Oropouche Virus: A Rising Threat in the Western Hemisphere
by Dr. David Hamer (co-author) in Annals of Internal Medicine
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Principles and Practice of Emergency Research Response
Principles and Practice of Emergency Research Response serves as a compendium that proposes normative standards and offers practical guidance for preparedness and rapid research response. This text includes chapters by CEID director Dr. Nahid Bhadelia and CEID affiliate faculty Dr. Mosoka Fallah.
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Event summary: Global Equity in Access to Pandemic Response Tools – November 7, 2024
On Thursday, November 7th, 2024, the Boston University Center on Emerging Infectious Diseases (CEID) hosted “Global Equity in Access to Pandemic Response Tools,” the latest in its semiannual symposium series. The symposium opened with remarks from BU President Dr. Melissa Gilliam, followed by a panel discussion with Dr. Hillary Carter, Senior Strategist for Global Health […]
Global Equity in Access to Pandemic Response Tools
When: Thursday, November 7, 2024 at 3:00-6:30 PM Where: Boston University Trustees Ballroom, 1 Silber Way, Room 922, Boston, MA and via Zoom The latest installment of CEID’s semi-annual symposium series will begin with opening remarks by President Melissa L. Gilliam and feature a panel discussion moderated by Dr. Nahid Bhadelia, CEID Founding Director, […]
Annual Report 2024
Read for an overview of the center's highlights from the 2023-2024 academic year.
Event summary: From Data to Action – April 30, 2024
Data science has widespread potential for improving the ability to predict the spread of infectious diseases. On April 30, 2024, CEID welcomed Caroline Buckee, PhD; Alessandro Vespignani, PhD; and Larry Madoff, MD to discuss its current and potential future uses. Dr. Madoff, who serves as Medical Director of the Bureau of Infectious Disease and Laboratory […]
H5N1: What do we know so far?
When: Thursday, May 9, 2024 at 10:00-11:00 AM Where: Zoom webinar (register here) Cases of the H5N1 strain of avian flu have been reported in US dairy cattle since March 2024. As we have seen avian influenza (or "bird flu") has the ability to be transmitted from birds to mammals such as cows and humans. […]
How Can We Tackle AI-Fueled Misinformation and Disinformation in Public Health?
UN Under-Secretary-General for Global Communications Melissa Fleming Shares Strategies for Using Fact-based Science Communications to Build Trust In the post-pandemic era, artificial intelligence (AI) has played a major role in the dissemination of information. AI has also facilitated the spread of misinformation and disinformation across social media platforms through algorithms that amplify posts designed to […]
From Data to Action: Leveraging Data Science for Effective Health Policy and Surveillance Against Emerging Infectious Disease Threats
CEID's Data Science & Surveillance research core presents From Data to Action: Leveraging Data Science for Effective Health Policy and Surveillance Against Emerging Infectious Disease Threats. When: Tuesday, April 30, 2024, 3:00 - 5:00 PM EST Where: 72 East Concord St, Room L-403, Boston, MA and via Zoom Agenda3:00-4:15pm - Panel discussion4:15-5:00pm - Reception Featuring: Larry […]
Smallpox may be gone but U.S. should better prepare for its return, report says | Science
Smallpox is still the only human disease to have been fully eradicated. However, the risk of reemergence isn't fully nonzero, says CEID director Dr. Nahid Bhadelia who served on National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM)'s committee that wrote a government-requested report on smallpox preparedness. Read more from Science.
Infectious Diseases At A Glance
33
%
of annual deaths worldwide are attributed to infectious diseases (Journal of Infection, 2023)
over half
of the world's population cannot obtain essential health services (World Health Organization, 2017)
60
%
of emerging infectious diseases that are reported globally are zoonoses (World Health Organization)
47
%
of the world's population have little to no access to diagnostics (The Lancet, 2021)