased to announce the 2026 recipients of its Career Awards for Medical Scientists (CAMS), a program designed to support physician-scientists at a critic...

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An important and timely commentary 👏🏼

Madhu Pai, MD, PhD@madhupai.bsky.social · 4w ago

Our new comment in @lancetgh.bsky.social Country ownership without fiscal justice is responsibility without resources www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

"When patients ask about dementia, the most accurate response is that an association with fewer subsequent dementia diagnoses has been reported, but its mechanism and clinical interpretation remain unsettled." academic.oup.com/cid/advance-...

Zoster Vaccination and Dementia: Interpreting the Signal and Testing the Mechanisms

Accumulating observational and quasi-experimental evidence links zoster vaccination to fewer subsequent dementia diagnoses; however, diagnosis-based outcom

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Incredible effort and encouraging news to learn that patient recruitment has begun for an adaptive trial to study multiple therapeutic interventions for BDV Ebola. www.who.int/news/item/02...

Patient enrolment begins in a scientific trial to identify the first effective treatments for Bundibugyo virus disease

In a major international effort to evaluate potential treatments for Ebola disease due to Bundibugyo virus (BVD), the PARTNERS clinical trial has opened enrolment today for patients in the Democratic ...

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If this news of a Marburg outbreak in Uganda is confirmed this will further complicate the ongoing response to the Ebola outbreak in the DRC and Uganda. 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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Excited to share our latest publication in AIDS! We performed one of the largest multi-ancestry genome-wide association studies of cardiovascular disease in people living with HIV using the Million Veteran Program. We identified a novel genetic locus near NAT8 associated with CVD risk.

Thanks for all the great questions. This session is now closed. See you next month :)

BK. Titanji@boghuma.bsky.social · last mo.

For the next 24h, drop any infectious disease and/or vaccine-related questions in response to this post, and I will do my best to answer them. Answers are for information only, NOT medical advice. #AskAnIDDoc June 2026 edition.