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CDC HEALTH UPDATE! 7/11/2018 Please see link attached from more information on the rising number of deaths due to fentanyl analogs. Always carry Narcan and save someone in need! emergency.cdc.gov/han/han004…
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Now available online: our full July issue, featuring research & perspectives on #gunviolence, #firearm ownership, the 2nd Amendment, the legacy of the Dickey Amendment, & more goo.gl/hLRxta
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Congressional language that prevents CDC from using injury funding "to advocate or promote gun control" has stifled research on gun violence. #DickeyAmendment teapawt.net/AMJPublicHealth/status…
Legacy of the #DickeyAmendment: a generation of scholars who might have otherwise studied #firearm violence as a #publichealth topic had to build careers working in different areas of inquiry due to lack of funding for #gunviolence research goo.gl/ubJztu
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As of today, Illinois now has 151 cases associated with an outbreak relating to synthetic cannabinoids. @IDPH has received a massive donation to help with treatment, learn more: ow.ly/I6Yy30jDDFO
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Outbreak Alert: The CDC says that contaminated synthetic cannabinoids are the likely cause of serious vitamin K-dependent antagonist coagulopathy. Be alert for signs of coagulopathy and report events to the health department. bit.ly/2qbtrTH
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Disease cases from #mosquito, #tick, and #flea bites tripled in the US from 2004-2016. Over 640,000 cases of disease spread by mosquitoes and ticks reported and 9 new germs discovered or introduced in the US. Learn more in new #VitalSigns. bit.ly/2JXPxS7
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#OUTBREAK UPDATE: The E. coli outbreak linked to romaine #lettuce now includes 121 sick people from 25 states. Do not eat or buy ANY type of romaine lettuce unless you can confirm it is not from the Yuma, Arizona growing region. go.usa.gov/xQbwb
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Summer may never be the same. Infections like Lyme disease, dengue and Zika that are spread by mosquitoes and ticks are soaring, the CDC says. nyti.ms/2rftaPo
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I've posted my slides for today's @ISDS #rstats users group webinar on working with #tidycensus. The slides cover the basics, as well as a few advanced tips: walkerke.github.io/isds-webi…
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High levels of #AntibioticResistance found worldwide, new data shows bit.ly/2DUQU3y #StopSuperbugs
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Now online: our full February issue, featuring research on #opioids #Medicaid #tobacco #gunviolence #breastfeeding #SNAP & more goo.gl/H5oe3R
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CDC will host two one-hour webinars on Sustaining the Zika Response in 2017 on March 22 & March 23 2-3 pm EST. bit.ly/2o1HXK2
Information session on #Zika TOMORROW, 28 Jan 2016, 13h00 CET/12h00 GMT. Follow live web cast via goo.gl/dVlKE8 #EB138 #ZikaVirus
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Excited for our book cover signing tonight at 6:30pm @ISDS #ISDS2015
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@ISDS #isds2015 Al opening the conference...
Excellent @ISDS call on #biosurveillance with @EcoHealthNYC & their emerging MANTLE pgm. Also see 5y PREDICT report vetmed.ucdavis.edu/ohi/predi…
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@ISDS Thanks for such a wonderful time @ #2014ISDS in #Philadelphia See you next year! Hoping for a more interoperable e-surveillance then! – at Philadelphia, PA
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How the NY City Health dept. prepared for Ebola- Dr. Don Weiss #2014ISDS @ISDS – at Philadelphia, PA