peter kilmarx

@PeterKilmarx

Infectious disease medical epidemiologist. Global health research, policy and programs.

Bethesda, MD
Joined January 2014

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  1. Worrisome and could be replicated elsewhere as spreads worldwide

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  2. Feb 1

    New Health Alert Network Update on #2019-nCoV provides a situational update and interim guidance to state and local health departments via

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  3. Feb 1

    ICYMI: Flu has infected 15 million Americans across the country and killed more than 8,200 people this season alone. The 2019-2020 flu season is predicted to be one of the worst in a decade, according to ⁦

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  4. Feb 1

    New from Global Observatory on Health R&D: Of 13,711 institutions offering training, only 4% are in the WHO Africa region - from Taghreed Adam, ⁦⁩ ⁦

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    . joins with leading global health organizations on a commitment to share research data and findings relevant to the novel coronavirus (nCoV) outbreak.

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    Jan 31

    The signal generated by was detected by through our system that scans thousands of sources every day This is what global public health partnership looks like in 2020

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    Update: , under statutory authority of & , has issued federal quarantine orders to all 195 US citizens who repatriated to the US on January 29, 2020. The quarantine will last 14 days from when the plane left Wuhan, China.

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    U.S. declares public health emergency over coronavirus, bans travel from China by foreign nationals via

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    At this time, the risk to Americans remains low, and we are working to keep it that way. We will continue our work to monitor, respond to, and mitigate the spread of the and ensure that Americans have the most accurate and up-to-date health and travel information.

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    Jan 31

    JUST IN: The U.S. has declared coronavirus a public health emergency, Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar said. Azar said this allows the government to take temporary measures to contain the spread of the virus, which so far has been confirmed in six people in the U.S.

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  11. Jan 31

    More wisdom from Dr. Joel Breman, President of , “There’s much we don’t know about the new coronavirus, but early evidence is ominous and suggests we must take strong measures to prevent it from becoming pandemic.”

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    Jan 31

    The CDC, under statutory authority of the Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary, has issued federal quarantine orders to all 195 United States citizens who repatriated to the U.S. on January 29, 2020. The quarantine will last 14 days from when the plane left Wuhan, China.

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  13. Jan 31

    Kudos to Mary Fogarty McAndrew on her award from ! "We act in the highest ideal of government, in the service of the governed, and in the best tradition of public, private, and individual enterprise.” - John E. Fogarty (D-RI2)

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  14. Jan 30
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  15. Jan 30

    Gastric cancer developed in 0.8% of participants (5 of 608) in whom H. pylori infection was eradicated and in 2.9% of participants (28 of 979) who had persistent infection (hazard ratio, 0.27)

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  16. Jan 30

    "We must expect the unexpected — and prepare for it." Dr. Joel Breman, President of , on

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    My deepest condolences to the families of two women who were killed while working to in Pakistan yesterday. An attack on health workers is an attack on the children they serve.

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    Jan 30

    Tomorrow is your LAST CHANCE to submit an abstract for ! We can't wait for you to join us in Namibia! Submit on our website before it's too late!

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  19. Jan 30

    First P2P transmission of in the United States. It was just a matter time and here it is.

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  20. Jan 29

    Thanks for a lovely tribute to Pete Salama.

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