Jennifer Nuzzo, DrPH

Amidst everything else going on, today's Tracking Report by the @pandemiccenter finds that the # of measles cases* reported in the US in 2026 has exceeded that of 2025--breaking last year's record for the most measles cases since elimination. *we use report date, not rash onset

This whole article is just damning. Gift link below.

"Free markets require a functioning pipeline of basic research....We’re asking agencies to honor what Congress appropriated and President Trump affirmed: that federally funded research is the foundation of American competitiveness." By @JohnsHopkins President Ron Daniels

"The resulting back-and-forth delayed Stafford’s evacuation and treatment because 'they would not allow him to be transported to the United States,' said one individual familiar with the response."

FDA’s own report shows no child deaths definitively caused by COVID vaccination biospace.com/fda/fdas-own-r…

"Funding cuts have left the region dangerously exposed," said Heather Reoch Kerr, Congo country director for the International Rescue Committee.

Reminder of sudden, chaotic departure of US personnel from DRC in early 2025: washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/02…

In Frederick, Maryland, April 2025: NIAID’s Integrated Research Facility, one of the few federal facilities charged with studying Ebola, was put on indefinite pause by RFK Jr. wired.com/story/hhs-niai…

Uganda publishes the Bundibugyo Ebolavirus sequence within 4 days of the outbreak announcement. The sequence comes from the virus isolated from an imported case who came for medical treatment in Uganda. It is important to note that there is NO community transmission of the virus so far in Uganda. Well done the team @MinofHealthUG @GovUganda @ICER_Global Thanks to support coming from @AfricaCDC @WHOUganda @WHO pathoplexus.org/ebola-bdbv/sea…?

Source: wired.com/story/hhs-niai…

Can lab be reopened? Sure, but interruptions carry high COSTS. Lost progress and wasted money. As @ggronvall told Wired: “If things are unused for a period of time, it will cost more money to get them ready to be used again.”

In 2025, HHS issued stop work order for federal research lab that studies Ebola virus and other deadly pathogens and fired its director. This lab was a world leader in accelerating development therapies and vaccines for Ebola and other viruses. 1/

DRC's Ministry of Public Health, Hygiene and Prevention Ebola dashboard is not active. I hope the tracker is updated soon.

"These efforts are likely made more difficult by the fact that one of the facilities that can quarantine people... is currently housing Americans who were passengers on...the cruise ship on which there was a recent hantavirus outbreak." statnews.com/2026/05/17/ebo…