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“Preparedness is a team sport,” says IDSA spokesperson Jay Butler, MD, FIDSA, noting that outbreak response requires multinational collaboration and coordination. Watch our latest briefing on current ID threats, including the active #Ebola outbreak: bit.ly/4eXKLF1

“The importance of sustaining these preparedness efforts through funding and support cannot be overstated,” says IDSA spokesperson & medical director of the Nebraska Biocontainment Unit, @hewlett_angela. Our latest briefing on the active #Ebola outbreak: bit.ly/4eXKLF1

As health care workers respond to the Ebola outbreak in the DRC under exceptionally difficult conditions, IDSA spokesperson @KrutikaKuppalli shares a message of support for those on the front lines. Watch our latest briefing on the active #Ebola outbreak: bit.ly/4eXKLF1

“Policies that single out individuals, not for any scientific or medical reason, but because of their citizenship, won’t prevent outbreaks from spreading,” says IDSA CEO @DrJeanneM. Watch our latest press briefing on the active #Ebola outbreak: bit.ly/4eXKLF1

“Investing in global health preparedness, supporting international coordination through organizations like WHO and strengthening local health systems are not acts of charity,” stresses IDSA spokesperson @KrutikaKuppalli. Watch our new press briefing: bit.ly/4eXKLF1

The reported departure of leadership at NIAID, the dismissal of scientific leaders from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force and the lack of permanent leadership at CDC endangers everyone. Our statement with @HIVMA, @PIDSociety, @SHEA_Epi, @SIDPharm: bit.ly/4dG1xWK

It’s #IDPharmacistsDay! Today we recognize the vital role ID pharmacists play in patient care, research, and stewardship. IDSA is proud to be the professional home for ID and to expand opportunities for pharmacists to engage, connect, and lead.

ID Pharmacists play an essential role in health systems. This #IDPharmacistsDay, learn five ways that pharmacists are being #AntibioticsAware via @SIDPharm. For more sharable resources, visit sidp.org/AMSToolkit.

"As another Ebola outbreak unfolds, we cannot repeat the mistakes of the past," writes IDSA member @KrutikaKuppalli, who reflects on the human toll of #Ebola outbreaks and the urgent need to support frontline health care workers in the DRC and beyond. bit.ly/49h7atg

On IDSA’s & @HIVMA’s Science Speaks blog: Sidhya Choudhary, MD, explores how fungal infections can often be mistaken for tuberculosis in TB-endemic settings, which can delay appropriate treatment, and what can be done to catch these infections sooner. bit.ly/3RS0hsk

Today, IDSA PPAC Chair @ClancyNeil spoke at an AMR Action Fund briefing on the need to invest in antimicrobial R&D, stewardship and the ID workforce to protect patients with cancer from resistant infections. Urge your rep to cosponsor the PASTEUR Act: idsociety.quorum.us/campaign/15517…

Applications are now open for the Antimicrobial Stewardship Centers of Excellence program! Hospitals with a CoE designation demonstrate excellence in antimicrobial use and combating antimicrobial resistance. Learn more and apply by July 1: bit.ly/4v0AMU6

This well-deserved award recognizes Dr. Tan for her outstanding career-long contributions to pediatric infectious diseases education, mentorship and advancing the field. (2/2)

IDSA celebrates Immediate Past President Tina Tan, MD, FIDSA, FPIDS, FAAP, on being honored with the @AmerAcadPeds Section on Infectious Diseases Award for Lifetime Contribution and Achievement in Infectious Diseases Education. (1/2)

In @CIDJournal, authors developed a #measles transmission model for K-12 public schools in Texas at the school-district-level to estimate the potential risk and size of an unabated major measles outbreak among Texas schoolchildren. bit.ly/42NGWef

In the latest episode of #InfectiousIDeas, @DrJeanneM of @IDSAInfo discusses what’s at stake for the future of US biomedical research and why strong scientific voices matter now more than ever. Listen: ow.ly/b2AT50Z1g7M

New #LetsTalkID out now!🎙️ Host @MatiH_ID is joined by Darrell McBride, DO, FIDSA, former program director & founder of the @GeisingerHealth Ryan White Program, to discuss the realities of delivering HIV and ID care in rural communities. Transcript: bit.ly/4dR33Xi

The U.S. needs to make a sustained investment in public health and research for preventing, monitoring and responding to infectious diseases here and abroad. Our response to CDC's Ebola travel ban: bit.ly/43dYhgv

On IDSA’s & @HIVMA’s Science Speaks blog: Learn about hepatitis E virus infection in patients with chronic liver disease, findings that support expanding TB care beyond treatment completion and other research ready to inform clinical practice. bit.ly/4uq3Zru

In honor of #HepatitisAwarenessMonth, strengthen your expertise in hepatitis C management with the IDSA Academy Hepatitis C MOC Module. Identify gaps in medical knowledge, evaluate patient management strategies & improve clinical decision-making skills: bit.ly/4dqInEj