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 · 07/08/2026Did they steal the typeface/logo from Alaska Airlines? 010
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 · 21/07/2026Thank you SO much! I wasn't actually expecting anyone to respond 000
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
Antigenic Drifting @antigenic-drift.bsky.social · 26/06/2026Why not fund mRNA universal flu vaccine research that was cut by RFK jr's HHS? 020
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
Antigenic Drifting @antigenic-drift.bsky.social · 02/06/2026Also completely ignores that there are pretty clearly multiple syndromes that fall under the Long COVID umbrella: folks with chronic viral infection of the gut, lingering coagulopathies/inflammation, autoimmunity, dysautonomic symptoms, new onset anxiety/depression, ME/CFS type symptoms... 040
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 · 01/06/2026Not even to mention the actual folks on the ground dying from ebolavirus because of DOGE cuts and Trump pulling us out of the WHO. 000
Antigenic Drifting @antigenic-drift.bsky.social · 01/06/2026This administration is a clown show. The absurdity of it all would be funny if it weren't for the fact that real people who did nothing wrong are being punished for no reason other than political expediency and xenophobia. 100
Antigenic Drifting @antigenic-drift.bsky.social · 01/06/2026Reporting says that the Trump administration wants to send these folks home under armed gaurd, and that ebolavirus exposed Americans are to be sent to Kenya. These are the people whos brains broke over wearing masks during COVID. I feel bad for career folks at CDC 110
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
Antigenic Drifting @antigenic-drift.bsky.social · 07/04/2026Plenty of COVID restrictions were still in place when Omicron first emerged and kids under 5 didn't get approved for vaccine until mid 2022, which I think was when the vaccine was formulated to protect against BA.4 and BA.5 (and original strain)... 000
Antigenic Drifting @antigenic-drift.bsky.social · 07/04/2026Could it be possible that younger children did not have exposure to earlier Omicron strains or vaccine formulations that might be antigenically more similar to BA.3.2 than the current vaccine? 200
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 502124922279
Antigenic Drifting @antigenic-drift.bsky.social · 17/09/2025It does however seem like the house and Senate are not going to go along with Trump's budget and reorg plans for CDC 000