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Isaac Bogoch @isaacbogoch.bsky.social · 3h

A locally acquired case of Chikungunya virus in New York State? This is a first.

Chikungunya is a mosquito-transmitted infection that can cause impressive (and sometimes lasting) joint pain and inflammation.

Link: tinyurl.com/57ue229x

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Isaac Bogoch @isaacbogoch.bsky.social · 2d

New 🇨🇦 data in @cmaj.ca (from BC) showing relatively strong population-level measles immunity.

Outbreaks are likely to be more focal in under-vaccinated groups.

Some age cohorts are still <90% immune, so maintaining high vaccine coverage remains key.

Link: tinyurl.com/4tz5eftj

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Isaac Bogoch @isaacbogoch.bsky.social · 2d

Our team is developing portable digital microscopes that harness AI to automatically detect parasitic infections.

This shows great potential to help public health programs expand access to affordable disease screening in low-resource settings.

Link: tinyurl.com/4bazch67

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Isaac Bogoch @isaacbogoch.bsky.social · 6d

Glad to see this finally coming to an end…

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Kai Kupferschmidt @kakape.bsky.social · 7d

“The Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) shows signs of containment, with no new confirmed or probable cases reported since our last update”
Some cautious good news from @who.int
#IDSky

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Helen Branswell 🇨🇦 @helenbranswell.bsky.social · 12d

So tragic: Alberta baby born with congenital #measles (mother contracted measles late in pregnancy) died shortly after birth.
The province, which has had a massive measles outbreak this year, says this is the 7th case of congenital measles in 2025. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Premature baby dies of measles in Alberta outbreak's 1st death | CBC News

Alberta is reporting its first measles death since outbreaks of the highly contagious illness began in March. The province says a baby, who was born prematurely after the mother became sick, died shor...

www.cbc.ca

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Isaac Bogoch @isaacbogoch.bsky.social · Feb 1

To our American friends who may now be struggling to find health information on US websites: Please check out the Public Health Agency of Canada's website for helpful resources, updated dashboards & practical health tips.

🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦

canada.ca/en/public-he...

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Isaac Bogoch @isaacbogoch.bsky.social · 25d

Although the genetic fingerprint has shifted a bit, there is absolutely nothing new from a clinical, diagnostic, therapeutic, or preventive perspective.

Are we really going to do this every time the virus mutates, which it will continue to do frequently & indefinitely?

Link: tinyurl.com/3kt32bm9

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BK. Titanji @boghuma.bsky.social · Sep 11

Report of the 2024 #marburg outbreak in #rwanda. The response successfully treated two patients in the icu, simultaneously ran vaccine and treatment trials and effectively contained the outbreak. 15/66 cases died. They gave the world a lesson in outbreak response.
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....

Marburg Virus Disease in Rwanda, 2024 — Public Health and Clinical Responses | NEJM

On September 27, 2024, Rwanda reported an outbreak of Marburg virus disease (MVD), after a cluster of cases of viral hemorrhagic fever was detected at two urban hospitals. We report key aspects of ...

www.nejm.org

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Isaac Bogoch @isaacbogoch.bsky.social · Sep 6

A tremendous resource for anyone rotating through the Infectious Diseases service 👆👆👆👆

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FirstcallID @firstcallid.bsky.social · May 10

🆕 Introducing FirstCallID
🎓 Practical ID teaching for busy clinicians

🚨 Ep 1 is live: How to Do an ID Consult
✔️ What to ask
✔️ What to notice
✔️ What your attending actually cares about

📺 Direct link to video: youtu.be/W1mrYwpxLK0
📘 Follow for updates: @firstcallid.bsky.social

#idsky #medsky

FirstcallID - How to do an Infectious Diseases consultation

YouTube video by FirstcallID

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Isaac Bogoch @isaacbogoch.bsky.social · Sep 6

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Isaac Bogoch @isaacbogoch.bsky.social · Sep 5

Fantastic stuff. Thank you.

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Canada Healthwatch 🍁 @canadahealthwatch.ca · Sep 4

Ontario needs a vaccination registry: Kieran Moore https://www.thestar.com/politics/provincial/ontario-needs-a-vaccination-registry-to-identify-coverage-gaps-top-doctor-says/article_9ce14bd7-d362-42ea-9b07-94f37827c133.html

More news → CanadaHealthwatch.ca 🍁

Dr. Kieran Moore, Ontario's chief medical officer of health, speaks at a news conference at Queen's Park in Toronto on April 11, 2022. Nathan Denette/ The Canadian Press file photo

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Isaac Bogoch @isaacbogoch.bsky.social · Sep 5

A Policy to Override Policy.

Every leader & administrator in Healthcare/Public Health (clinical, research, education) should be required to watch this 10 min clip.

This creates systems to improve patient care, research & education.

By @BradSpellberg

tinyurl.com/yc5chesw

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Isaac Bogoch @isaacbogoch.bsky.social · Sep 5

More tick-borne illnesses showing up in Canada: a case of Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever (RMSF) likely acquired at Emma Lake, SK.

RMSF has also been found in dogs in southern ON & in a person in QC who may have caught it in ON.

tinyurl.com/ybuefba2 by Alex Kozroski.

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Isaac Bogoch @isaacbogoch.bsky.social · Aug 21

COVID cases are beginning to rise in Canada. While rates remain lower than at this time in recent years, they are still trending upward.

Health Canada has also just approved a new COVID vaccine for the fall rollout, targeting LP.8.1 (a sublineage of Omicron).

🇨🇦

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Isaac Bogoch @isaacbogoch.bsky.social · Aug 18

It looks like a case of Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever (RMSF) was identified in Quebec.

This was recently also seen in dogs in Long Point, ON.

RMSF is an uncommon but very serious tick-borne infection.

Doxycycline is the treatment of choice.

Sébastien Poulin @sebpoule.bsky.social · Aug 18

Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever (RMSF) in Quebec, 🇨🇦

from Dr Alex Carignan

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Isaac Bogoch @isaacbogoch.bsky.social · Aug 13

This summer’s COVID test positivity rate (blue) is lower than the same time in the past two summers (red, yellow).

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Isaac Bogoch @isaacbogoch.bsky.social · Aug 7

A quick note: My name and image are being used without permission in social media ads promoting products I do not endorse. I am working with social media platforms and the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre to have these ads removed.

I hope you’re all having a relaxing summer.

Cheers,

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Isaac Bogoch @isaacbogoch.bsky.social · Aug 5

“Raw milk has been promoted by online wellness influencers and raw food advocates, boosting sales in recent years, but public health officials say it can be risky.”

www.cbsnews.com/news/florida...

Florida officials warn about risks of drinking raw milk after 21 people sickened

Florida health officials say 21 people, including six children, were sickened by E. coli and campylobacter bacteria linked to raw milk, and seven were hospitalized.

www.cbsnews.com

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Isaac Bogoch @isaacbogoch.bsky.social · Jul 31

Canada’s first human West Nile case of the year was just reported in Toronto.

Most have no symptoms, some get a fever, and rarely it manifests as a serious neurological illness.

Time for the bug spray.

Link: tinyurl.com/yjf23nd6 by Nicole Ireland

First human case of West Nile virus this year confirmed in Toronto, PHAC says

As of July 12, two other Canadian residents were infected this year while travelling outside of the country

tinyurl.com

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Isaac Bogoch @isaacbogoch.bsky.social · Jul 18

'tis the season.

First identification of West Nile Virus in Toronto mosquitoes this year.

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

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Isaac Bogoch @isaacbogoch.bsky.social · Jul 18

Ontario is now seeing a sharp drop in measles cases, with the trend beginning in early May.

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Isaac Bogoch @isaacbogoch.bsky.social · Jul 17

Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever (RMSF) has been reported in dogs in Long Point, Ontario.

RMSF is transmitted through tick bites, so humans are also at risk.

This infection can be severe. Take care to protect yourself & your pets from ticks.

Info from 🇨🇦 @PHAC_GC: tinyurl.com/yc2ev4h2

tinyurl.com

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