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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 7 minutes ago

“C.D.C. has lost about 30% of its staff since last year, including many members of the rabies team, which no longer has the capacity to advise state officials after hours…The agency also temporarily suspended rabies testing this spring, a pause that lasted for months.”

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Is Rabies Making a Comeback?

As several states report surges in animal cases, federal officials are warning about an apparent increase in human exposures.

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Ian Weissman, DO @drianweissman.bsky.social · 14 minutes ago

The CDC on Friday reported 4,588 measles cases in the U.S. as of October 22, up 178 from a week earlier, as the outbreak of the highly contagious disease continues. www.reuters.com/legal/lit….

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US CDC says measles cases rise to 4,588 as outbreak continues

The US CDC on Friday reported 4,588 measles cases in ‌the country as of October 22, up 178 from a week earlier, as an outbreak of the highly contagious disease continues.

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MedPage Today @medpagetoday.com · about 4 hours ago

The CDC has issued a Level 3 emergency response for dengue outbreaks in Florida and another U.S. territory, the agency's eighth emergency response activation this year. Read more at: www.medpagetoday.com/infe…

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SFDB @sfdb.bsky.social · about 4 hours ago

"The flu hospitalization rate in the U.S. is at the highest level for this time of year since the 2010 season..." "Adults above age 65 have the highest rate of hospitalizations followed by adults ages 50-64 and children ages 0-4." Hotspots are California, Florida, Hawaii, Nevada and Washington.

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Flu hospitalization rate at highest level for this time of year since 2010 season, but still relatively low

The flu hospitalization rate in the U.S. is at the highest level for this time of year since the 2010 season, according to an update published Friday from the CDC.

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Amesh Adalja @ameshaa.bsky.social · about 4 hours ago

“Because of the demise of ACIP, we’ve created a whole new structure to be able to provide the medical community and the general public with definitive evidence on how well our vaccines work, how they protect us, and what the potential safety issues are,” www.cidrap.umn.edu/vaccin….

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CIDRAP Director Michael Osterholm recognized for defending vaccine science

But the University of Minnesota epidemiologist says the recognition belongs to a much larger group.

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Senator Andy Kim @kim.senate.gov · about 5 hours ago

In August 2025, Officer David Rose lost his life when he responded to a shooter at the CDC. It was emotional to see his memorial in person, and pay tribute to the life he lost in service of others. 1/2

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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · about 7 hours ago

Energy and Commerce Committee Democratic leaders demanded answers from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Erica Schwartz following the agency’s decision to rush through funding for an unethical experiment on babies in Guinea-Bissau Read the letter here: buff.ly/ZQ4efIh

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Graze Social @graze.social · 11 months ago

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IDWeek @idweek.bsky.social · about 8 hours ago

What does it take to build a career in ID? Demetre Daskalakis, MD, MPH (@drdemetre.bsky.social), former director of the CDC’s NCIRD and chief medical officer of Callen-Lorde Community Health Center, joins the #IDBugCrawl’s “Meet Your ID Idols” series to share career insights and advice.

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Congresswoman Yassamin Ansari @repyassansari.bsky.social · about 8 hours ago

Recently, I celebrated with Redeem Neighborhoods and the Laveen Coalition on being awarded a 5-year Drug-Free Communities grant from the CDC and @hhsofficial.bsky.social!

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