From @politifact.bsky.social: RFK Jr. recently claimed the US "had the highest death rate from COVID of any nation on earth." That's false. From 2020 to 2023, Peru had the highest per-capita #COVID death rate globally. The US ranked 14th. politifact.com/factchecks/2...

Peru had the highest COVID-19 death rate, not the U.S.

During a CNN interview, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said the U.S. had the highest death rate from COVID-19. Peru’s was higher.

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Great to see GOVERNING cover the #Cyclospora outbreak! 📊 The case data & Datawrapper map featured in the piece come directly from our weekly newsletter at Pandemic Center. 📰 Read the article: www.governing.com/map-of-the-d... 📩 Subscribe to our newsletter: mailchi.mp/brown/tracki...

Map: Where Cyclospora is Still Spreading

A food-borne parasite wreaking havoc on digestive systems has Americans on alert this summer.

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An #Ebola vaccine could rollout in the DRC within 6 weeks, but a Bundibugyo-specific vaccine is what’s urgently needed to end the current outbreak. As @jennifernuzzo.bsky.social notes the goal must be establishing long-term population protection against future outbreaks, not just the current one.

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💉@who.int said it “led the design” of the #Ervebo trial that it plans to launch into the DRC’s #Ebola hotspot by mid-September. vist.ly/5egv9

"Stopping disease spread isn't just a public health issue, but it's also a national security priority," says NTI's Hayley Severance on The CommonHealth podcast by @CSIS.org. ⤵️ www.csis.org/podcasts/com...

Hayley Severance, NTI: The newly released Africa Health Security Index | The CommonHealth | CSIS Podcasts

Hayley Severance, Deputy Vice President, Global Biological Policy and Programs, Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI), walks us through the newly launched Africa Health Security Index.

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Our recent analysis shows how #measles has spread across the US over the last 18 months and how its popping up in new communities and returning to old ones. 📊 Data table: tracking-report-measles.netlify.app 📬 Full report: mailchi.mp/messages/pan...

Defense agencies play a vital role in countering biological risks. Our shared plan with @rand.org & @cepi.net outlines how organizations can help achieve the #100DaysMission through cross-sector collaboration. www.rand.org/pubs/comment...

New Models of Health-Defence Collaboration: A Shared Plan to Achieve the 100 Days Mission

Epidemic and pandemic threats are a matter of national, regional, and international security. The evolving risks demand strengthened collaboration across the health and defence communities to bring th...

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Africa is nearly 30% more prepared for health security threats than it was 5 years ago, but critical gaps remain. Co-led by @pandemiccenter.bsky.social, @nti.org, Economist Enterprise, and the Science for Africa Foundation. 📽️ Watch the launch of the 2026 AHS Index now youtu.be/2Kmhb4UB960?...

Tracking Health Security Progress and Building Resilience in Africa

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Today our Director @jennifernuzzo.bsky.social is speaking at @nam.edu's workshop: Preparing for a Future of AI-Enabled Biology. In collaboration with @health.nationalacademies.org & @cepi.net. Join experts as they explore how AI-driven bio risks may evolve over the next decade. 🔗 Register now

Preparing for a Future of AI-Enabled Biology - NAM

Join NAM for its next Change Maker in Action webinar to hear from health leaders on shifting from making the case, to implementing and integrating well-being.

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From TNND: Trump signs an executive order limiting the number of recommended childhood vaccines. @jennifernuzzo.bsky.social notes that shifting previously routine immunizations to "shared clinical decision-making" sows doubt and confusion. 🔗 thenationaldesk.com/news/america...

Trump signs 'gold standard' childhood vaccine order

President Trump signed an executive order recognizing what his administration framed as "gold standard childhood vaccine recommendations" for 11 "core" vaccinations.

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We publish our Tracking Report every week to try and make it a little easier keeping up with multiple infectious diseases updates. Our last issue covered the DRC #Ebola surge and recent trends in #cyclosporiasis, #measles, & #mpox. Subscribe now for the next issue 📧 mailchi.mp/brown/tracki...

Hayley Severance (@nti.org) joins Stephen Morrison (@csis.org) on the Common Health podcast to dive into the newly launched Africa Health Security Index! In this episode they discuss its origin, key partners, and urgent challenges in biosecurity & finance. open.spotify.com/episode/7JlR...

Hayley Severance, NTI: The newly released Africa Health Security Index

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From @bostonglobe.com: A recent #cyclosporiasis outbreak linked to shredded lettuce is the largest on record. Its delayed symptoms make tracing difficult. @jennifernuzzo.bsky.social notes potential sources have been identified, but some outbreaks remain unverified.

Scared of lettuce-borne diarrhea? Maybe try locally grown. - The Boston Globe

Little Leaf Farms based in Shirley has reported that its lettuce is not affected by cyclospora.

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Last year when #mRNA funding was pulled, @jennifernuzzo.bsky.social warned attacks were based on 'phony and false claims.' Recently, Moderna’s mRNA flu vaccine received FDA approval, showing the true value of the tech. More via @the-independent.com: www.the-independent.com/news/world/a...

First mRNA-based flu shot approved in US - despite RFK Jr’s objections to the science

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr pulled $500 million in funding for mRNA vaccine development last year - the medical community said the U.S. would pay the price in dollars and lives

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Our new analysis shows how #measles has spread across the US over the last 18 months and how its popping up in new communities and returning to old ones. 📊 Data table: tracking-report-measles.netlify.app 📬 Full report: mailchi.mp/messages/pan...

How is El Niño altering environments for pathogens and vectors? 🦟 🐀 🦠 In case you missed it you can watch our webinar featuring @jennifernuzzo.bsky.social, Lauren Charles & Natasha Bagdasarian. Watch Now ⤵️ youtu.be/Ot_nzDUOJkM?...

Rising Temps, Rising Risks: Infectious Disease in the 2026 El Niño Year

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From @usatoday.com: Dr. Erica Schwartz is set to lead the CDC. As @jennifernuzzo.bsky.social noted in April: "The bigger question is whether she'll be allowed to do the job." Schwartz faces the US's worst #measles surge in decades & a cyclosporiasis outbreak, plus ​an #Ebola outbreak ​in the DRC.

New CDC director, Trump's third pick, finally confirmed

The Senate confirmed Dr. Erica Schwartz as director of the CDC, handing the Trump administration a rare win after repeated failed attempts.

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Our Director @jennifernuzzo.bsky.social participated iin an expert roundtable which informed this @gao.gov report which identifies critical actions for future outbreak preparedness. 📖 Read the full report here: files.gao.gov/reports/GAO-...

String of outbreaks tests US public health system amid funding cuts, vaccine resistance www.newsfromthestates.com/article/stri...

String of outbreaks tests US public health system amid funding cuts, vaccine resistance

WASHINGTON — Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. pledged during his confirmation hearing to do everything in his “power to put the health of America back on track.”Kennedy testif...

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"We are incredibly vulnerable." Speaking to @newsweek.com on AI-driven biothreats, @jennifernuzzo.bsky.social warns: "Is the US ready for a deadly biological attack? I would say no. Look at the ongoing transmission of #measles; that tells us all we need to know." More here ⤵️

America's cyclospora outbreak foreshadows a biosecurity nightmare

As artificial intelligence lowers the bar to engineered pathogens, a parasite in lettuce is a stress test of U.S. preparedness.

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When federal surveillance lags, state leadership steps up. @jennifernuzzo.bsky.social noted to @huffpost.com about the #cyclospora outbreak "I am 100% convinced that one of the reasons why we even know about this outbreak... is because Michigan just leaned in." More ⤵️

The Trump Admin Slashed Public Health Funding And Jobs — And The Fallout Is Starting

From trust to communication, experts share what concerns them most about the current response to cyclospora and more.

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Keeping up with multiple infectious diseases isn't easy. That’s why we publish our Tracking Report every week. In our last issue, we covered the DRC #Ebola surge, critical trends in #cyclosporiasis, #measles, and #mpox. Catch up now & subscribe for the next issue: mailchi.mp/messages/pan...

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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Rising Temps, Rising Risks: Infectious Disease in the 2026 El Niño Year. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.

On July 31 at 12:00PM ET the Pandemic Center will host a webinar titled: Rising Temps, Rising Risks: Infectious Disease in the 2026 El Niño Year. Climate variability, including El Niño-driven shifts ...

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Join us this tomorrow at 12PM ET as we dive into how #ElNiño weather shifts drive environments where infectious diseases flourish. Moderated by @jennifernuzzo.bsky.social with panelists Lauren Charles & Natasha Bagdasarian. Register now ⤵️ brown.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Join us this tomorrow at 12PM ET as we dive into how #ElNiño weather shifts drive environments where infectious diseases flourish. Moderated by @jennifernuzzo.bsky.social with panelists Lauren Charles & Natasha Bagdasarian. Register now ⤵️ brown.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

The Africa Health Security Index tracks progress and gaps in preparedness. Our President and CEO, Christine Wormuth, spoke on our webinar yesterday about the findings and impact of the Index. Learn more: AHSIndex.org

Join us this Friday at noon as we dive into how #ElNiño weather shifts drive environments where infectious diseases flourish. Moderated by @jennifernuzzo.bsky.social with panelists Lauren Charles & Natasha Bagdasarian. Registration Open ⤵️ brown.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

This week we and the @councilonstrategicrisks.org hosted a discussion with Annie Jacobsen for her new book 'Biological War: A Scenario'. 📚 You can grab her newest book here: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/783250...

Recent #hantavirus cases highlight the growing threat of zoonotic spillover. As warming temperatures alter rodent reservoirs, ecological forces drive disease emergence. Read the perspective from Lauren Charles, @jennifernuzzo.bsky.social, & Natasha Bagdasarian in @jidjournal.bsky.social:

Watching the Ship, Missing the Forest: Why Ecological Spillover, Reservoir Ecology, and Environmental Change Remain the True Hantavirus Threats in North America

Hantavirus emergence in North America is driven by interactions among reservoir ecology, environmental variability, landscape conditions, and human exposur

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Biological threats are rising, and preparedness is not keeping pace. The 2026 Africa Health Security Index shows where countries have strengthened capacities & where the gaps remain. Tomorrow at 8:30 AM ET, join experts to discuss what comes next: www.nti.org/events/track...

Brazil highlights key lessons for building effective advance warning systems: nationwide coordination, integrated data systems, mandated funding, and strong partnerships. Read our Full #AWARE Findings Report Now:

Advance Warning and Response Exemplars (AWARE)

There is a global need and opportunity to implement and scale effective early warning systems (EWS) to rapidly detect future outbreaks of climate-sensitive infectious diseases with epidemic or pandemi...

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Today the @pandemiccenter.bsky.social and @councilonstrategicrisks.org hosted and important discussion with Annie Jacobsen author of the new book “Biological War: A Scenario”.