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Dre Joanne Liu

@drejoanneliu.bsky.social

Pediatrics Emergency Physician, Professor at the School of Population and GH of McGill University, Chair of Humanitarian Dialogue Center, Former International President of Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors without Borders - photo Owen Egan

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Dre Joanne Liu@drejoanneliu.bsky.social · 3d ago

Pourquoi autant de cas confirmés d'Ébola en si peu de temps en RDC ? Il n’y a pas une seule explication. Il y en a plusieurs, et elles s’additionnent. Et tout n'est pas désespoir...lire ma chronique du 1er août 2026 www.ledevoir.com/opinion/idee...?

Pourquoi une ascension si rapide de cas confirmés d’Ebola en RDC?

Il n’y a pas une seule explication à cette progression record. Il y en a plusieurs, et elles s’additionnent.

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Pandemic and Emergency Readiness Lab@mcgillperl.bsky.social · 2w ago

We're hiring! McGill's Pandemic & Emergency Readiness Lab (PERL) is looking for a Program Manager to support PERL & the Nkabom Collaborative. Full-time in Montreal, apply by Aug 14 👉 mcgill.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/McGill_Caree... @drejoanneliu.bsky.social @madhupai.bsky.social

Program Manager

Please refer to the How to Apply for a Job (for External Candidates) job aid for instructions on how to apply. If you are an active McGill employee (ie: currently in an active contract or position at ...

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Jason Gale@jasongale.bsky.social · 2w ago

Sadly, confirmed Ebola deaths in DR Congo climbed beyond 1,000 on Tuesday. # fatal cases has doubled in just over 2 weeks, with the INSP reporting 2,536 cases and 1,033 deaths today. The toll has climbed from 506 on July 4, with the epidemic spreading into Haut-Uele and Tshopo.

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Dre Joanne Liu@drejoanneliu.bsky.social · 2w ago

A study to test whether Merck & Co.’s licensed Ebola vaccine, Ervebo — which targets the more common Zaire strain — followed by an experimental vaccine being developed against Sudan Ebola, can generate an immune response to protect against Bundibugyo. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Health Workers May Get Experimental Ebola Vaccine Strategy as Outbreak Grows

Frontline health workers in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo may soon be offered an experimental vaccine regimen against the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola, as researchers test whether it can provide ...

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Dre Joanne Liu@drejoanneliu.bsky.social · 3mo ago

The Ebola disease outbreak confirmed as Bundibugyo virus is declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern by #WHO www.who.int/news/item/17...

Epidemic of Ebola Disease caused by Bundibugyo virus in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda determined a public health emergency of international concern

Pursuant to paragraph 2 of Article 12 - Determination of a public health emergency of international concern, including a pandemic emergency of the International Health Regulations (2005) (IHR), the Di...

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Pandemic and Emergency Readiness Lab@mcgillperl.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Hantavirus on a cruise ship isn't the next pandemic. It's a stress test. PERL's Joanne Liu, Prativa Baral and Veasna Duong in The Conversation on what the MV Hondius outbreak reveals about One Health and a brittle global response. @madhupai.bsky.social @drejoanneliu.bsky.social

Hantavirus: A cruise ship, a deer mouse and the fictional line between human and animal health

The hantavirus outbreak that began on a cruise ship is a reminder of something we keep having to relearn: When humans push into ecosystems they don’t normally inhabit, they are exposed to viruses.

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Dre Joanne Liu@drejoanneliu.bsky.social · 3mo ago

#Ebola outbreak in Ituri, DRC, combines an uncertain strain of Ebola, a conflict zone, cross border mobility. To be watched over the next few days. We might not have specific medical countermeasures to offer. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Ebola in Congo Linked to 65 Deaths, Spurring Regional Alarm

An Ebola outbreak in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo linked to 65 deaths and hundreds of suspected infections has spread across the border to Uganda, triggering concern that it will be even ...

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Madhu Pai, MD, PhD@madhupai.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Hantavirus: A cruise ship, a deer mouse, and the fictional line between human and animal health @tivabaral.bsky.social @drejoanneliu.bsky.social @mcgillperl.bsky.social theconversation.com/hantavirus-a...

Hantavirus: A cruise ship, a deer mouse, and the fictional line between human and animal health

The hantavirus outbreak that began on a cruise ship is a reminder of something we keep having to relearn: When humans push into ecosystems they don’t normally inhabit, they are exposed to viruses.

theconversation.com

Dre Joanne Liu@drejoanneliu.bsky.social · 3mo ago

The hantavirus outbreak is a reminder of the urgency and importance of implementing international protocols and regulations for disease prevention, preparedness, and response.#IPPPR #Hantavirus theindependentpanel.org/news/hantavi...

Co-Chairs of The Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response say that the hantavirus outbreak is a reminder of the urgency and importance of implementing international protocols and regul...

A Statement from HE Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and the Rt. Hon. Helen Clark, Co-Chairs of The Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response The hantavirus outbreak linked to the MV Hondius vesse...

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Dre Joanne Liu@drejoanneliu.bsky.social · 3mo ago

“The agreement deals with very fundamental issues: what exactly constitutes a technology transfer, what kind of contracts will be involved, how financial flows will work, and whether the agreements will apply only during a pandemic or also between pandemics.” english.elpais.com/health/2026-...

WHO faces deadlock over pandemic treaty amid crisis over hantavirus outbreak

The main sticking point is the mechanism that will define how nations share samples and sequences of viruses with pandemic potential and, in return, obtain access to vaccines

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