Reposted by Antigenic Driftingzoonoses.bsky.social @zoonoses.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Seroprevalence of Influenza A(H5N1) Virus in Domestic Cats at Epicenter of Dairy Cattle Outbreaks, California, USA, 2024-2026 📰 Emerging infectious diseases #Zoonoses #OneHealth #InfectiousDiseases #PublicHealth 🔗 doi.org/10.3201/eid3209.260785wwwnc.cdc.govSeroprevalence of Influenza A(H5N1) Virus in Domestic Cats at Epicenter of Dairy Cattle Outbreaks, California, USA, 2024-2026We conducted a serologic study of domestic cats near the epicenter of the dairy cattle outbreaks of influenza A(H5N1) in California, USA. Three of the 12 cats sampled within 2 km of farms had neutr... 011
Reposted by Antigenic DriftingPhysicians for a Healthy Democracy @physiciandemocracy.medsky.social · 05/08/2025www.cidrap.umn.edu/influenza-ge...cidrap.umn.eduInfluenza, not Tamiflu, may raise risk of neuropsychiatric events in kids 37618
Reposted by Antigenic DriftingColin Carlson @colincarlson.bsky.social · 10/08/2026I wrote about a reason not to use generative AI in your writing that I haven't seen anyone talking about. Once I realized this, banning GenAI in our lab's writing became a no-brainer. Feel free to share, I think this is probably useful especially for trainees: www.carlsonlab.bio/thoughts/the...carlsonlab.bioThe only reason you’ll ever need not to write with AI — The Carlson LabOver the last year, our lab has been developing a policy on AI use. To do this, we did three main things: We read a lot of academic publications and tech news. We set up an #ai channel on our la... 351562633
Antigenic Drifting @antigenic-drift.bsky.social · 03/08/2026I appreciate all the early COVID post but legit just had my first PTSD flashback in a couple of years about that time period and its nor great 010
Reposted by Antigenic Driftingmtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 02/08/2026It's absolutely insane we've somehow let the Covid recriminations debate become like "why didn't we reopen in person schools before there was a vaccine" and not "why did none of the trump guys go to jail for stealing PPE from New York hospitals in March 2020" 6052501212
Reposted by Antigenic DriftingAmy Maxmen, PhD @amymaxmen.bsky.social · 30/07/2026The evidence supports the alt theory of a spillover from animals sold at the market. Spillovers also happen to account for all other novel infectious disease epidemics. I'm tired of writing about this since I'm tired of the harassment. Pretty much every science writer I know feels the same. 424152
Reposted by Antigenic DriftingAmy Maxmen, PhD @amymaxmen.bsky.social · 30/07/2026The lab theory is v hard to reconcile w/evidence: So, two (2 lineages initially) infected WIV researchers didn't infect anyone in their community or around WIV (invisible masks?). They went to the market to pet (?) mammals, left traces of SARS2, coughed on people. Then put invisible? masks back on. 213741
Reposted by Antigenic DriftingLymeScience @lymescience.org · 23/07/2026Also notable that the lowest paid specialties in medicine are: Pediatrics Public health and preventive medicine Infectious diseases Residencies may have a tough time recruiting for these specialties. www.beckersasc.com/asc-coding-b... 1177
Reposted by Antigenic DriftingBy Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 22/07/2026If you really want an "AI strategy" for your country, it should be this: wait for the bubble to burst, then buy hardware and talent at fire-sale prices in the wave of ensuing bankruptcies, and use them to extract more performance from free, open source models. 50/ 127679
Reposted by Antigenic Driftinginnes mck @innes.bsky.social · 22/07/2026but they already made a historically accurate version of the odyssey? 393525622
Antigenic Drifting @antigenic-drift.bsky.social · 21/07/2026The process of applying for a PhD in the UK is so needlessly complicated. Anyone looking to take on a student with an MPH and ten years of infectious disease epi experience in the US? Interested in genomic epi, one health, emerging infectious diseases, respiratory viruses? 100
Reposted by Antigenic DriftingKristian G. Andersen @kgandersen.bsky.social · 07/07/2026This is one of the most insane and irresponsible things I have _ever_ seen from @theatlantic.com. And that's saying a lot. Just unbelievable stuff. 1624667
Reposted by Antigenic DriftingJeffrey Mervis @policyhound.bsky.social · 22/06/2026Been wondering why NSF isn't spending most of its FY26 appropriation? A $1.5B tech initiative may be the reason. And big cuts to hundreds of research programs could be just the beginning of the bad news. www.science.org/content/arti...science.orgExclusive: NSF slashes research programs to support new tech initiative, insiders sayUnexpected shift in funds has meant sharp drop in grants this fiscal year 11250118
Reposted by Antigenic DriftingAngie Rasmussen @angierasmussen.bsky.social · 26/06/2026When they came for the 47-year-old Angelas over dumb made-up virology BS, I did not speak out because I was not a 47-year-old Angela and virology is boring and it’s only our democracy at stake. 56515
Antigenic Drifting @antigenic-drift.bsky.social · 26/06/2026If I had $500 million to spend on reducing respiratory illness transmission, I would simply restore the $500 million dollars #RFKjr cut from #mRNA vaccine research, but I guess #Anthropic and #OpenAI can't inject their asbestos into those walls so instead we get this: www.interceptfund.cominterceptfund.comInterceptA philanthropic initiative accelerating technologies to reduce and ultimately eliminate respiratory viruses. 010
Reposted by Antigenic DriftingThe Vertlartnic @thev.bsky.social · 08/04/2026Nothing Is Wrong, But The Things That Are Wrong Were Not Caused By That. 116456
Reposted by Antigenic DriftingOnisillos @onisillos.bsky.social · 30/05/2026Dear pundits, I’m begging you. Please stop calling Bundibugyo virus a strain. 🙏 2125
Reposted by Antigenic DriftingEd Rybicki 🇿🇲🇿🇦🇬🇧🍷🚀 @edrybicki.bsky.social · 01/06/2026Oxford Bundibugyo ebolavirus vaccine candidate receives CEPI backing — Oxford Vaccine Groupovg.ox.ac.ukOxford Bundibugyo ebolavirus vaccine candidate receives CEPI backing — Oxford Vaccine GroupThe Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) has announced today that it will urgently accelerate the development of three investigational vaccines targeting the Bundibugyo ebolavirus that has caused a rapidly spreading epidemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and... 032
Antigenic Drifting @antigenic-drift.bsky.social · 01/06/2026Asked on a CDC call if they'd be releasing #MVHondius passengers for home monitoring so the space could be used for the #Bundibugyo #ebolavirus response. My question was watered down & passengers were referred to as "guests" - absurd given the threats to do a legal order if they try to leave 110
Reposted by Antigenic DriftingDorit Reiss @doritreiss.bsky.social · 11/05/2026Harm Reduction Works. 'Wellness Farms' Won’t. We should follow the evidence in choosing options, but HHS is restricting access to approaches that work. www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/seco... via @medpagetoday.com Dr. Deb Houry.medpagetoday.comOpinion | Harm Reduction Works. 'Wellness Farms' Won’t.Funding restrictions remove lifesaving support for those at risk of overdose 0124
Reposted by Antigenic DriftingEd Hutchinson @socialinfluenza.bsky.social · 07/05/2026🚨New paper!🚨 Our study showing that H5N1 influenza viruses can remain infectious in unpasteurised milk for, basically, as long as you are likely to encounter that milk has now been published: www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/jour... 28642
Reposted by Antigenic DriftingTara C. Smith @aetiology.bsky.social · 08/05/2026My first piece at MSNOW (RIP NBCThink): on #hantavirus, but the biggest worry isn't the virus, but the US's hobbled ability to respond if something worse shows up on our shores.ms.nowOpinion | We’re focusing on the wrong aspects of the hantavirus outbreakTara C. Smith: At least for now, the Andes virus outbreak is frightening, but the risk to the global population is low. The next outbreak may not be. 917262
Reposted by Antigenic DriftingMelody Schreiber @melodyschreiber.com · 09/05/2026This is so wild. "CDC developed health guidance for impacted American passengers, which was delivered by the U.S. Department of State." CDC's experts have responded to Andes virus outbreaks in the past! Why is State taking this over? 22714
Reposted by Antigenic DriftingAlt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 07/05/20263/ How did the cats get HPAI, you might ask? Well, their owners had fed them raw milk 🥛 raw poultry 🐔 or raw pet food before they got sick This isn't the focus of the article, but we'll let you draw your own conclusions... 2184
Reposted by Antigenic DriftingAlt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 07/05/2026We get some of the first evidence of HPAI transmission from cats 🐈 to humans from LA County But before you cat lovers panic... Of the 25 people with documented exposures to cats with HPAI, only 1 (a vet) had serologic evidence that they'd been infected More at www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes...cdc.govSerologic Evidence of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza ...This report describes 139 human exposures to cats infected with A(H5N1) in Los Angeles, California. 1165
Antigenic Drifting @antigenic-drift.bsky.social · 09/05/2026We report serological evidence that a veterinary professional likely caught #H5N1 from a sick cat. The vet professional was asymptomatic. The cat was very sick. Don't feed your pets raw food products. #birdflu #influenza #episky www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes...cdc.govSerologic Evidence of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza ...This report describes 139 human exposures to cats infected with A(H5N1) in Los Angeles, California. 012
Antigenic Drifting @antigenic-drift.bsky.social · 16/04/2026Why, exactly, is Science Direct asking for access to other devices on my local network? 000
Reposted by Antigenic DriftingElizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 05/01/2026“Viruses and bacteria that were under control are being set free on our most vulnerable…It won’t work and can’t end well”. Way to go @jimalwine.bsky.social, representing @defendpublichealth.bsky.social.latimes.comTrump administration slashes number of diseases U.S. children will be regularly vaccinated againstInsurance companies will still be required to fully cover all childhood vaccines on the CDC schedule, including those now designated as optional. 311146
Reposted by Antigenic DriftingJason Rasgon @vectorgen.bsky.social · 25/11/2025A probability matrix is not conscious. For fucks sake. 493
Reposted by Antigenic DriftingElizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 25/11/2025SARS-CoV-2 is not “airborne HIV” and I will not permit this narrative on my feed. It’s an irresponsible and harmful claim made by people who understand nothing about viruses. 1847878
Reposted by Antigenic DriftingBrian Wasik @brianrwasik.bsky.social · 10/11/2025<you, smart> the virus must be perfectly adapted to cause a pandemic <evolution, dumb> eh, good enough 1174
Reposted by Antigenic DriftingKevin Ault @kevinault.bsky.social · 07/11/2025"While the CDC website lists 12 active workgroups ...an HHS spokesperson did not directly answer questions from MedPage Today about whether those workgroups remain active or have meetings scheduled." More about ACIP here #MedSky via @medpagetoday.com. www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdi...medpagetoday.comCDC Vaccine Panel Workgroups Question Their FateMany expert panels shaping vaccine policy haven't met in months, leaving members in the dark 1178
Reposted by Antigenic DriftingDr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 07/11/2025"Viruses don’t take vacations. The longest government shutdown ever puts everyone’s health at greater risk because the data and reports that are essential for monitoring the spread of diseases haven’t been updated for weeks." — me in @huffpost.comhuffpost.comExperts Warn The Government Shutdown Is Affecting You In A Major, Unexpected WayThis lapse is leaving doctors and the public dangerously in the dark. 4358123
Reposted by Antigenic DriftingEdward Nirenberg @enirenberg.bsky.social · 22/10/2025I am so tired of hearing the opinions on the origins of COVID-19 from people who have literally no germane expertise to opine on it. The authors claim not to have a strong opinion. Fine, but it’s clear that they favor lab leak over spillover and their focus on lab leakers as the real victims… 610418
Reposted by Antigenic DriftingKat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 29/09/2025The real generational divide is people who refuse to watch a video if it could be an article versus people who refuse to read an article if it could be a video 502124932279
Reposted by Antigenic DriftingJeremy Faust, MD @jeremyfaust.bsky.social · 17/09/2025EXCLUSIVE: A summary of possible CDC funding based on the President’s Budget, the House markup, and the Senate markup. Red: programs Trump wants entirely slashed. Yellow: programs Trump requested substantial cuts. Blue: flat or increased funding. What does all this mean? 🧵 118546
Reposted by Antigenic DriftingSteve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 02/09/2025#BREAKING: Judge Breyer has held that the Trump admin. *violated* the Posse Comitatus Act in its military deployments in and around Los Angeles, and has enjoined further use of those troops for law enforcement tasks. The order is stayed through 12 PDT on 9/12: georgetown.app.box.com/file/1973361... 6040271022
Reposted by Antigenic DriftingDr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 28/08/2025When a top CDC scientist resigns citing eugenicist rhetoric from federal health agencies, everyone should absolutely be paying attention. 141669713
Reposted by Antigenic DriftingJoseph Rezek @rezekjoe.bsky.social · 28/08/2025There are no shortcuts in this life. Destroy all the robots. Now we have a name for an increasingly common phenomenon for people who rely on AI: “deskilling” 57427
Reposted by Antigenic DriftingJeremy Faust, MD @jeremyfaust.bsky.social · 28/08/2025Massive walkout underway at CDC. RFK jr. must resign so that we can be safe. 728327967617
Reposted by Antigenic DriftingBK. Titanji @boghuma.bsky.social · 28/08/2025There is a massive walk out at the CDC by staff unfolding right now. It is NECESSARY. I stand in solidarity with my CDC colleagues. standing up for science and public health. It is a moral imperative. 3088341884
Reposted by Antigenic DriftingIDSA @idsainfo.bsky.social · 27/08/2025IDSA calls on insurers to cover COVID vaccines consistent with medical recommendations and evidence, and urges Congress to conduct strong oversight of the Administration’s decision restricting Americans’ freedom to choose vaccination. Our statement: bit.ly/3JBFPb6 18552
Reposted by Antigenic DriftingMemento (spooky) Morty 🌙 @mementomorty.bsky.social · 27/08/2025No, you're not ineligible for the vaccine. Let me introduce you to the concept of lying. 663319682
Reposted by Antigenic DriftingEd @notdred.bsky.social · 21/08/2025That COVID spike relative to other countries is especially insane. We produced the most effective vaccines in massive numbers and then let ourselves get into a ridiculous fight about whether to use them 16586189
Reposted by Antigenic DriftingJenn Dowd @drjenndowd.bsky.social · 22/08/2025After hearing stories of breast cancer surviviors panicked by recent headlines, I decided to revisit my take on the recent “COVID rekindling dormant cancer” paper. After reflection, I was too generous in calling the human results even “suggestive.” jenndowd.substack.com/p/covid-and-...jenndowd.substack.comCOVID and cancer "reawakening" reduxDon't panic...it really was just IN MICE 12411
Reposted by Antigenic DriftingAngie Rasmussen @angierasmussen.bsky.social · 20/06/2025The administration is taking money from research and public health that protects Americans, and instead is spending it on using the military to enact violence against Americans and suppress our Constitutional rights. If the former doesn’t bother you, the latter sure as hell should. 416470
Reposted by Antigenic DriftingData Report @datareport.bsky.social · 05/06/2025Commentary: Study finds removing school mask mandates contributed to 22,000 U.S. COVID deaths in a year www.latimes.com/business/sto...latimes.comCommentary: Study finds removing school mask mandates contributed to 22,000 U.S. COVID deaths in a yearCritics of anti-pandemic measures prompted schools to end mask mandates, but doing so exposed millions to COVID infection, contributing to nearly 22,000 deaths. 20676372
Reposted by Antigenic DriftingTaylor Lorenz @taylorlorenz.bsky.social · 28/05/2025As another professor of Holocaust and genocide studies, Raz Segal, put it: “Can I name someone whose work I respect who doesn’t think it’s genocide? No.washingtonpost.comOpinion | A genocide is happening in Gaza. We should say so.We can no longer hide the uncomfortable truths of Israel’s destruction of Gaza. 8422113