The #WHO #Bacterial Priority #Pathogens #List 2024: a prioritisation study to guide research, development, and public health strategies against antimicrobial resistance, https://etidiohnew.blogspot.com/2025/04/the-who-bacterial-priority-pathogens.html
New #antibiotic that kills #drugresistant #bacteria discovered in technician’s #garden
It targets bacteria’s protein-making factory, the #ribosome, in a way that other antibiotic drugs don’t. Ribosome is an attractive antibiotic target because bacteria don’t easily develop resistance to #drugs targeting the structure. In studies, #lariocidin slowed the growth of a range of common bacterial #pathogens, including many multidrug-resistant strains.
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-00945-z
https://archive.ph/NHtJh
H.H.S. Scraps Studies of #Vaccines and Treatments for Future #Pandemics
Federal officials cited the end of the Covid-19 #pandemic in halting the research. But much of the work was focused on preventing outbreaks of other #pathogens.
#COVID19 #medicine #hhs #rfkjr
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/26/health/future-pandemics-vaccines-funding.html
Meat farming \ eating spreads #pathogens.
Unknown illness kills more than 50 in north-west DRC | Democratic Republic of the Congo | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/feb/25/unknown-illness-kills-in-north-west-drc
> The outbreak, first discovered in three children who ate a bat, has caused 431 cases and 53 deaths
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#Virus vs. #bacteria: #Phages prove effective at killing #pathogens in milk.
#foodborne_illness #Listeria #Shiga_toxin #E_coli #Salmonella #food_safety #food_security
https://phys.org/news/2025-02-virus-bacteria-phages-effective-pathogens.html
Though the #FDA is believed to have lost about 700 of its 18k employees, some cuts hit small teams so deeply that staff members believe the #safety of some #medical devices could be compromised.
Among the #layoffs were scientists supported by the fees who monitor whether tests pick up ever-evolving #pathogens, including those that cause #BirdFlu & #Covid.
#Trump #DOGE #ElonMusk #RFKJr #law #regulations #science #medicine #tech #AI #USpol
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/21/health/fda-trump-layoffs-device-and-food-safety.html?smid=url-share
(4/x) Moreover, farmed #animals are already the leading consumers of #antibiotics, which constitutes a high global risk from the #OneHealth perspective, and they serve as the primary reservoirs for many foodborne #pathogens; plus #zoonoses account for 60% of emerging or new infectious diseases in humans: https://doi.org/10.1016/S2542-5196(24)00305-X
Your #gut is a battleground. The cells that line your small #intestine have to balance two seemingly contradictory jobs: absorbing #nutrients from food, while keeping a wary eye out for #pathogens trying to invade your body.
#Medical #Biomedical #Biology #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2025/01/med01232501.html
Mix logging, high rainfall puddles from giant machinery,
get potentially life-threatening mosquito-borne diseases.
(Murray Valley encephalitis , Ross River viruses and Japanese encephalitis) >>
https://theconversation.com/mozzies-may-be-carrying-japanese-encephalitis-this-summer-heres-what-to-know-if-youre-spending-time-outdoors-246781
Malaria moves in behind the loggers >>
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2007/oct/30/environment.climatechange
#NSW #mosquitoes #encephalitis #deforestation #LoggingImpacts #roads #BellingenLogging #NSWLogging #FCNSW #harm #pathogens #encephalitis #OneHealth #LandUseChanges
(2/2) Veterinaries have concerns over #health risks from other #pathogens, as unexpected #disease breakthroughs can have real consequences. Also, the thought of feeding ground-up #chicken heads, feathers, blood & bones to a farmed animal will disgust consumers: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jan/08/uk-ministers-may-lift-bse-era-ban-on-animal-remains-in-chicken-and-pig-feed
So, back on the birdsite, I maintained a public list titled #GlobalAlerts. One of my favorite accounts from the birdsite, @ai6yr, graciously hosts and maintains a number of alert-bots here on Mastodon. If you miss having #NWS and #EmergencyAlerts, please consider creating your own list with these accounts... Suggestions welcome!
@ai6yr
The account of AI6YR Ben, on his own server. Also at @ai6yr (ham radio). Yes, I'm the guy who found that hiker using only the selfie of his feet. If you want to support this server, https://patreon.com/ai6yr
@easwatch
#EAS warning bot *EXPERIMENTAL* Do not use for official advice.
@watchduty_bot
This is an automated bot which toots out new #wildfires reported by WatchDuty (app.watchduty.org). Not run by WatchDuty. Created by @ai6yr
@trueinfections
With the onset of the Global Village, there's no need for trek or safari to hunt for #viruses, #bacteria and other new #pathogens. Just wait. They'll be right at your door.
@disasters
A dedicated service that provides near-realtime updates on #NaturalHazards worldwide. Using data feeds from the United Nations and European Commission, I offer timely notifications within a 5-minute interval concerning #earthquakes, #tsunamis, #volcanos, #floods, and #wildfires. 
@CopernicusEU
Unofficial automated mirror. No copyright asserted. ∎ The #EarthObservation component of the EU Space Programme
@zoom_earth
Interactive #weather map and #hurricane tracker. Real-time satellite imagery, radar, and forecast maps.
@droughtcenter
We're the National #Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Our mission is to reduce the effects of drought on people, the environment and the economy with cutting-edge science and thoughtful planning. We host the U.S. Drought Monitor, the nation's leading resource to track drought conditions. #drought #DroughtMonitor #climate #science #data #maps #planning
@solarflarealert
Automated postings based on GOES X-ray flux for at least M-class #SolarFlares.
@g7izu
#SolarStorms, aurora and radio propagation mostly for around the UK and Europe. Alerts are informational only and are not official. I post about various other subjects as well, but always hope to be informative and interesting. I am *NOT* a professional space weather forecaster, but it is my hobby.
@nws_ntwc_bot
This automated bot toots out: NWS NTWC(direct), and #NWS PTWC bulletins (direct) (UNOFFICIAL). ***EXPERIMENTAL - Don't bet your life on it*** Created by @ai6yr
@usgsvolcanoes_bot
This is a bot account which toots the content that shows up on the USGS #Volcanoes Twitter account. NOT OFFICIAL. Experimental, too. Created by @ai6yr
@fdarecall_bot
This bot toots out #FDARecalls that are posted by the #FDA. NOT OFFICIAL. Created by @ai6yr
@bigquakes_bot
This automated account toots out whenever there is a notable #earthquake around the world, in real time. Data via the USGS. Created by @ai6yr
@eqnz
(Unofficial) #geonet earthquake feed. Posts #earthquakes felt in #NewZealand at at least an intensity of III (weak)
@emsc
#EMSC provides rapid earthquake information. This account displays all recorded #worldwide earthquakes.
@quakes
This bot posts all earthquakes greater than 2.5 in near real time as they are posted by the USGS. This bot was created by @bbaugh
@westquake
Toots for quakes M2 or above. Source: California and Nevada quake list http://scedc.caltech.edu/recent/Quakes/quakes0.html By @tsturm
How the dirt under our feet could affect human #Health https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/12/241212150232.htm
Apparently it needs saying again: don't drink raw milk.
"This review describes why pasteurization of milk was introduced more than 100 years ago, how #pasteurization helped to reduce the incidence of illnesses associated with #RawMilk consumption, and the prevalence of pathogens in raw milk. In some studies, up to a third of all raw milk samples contained #pathogens, even when sourced from clinically healthy animals or from milk that appeared to be of good quality."
[1/2]
https://journals.lww.com/nutritiontodayonline/fulltext/2015/07000/Raw_Milk_Consumption_Risks_And_Benefits.10.aspx
Promising way to ID #pathogens:
Electrophoresis allows scientists to analyze the molecules of life -DNA & proteins -separating them by their electrical charge -workhorse of many clinical & research laboratories.
Pathogens have distinct electrical charges & can be separated by measuring how quickly they move through #electrophoresis.
My lab is working on developing microelectrophoresis systems for purifying bacteriophage viruses-.
Read more.... 
Peasant agroecologies integrate community control and ecological complexity, both of which support local population health, fundamental on its own terms, but also boxing out circulating pathogens from the global travel network. To date, there have been few efforts examining how #agroecology might address the increasing proliferation of #zoonotic #pathogens in the world today.
#Covid #Pandemic
https://mronline.org/2021/08/01/moving-beyond-capitalist-agriculture-could-agroecology-prevent-further-pandemics/
Satellite imagery over the next 2 years — collected by Google Earth & commercial imaging firms MAXAR & Planet Labs — shows construction vehicles renovating the old Soviet-era laboratory & breaking ground on 10 new buildings, totaling more than 250,000 square feet, w/several of them bearing hallmarks of biological labs designed to handle extremely dangerous #pathogens.
“#PolarBears are a good indicator for what's happening in the #ecosystem,” said Karyn Rode, a research #wildlife biologist at US Geological Survey's #Alaska #Science Center. “We know that #pathogens’ transmission pathways are changing, including in the #Arctic.”
In recent decades, the Arctic ecosystem has been transforming rapidly in front of our eyes. The Arctic is #warming up 4X faster than the global average.
#Arctic animals are battling more #diseases in recent decades.
Living off one of the richest #oceans in the Arctic, the #PolarBears by the #ChukchiSea appear to be thriving. Females are in good health & give birth to healthy cubs. Overall, this #Alaskan population seems strong.
But blood & fecal samples are telling a different story inside the bears: There’s an emerging battle against #pathogens bears have never encountered before.
#ClimateCrisis #Wildlife #Disease
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2024/10/23/polar-bears-arctic-animals-disease-climate-change/
“We also have a responsibility to prepare our citizens for the future. We’ll see more technological change…in the next 2–10yrs, than we have in the last 50,” #Biden said.
“#ArtificialIntelligence is going to change our ways of life, our ways of work, our ways of war.” He added that it “could make our lives better.”
“But #AI also brings profound risks, from #DeepFakes to #disinformation to novel #pathogens to #bioweapons.”
“Nothing is certain about how AI will evolve or how it will be deployed.”
