Greg Folkers
@gregfolkers
Washington, D.C.
NEJM Guideline Watch: ACOG Updates Maternal Immunization Guidance by Marie Claire O’Dwyer bit.ly/4gMYdfW @nejm.org
Lancet RH - Americas: Lessons from the Bundibugyo outbreak for the Americas Denise O. Garrett and Rebecca M. Martin bit.ly/4yzuGNe
SF Chron: HIV care conquered the virus. It’s failing to keep some patients alive, UCSF study finds By Erin Allday @erinallday.bsky.social @sfchronicle.com bit.ly/4wes9X9
Denying AIDS: Conspiracy Theories and Pseudoscience in a Post-COVID World 2nd Edition by Seth Kalichman w foreward by @aetiology.bsky.social
IDSA: Statement on order blocking U.S. travelers’ return from the Democratic Republic of the Congo bit.ly/4wRiDsN @idsainfo.bsky.social
Guardian: Trump’s deep public health cuts hinder response to record US cyclosporiasis outbreak by Melody Schreiber @melodyschreiber.com @theguardian.com 👉 bit.ly/3TbQUV8
ACLU Honors Bruce Springsteen, Colin Kaepernick, Vanita Gupta, Erwin Chemerinsky, and Elizabeth Foster with Prestigious Awards @aclu.org www.aclu.org/press-releas...
WHO Disease Outbreak News: Ebola disease caused by Bundibugyo virus, Democratic Republic of the Congo & Uganda 17 July 2026 bit.ly/3Ri53zE
NPR: Trump's team says 'no children' died from USAID cuts. Consider these 3 cases By Ari Daniel, David Augustine, Kazeem Olawale Nasiru, Lameck Nyagudi ▶️ n.pr/3TmFGNC
Atlantic: The Lessons About Ebola the U.S. Wants to Forget by Craig Spencer @craigspencer.bsky.social @theatlantic.com bit.ly/3TF411c unlocked
WSJ: In Congo, Ebola Responders Fear WhatsApp Voice Notes Are Spreading Fake News by Nicholas Bariyo on.wsj.com/4w9h5uj
NYT: Cyclospora Linked to Taylor Farms Lettuce Sent to Taco Bell By Christina Jewett, Alice Callahan and Caroline Hopkins Legaspi nyti.ms/4hhYAPx
Reuters: Aid group says seven Americans quarantining at Kenya Ebola facility after US travel ban reut.rs/4gIqHr9
NEJM Evidence: Cyfendus for Postexposure Prophylaxis after Inhalation Anthrax Exposures in Wyoming Courtney Tillman et al bit.ly/3Tp1QyJ
Underlying Conditions: The CDC Nominee Who Hasn’t Read the CDC Website by Celine Gounder @celinegounder.com bit.ly/4wMZsAr
Eurosurveillance: Screening and monitoring of travellers returning from countries affected by Bundibugyo virus: an overview of European approaches, July 2026 by Jake Dunning et al @eurosurveillance.org bit.ly/4hhNWs8
Protect Our Care: Report: Trump Keeps Pushing RFK Jr. On Anti-Vax Fishing Expedition Over Debunked Autism Link bit.ly/4w3jKpj @protectourcare.org
JAIDS: Projected Impact of U.S. PEPFAR Withdrawal on Zimbabwe and Implications for the Global HIV Response Khai Hoan Tram et al bit.ly/3RH0kHM
NEJM: Andes Virus — A Clinical Review Gavin H. Harris et al @nejm.org bit.ly/4yrtco1
CDC EID journal: Detection of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N1) Clade 2.3.4.4b Genotype D1.2 Virus in Swine after Experimental Inoculation Hannah Seger et al bit.ly/4aT3cb3
BMC Infect Dis: The burden of COVID-19-related intensive care admissions in the Nordic countries, 2020-2023 Elina Seppälä et al bit.ly/44yoreJ
STAT :Flood of comments on White House grantmaking overhaul is largely negative, analysis shows By Anil Oza and J. Emory Parker @statnews.com @aniloza.bsky.social @jaspar.bsky.social ▶️ bit.ly/4vxuV8y
NEJM Evidence: Measles Hospitalizations in Utah, 2025–2026 Anna Jones et al bit.ly/4yCNT0u
Celine Gounder: The Non-Denial Denial on Cyclospora 👉 bit.ly/4pnLsKU @celinegounder.com
JAMA Netw Open: Children's Birthday Gatherings and SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Grandparents / Denmark ~10% increased risk Laura Espenhain et al bit.ly/451xmW2
JID: Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled First-in-Human Trial of a First-in-Class AI-Designed Monoclonal Antibody (GB-0669) Against the Conserved SARS-CoV-2 Spike S2 Stem Helix Francesco Borriello et al bit.ly/4gDYamr
The New Yorker Interview: The Human Cost of DOGE’s War on U.S.A.I.D. David Remnick and Atul Gawande @newyorker.com @agawande.bsky.social ▶️ bit.ly/4ykzDJw
Economist: The Ebola epidemic is getting out of control bit.ly/4pjHe6X @economist.com
AJRI: The Future of the HIV Response: Sustaining Progress in an era of Political Uncertainty and Scientific Opportunity by Mitchell Warren @avac.org bit.ly/44lsqv9
Health Policy Watch: Ebola Cases Climb 25% as UN Warns Outbreak May Push One Million Into Poverty by Stefan Anderson @healthpolicywatch.bsky.social bit.ly/4ydmQZi