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1/ Phenomenal lecture today from Dr. Stephen Luby on his team's work discovering the mechanisms of #NipahVirus transmission in Bangladesh over nearly the past two decades
The story starts with an outbreak of fatal encephalitis among 11 patients (Dec 2004)
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17326940/
The story starts with an outbreak of fatal encephalitis among 11 patients (Dec 2004)
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17326940/
2/ They asked the families of deceased cases about many exposures; & similarly asked the same to neighborhood controls
The evidence here pointed to consumption of raw date palm sap (odds ratio of 7.9)
Bats were suspected to drink from/near the clay pots of sap in the trees
The evidence here pointed to consumption of raw date palm sap (odds ratio of 7.9)
Bats were suspected to drink from/near the clay pots of sap in the trees
3/ They used infrared cameras to help add to the evidence base, showing Pteropus bat behaviors at night related to consumption of the date palm sap where they presumably shed live virus. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21207105/
#NipahVirus — All you need to know about symptoms, treatment and precautions
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By @VaamanaaSethi
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By @VaamanaaSethi
@VaamanaaSethi As #Kerala is already fighting a tough battle with #COVID19 cases, accounting for more than 50% of daily cases in India, a sudden outbreak of #NipahVirus has created more tension in the state.
@VaamanaaSethi A 12 year-old boy in Kozhikode district succumbed to #NipahVirus on September 7. The boy had symptoms of encephalitis (swollen brain) and myocarditis (inflammation of heart muscles).
#Kerala #COVID19
#Kerala #COVID19
A #thread on our recent paper in @PLOSNTDs examining ecological #evidence-base for #DiseaseControl management practices for #KyasanurForestDisease #AcademicTwitter #Scicomm #OneHealth; paper led by @SarahBurthe from @MonkeyFever_ consortium
#Diseasecontrol strategies originate through endorsements by Governments/academia/authorities; they're often not field-tested robustly; even when they are, evidence is limited to one sector (cf. #OneHealth #Intersectoral approaches);
#publichealth approaches ought to be contextual & their effectiveness ought to be evaluated, yet strategies for disease control often spread through word of mouth and are sometimes untested;
@infinity10 MUST WATCH:-
#TheComingContagion @CNN
10.30 MYT/SGT
#AllHailTheLockdown @AJEnglish 11.30 MYT/SGT
#TheListeningPost @AJEnglish
12.30 MYT/SGT
#TheComingContagion @CNN
10.30 MYT/SGT
#AllHailTheLockdown @AJEnglish 11.30 MYT/SGT
#TheListeningPost @AJEnglish
12.30 MYT/SGT
MUST WATCH!! 🤜🤛👊
#TheComingContagion (#CNNSPECIAL), EXPLAINS VIRAL #ZOONOSES like #EBOLA (which emerged from the #RainForest) & the #COVID19Pandemic (the emergence of which is, possibly from #fruitbats, is currently still being analyzed for confirmation).
#TheComingContagion (#CNNSPECIAL), EXPLAINS VIRAL #ZOONOSES like #EBOLA (which emerged from the #RainForest) & the #COVID19Pandemic (the emergence of which is, possibly from #fruitbats, is currently still being analyzed for confirmation).
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MUST WATCH NOW: #THECOMINGCONTAGION on @CNN: Timely!! Re: #SARS_CoV_2 & the #COVID19Pandemic - what happens when #HomoSapiens messes up with the environment: starting with #Ebola in #Africa, that Equine Virus in Australia, #NipahVirus in #Malaysia, #H5N9Influenza, #SARS, #MERS..
Equine influenza zoonosis - Australia: -
Australian #Hendra Virus zoonosis from race horses which gave clue to the #NipahVirus zoonosis from Malaysian farmed pigs on the edge of the rainforest (eating fruit bats faeces-contaminated fruits on the ground), killing the pig farmers!! Re:-
health.nsw.gov.au/Infectious/fac…
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Global shifts in mammalian population trends reveal key predictors of virus spillover risk. Out in Proc Royal Society B @RSocPublishing @CKreuderJohnson @EpiCenterUCD @PREDICTproject @OneHealthUCD @ucdavisvetmed @LairmoreDVMDean @NIH doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2…
Co-authors include @petaleeh @PanditPranav, @SmileyTierra, Julie Rushmore, Cristin Young, and Megan Doyle. The study was supported by @PREDICTproject and @NIH
The study concludes that the exploitation of natural habitats is not only a conservation issue, but an important driver of spillover transmission zoonotic viruses. Here is a thread that discusses three key points highlighted from study.
The moment an unverified news report emerges on #NipahVirus , well-manicured @WhatsApp messages begin circulating. Is all of this linked to @BillGates so-called warning, which actually is his push for his next #Vaccine product
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gatesnotes.com/Health/Shattuc…
Look at these well-made images circulated immediately after the news report on the #NipahVirus
@MoHFW_INDIA must watch out for this new game that @BillGates is playing.
@ashwani_mahajan I hope you are watching!
@MoHFW_INDIA must watch out for this new game that @BillGates is playing.
@ashwani_mahajan I hope you are watching!
Same story played out with #Ebola and #Zika
Stage 1 - Few cases reported
Stage 2 - Scare amplified by @BillGates PR machine
Stage 3 - Amplify fear with "There Is No Vaccine" PR
The next few stages will be:
Stage 1 - Few cases reported
Stage 2 - Scare amplified by @BillGates PR machine
Stage 3 - Amplify fear with "There Is No Vaccine" PR
The next few stages will be:
