Larry Madoff

Follow up report: Cases in Latvia measles outbreak increase to 20 with one hospitalization, concentrated in vaccine hesitant community Read more at: beaconbio.org/en/report/?rep…

Measles is so contagious that about 9 out of 10 people who come near a person with measles (and are not protected by vaccination) will also become infected.  Protect yourself with the MMR vaccine. Learn more: ow.ly/NguQ50XXsx3

Cawayan, Masbate, Philippines: Tetrodotoxin poisoning – three deaths from pufferfish consumption Read more at: beaconbio.org/en/report/?rep…

American Samoa: Leptospirosis outbreak with six cases including one fatality following heavy rainfall Read more at: beaconbio.org/en/report/?rep…

Lombardy, Italy: First imported human case of influenza A(H9N2) infection detected in the European Union beaconbio.org/en/report/?rep… via @beacon_bio

Taiwan: First fatal case of enterovirus infection with severe complications in 2026 reported, along with rare adult severe case Read more at: beaconbio.org/en/report/?rep…

PAHO Epidemiological Alert: Sustained Yellow Fever Transmission in the Americas Region Read more at: beaconbio.org/en/report/?rep…

The #VRBPAC committee is scheduled to meet Thursday to advise #FDA on #flu vaccine strain selection. VRBPAC is supposed to have at least 15 members. It currently has 7 voting members & no chair. It has met only twice since Kennedy became HHS secretary. fda.gov/advisory-commi…

1. A #measles & #flu update. We're only 9 weeks into the year & the total confirmed measles cases so far puts makes 2026 the second worst year for measles in the past 34 years. The worst year was last year. But in merely 9 weeks, 2026 has recorded 56% of the entire 2025 total. Gonna be a bad year.

Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam: Point‑source food poisoning outbreak linked to a street food vendor (92 cases) Read more at: beaconbio.org/en/report/?rep…

Measles is so contagious that about 9 out of 10 people who come near a person with measles (and are not protected by vaccination) will also become infected.  Protect yourself with the MMR vaccine. Learn more: ow.ly/NguQ50XXsx3

Measles is so contagious that about 9 out of 10 people who come near a person with measles (and are not protected by vaccination) will also become infected.  Protect yourself with the MMR vaccine. Learn more: ow.ly/NguQ50XXsx3

There haven't been new reports of #H5N1 infected dairy herds in the US for several months, but I keep an eye on the #USDA page where they're posted. Sometime in the past few weeks 4 more herds were added to Idaho's total. Infections were last April-May. publicdashboards.dl.usda.gov/t/MRP_PUB/view…

Mammalian meat allergy (alpha-gal syndrome) – first fatal case recognized in Australia, in a teenager amid rising incidence along Austraia's east coast Read more at: beaconbio.org/en/report/?rep…

PandemIQ Llama, the LLM developed by @BU_Computing with infectious disease experts from @BUCEID to analyze incoming signals and draft reports for BEACON, is now publicly available for use. Share with us how you plan to use it in your own projects. spr.ly/6018htIgA

Mpox outbreak in Cameroon with 22 confirmed cases linked to enhanced transmission sub-variants Read more at: beaconbio.org/en/report/?rep…

1. A #flu & #measles update. #CDC has been informed of 5 more kids who've died from flu this year, bringing the pediatric death total so far to 71. About 90% of them weren't vaccinated. Flu season isn't over & flu B — which is tough on kids — is surging. The death toll, sadly, will continue to rise.

South China Sea coastal region, China: Paralytic shellfish poisoning 33 cases linked to contaminated shellfish Read more at: beaconbio.org/en/report/?rep…

BREAKING: CBS refused to air this Colbert interview with Democrat James Talarico, who is running for Senate in Texas, after being intimidated by Trump’s FCC rules. Trump is worried that democrats are about to flip Texas. SHARE EVERYWHERE!!