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Carsten Franke<p>Update from <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Congo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Congo</span></a> on <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/diseaseX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>diseaseX</span></a> - so far they only found malaria and a hodgepodge of common respiratory viruses. Analysis of samples continues. </p><p><a href="https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/malaria/who-common-respiratory-viruses-seen-samples-remote-dr-congo-outbreak" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cidrap.umn.edu/malaria/who-com</span><span class="invisible">mon-respiratory-viruses-seen-samples-remote-dr-congo-outbreak</span></a></p>
AI6YR Ben<p>The Guardian: Some ‘mystery disease’ patients in DRC have malaria, WHO says <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/dec/10/some-mystery-disease-patients-in-drc-have-malaria-who-says" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/world/2024/dec</span><span class="invisible">/10/some-mystery-disease-patients-in-drc-have-malaria-who-says</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/diseasex" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>diseasex</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/malaria" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>malaria</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/drc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>drc</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/outbreak" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>outbreak</span></a></p>
Anne Ominous<p>WHO:</p><p>lab testing is underway to learn more about '<a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Disease" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Disease</span></a> X' affecting 100s in a remote region of the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Congo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Congo</span></a> - Panzi</p><p>all of the severe cases were severely malnourished.<br>kids in Panzi are primarily affected.</p><p>the overall risk level to the affected communities is high.<br>..national level, the risk is considered moderate <br>.. regional &amp; global levels, the risk remains low, for now</p><p>But, Panzi is close to Angola, and monitoring is essential</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/DiseaseX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DiseaseX</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/research" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>research</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/outbreak" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>outbreak</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.who.int/emergencies/disease-outbreak-news/item/2024-DON546" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">who.int/emergencies/disease-ou</span><span class="invisible">tbreak-news/item/2024-DON546</span></a></p>
AI6YR Ben<p>DW: Deadly mystery illness has DR Congo on alert (12/8/24) <a href="https://www.dw.com/en/dr-congo-on-high-alert-over-deadly-mystery-illness/a-70986072" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">dw.com/en/dr-congo-on-high-ale</span><span class="invisible">rt-over-deadly-mystery-illness/a-70986072</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/diseasex" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>diseasex</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/congo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>congo</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/mystery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mystery</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/outbreak" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>outbreak</span></a></p>
O! ver :neurodiversity:<p><a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/RDCongo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RDCongo</span></a> Flu-like disease update -<br>The origin of the disease is still unknown, and two options are possible:<br>- Scientists are probably ‘fishing’ for a [edit: potential] foreign genetic agent responsible for the disease in patient samples (by sequencing),<br>- Is the disease linked to children who used to work in mines?<br><a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/davewessner/2024/12/08/who-provides-update-about-disease-x-in-democratic-republic-of-the-congo" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">forbes.com/sites/davewessner/2</span><span class="invisible">024/12/08/who-provides-update-about-disease-x-in-democratic-republic-of-the-congo</span></a><br><a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/DiseaseX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DiseaseX</span></a> <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/Outbreak" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Outbreak</span></a> ?</p>
The Japan Times<p>The World Health Organization has dispatched a rapid research team to investigate "Disease X" in Congo as cases have hit 406 with 31 deaths. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/12/09/world/science-health/disease-x-outbreak-un-congo/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/12/</span><span class="invisible">09/world/science-health/disease-x-outbreak-un-congo/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/worldnews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>worldnews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sciencehealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sciencehealth</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/diseasex" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>diseasex</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/congo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>congo</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/un" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>un</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/africa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>africa</span></a></p>
AskPippa🇨🇦<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://med-mastodon.com/@auscandoc" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>auscandoc</span></a></span> A bit more info about Disease X in the Congo.. </p><p><a href="https://c.im/tags/diseasex" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>diseasex</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/IDmastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IDmastodon</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/medmastodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>medmastodon</span></a></span> <a href="https://c.im/tags/medmastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>medmastodon</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/infectiousdiseases" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>infectiousdiseases</span></a> <a href="https://promedmail.org/promed-posts/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">promedmail.org/promed-posts/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Auscandoc<p><a href="https://open.substack.com/pub/insidemedicine/p/disease-x-the-democratic-republic?r=roppe&amp;utm_medium=ios" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">open.substack.com/pub/insideme</span><span class="invisible">dicine/p/disease-x-the-democratic-republic?r=roppe&amp;utm_medium=ios</span></a> Officials from the Democratic Republic of the <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/Congo" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Congo</span></a> (<a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/DRC" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>DRC</span></a>) have reported an outbreak of an unknown illness that has so far caused 376 people to get sick and 79 to die since late October. The symptoms described resemble those of a typical respiratory pathogen, like influenza. So far, it’s just being called “<a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/DiseaseX" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>DiseaseX</span></a>.” Many of my colleagues and I are watching this closely. We don’t yet know whether this is the next major problem, or something completely self-contained. “</p>
অর্ঘ্য 🏏📚 💻<p>A mystery illness, nicknamed '<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DiseaseX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DiseaseX</span></a>', has killed 79 people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Health officials believe the disease is airborne and are racing to identify it.</p><p>🔗 <a href="https://trib.al/c5vYWck" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">trib.al/c5vYWck</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Xavier Abad MdG<p>Interessant nota de comprovació de fets <br>@Reuters sobre casos rampants de <a href="https://mastodont.cat/tags/xarampi%C3%B3" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>xarampió</span></a> dels darrers dos anys (conseqüència no desitjada de la <a href="https://mastodont.cat/tags/CoVID19" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CoVID19</span></a>). Infecció perfectament prevenible amb <a href="https://mastodont.cat/tags/vacc%C3%AD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vaccí</span></a> eficaç però q encara mata més de 130.000 nens a l'any. Res a veure amb <a href="https://mastodont.cat/tags/DiseaseX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DiseaseX</span></a>, o amb virus amb potencial pandèmic, hem estat massa temps exposat a ell. Brots intensos per NO vaccinació, sí que es donen i es continuaran donaran. <a href="https://mastodont.cat/tags/salutpublica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>salutpublica</span></a> <a href="https://mastodont.cat/tags/VaccinesWork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VaccinesWork</span></a> <a href="https://www.reuters.com/fact-check/measles-outbreaks-not-linked-disease-x-pandemic-planning-2024-02-08/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">reuters.com/fact-check/measles</span><span class="invisible">-outbreaks-not-linked-disease-x-pandemic-planning-2024-02-08/</span></a></p>
Dominic Tyer<p>Avoid “narrow national interest” in fighting next pandemic, WHO chief says</p><p><a href="https://www.pharmaceutical-technology.com/news/avoid-narrow-national-interest-in-fighting-next-pandemic-who-chief-says" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">pharmaceutical-technology.com/</span><span class="invisible">news/avoid-narrow-national-interest-in-fighting-next-pandemic-who-chief-says</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/WHO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WHO</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/WorldHealthOrganization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WorldHealthOrganization</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/pandemics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pandemics</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/DiseaseX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DiseaseX</span></a></p>
unexplainedie<p><a href="https://www.unexplained.ie/article/667-the-next-potential-pandemic-global-leaders-convene-to-address-threat-of-disease-x/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">unexplained.ie/article/667-the</span><span class="invisible">-next-potential-pandemic-global-leaders-convene-to-address-threat-of-disease-x/</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pandemic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pandemic</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Covid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Covid</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ebola" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ebola</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cchf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cchf</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/lassa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lassa</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sars</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nipah" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nipah</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/rvf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rvf</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Zika" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Zika</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/diseaseX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>diseaseX</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/unexplainedie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>unexplainedie</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/unexplained" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>unexplained</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/unknown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>unknown</span></a></p>
Lorraine<p><a href="https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1855643/Disease-X-Davos-WEF-leaders-COVID" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">express.co.uk/news/world/18556</span><span class="invisible">43/Disease-X-Davos-WEF-leaders-COVID</span></a></p><p>“The WHO has warned of a potential <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/DiseaseX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DiseaseX</span></a> since 2017, a term indicating an unknown pathogen that could cause a serious international epidemic.</p><p>Disease X is the name of the next pandemic, which experts claim could cause 20 times more deaths than a coronavirus pandemic.”</p><p>Why do I feel like this is one of those situations where they wouldn’t notice when it hits them across the face?</p><p>Hollywood has trained us for dramatic events when in reality these things are slow moving &amp; people sleepwalk into it</p><p>THIS, <a href="https://zeroes.ca/tags/sarscov2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sarscov2</span></a> IS DISEASE X</p><p>I mean, possible I’m wrong, but really don’t think so</p><p>20x more death as per definition appears to be enroute but oh that’s right, I’m a “covid extremist” so wtf do I know🙄</p>
Giuseppe Michieli<p>-- With fresh <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/warnings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>warnings</span></a> from the <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/WHO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WHO</span></a> that an unknown “<a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/DiseaseX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DiseaseX</span></a>” could result in 20 times more <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/fatalities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fatalities</span></a> than the <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/coronavirus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>coronavirus</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/pandemic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pandemic</span></a>, what novel efforts are needed to prepare <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/healthcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>healthcare</span></a> systems for the multiple challenges ahead?</p><p>This session is linked to the Partnership for Health System Sustainability and Resilience and the Collaborative Surveillance Initiative of the World Economic Forum.</p><p>Simultaneous interpretation in English and Portuguese</p>
Giuseppe Michieli<p>WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM, ANNUAL MEETING, A LONG-TERM STRATEGY FOR CLIMATE, NATURE AND ENERGY - Preparing for <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/DiseaseX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DiseaseX</span></a>, January 17, 202411:30–12:15CET - <a href="https://www.weforum.org/events/world-economic-forum-annual-meeting-2024/sessions/preparing-for-a-disease-x/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">weforum.org/events/world-econo</span><span class="invisible">mic-forum-annual-meeting-2024/sessions/preparing-for-a-disease-x/</span></a></p>
Denis - The COVID info guy -<p>Health experts warn 'Disease X' will dwarf COVID with predicted death toll of 50 million.</p><p>Dame Kate Bingham says Disease X could be as infectious as measles and as deadly as Ebola.</p><p><a href="https://aus.social/tags/COVID19" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>COVID19</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/DiseaseX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DiseaseX</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/auscovid19" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>auscovid19</span></a></span> </p><p>Source: <a href="https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/health-experts-warn-disease-x-31016326" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">dailyrecord.co.uk/news/uk-worl</span><span class="invisible">d-news/health-experts-warn-disease-x-31016326</span></a></p>
Cheshire<p><a href="https://www.itv.com/news/2023-08-07/inside-new-vaccine-centre-where-scientists-work-to-fend-off-disease-x" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">itv.com/news/2023-08-07/inside</span><span class="invisible">-new-vaccine-centre-where-scientists-work-to-fend-off-disease-x</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PortonDown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PortonDown</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DiseaseX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DiseaseX</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ResearchForVaccine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ResearchForVaccine</span></a></p>
Groms<p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://aus.social/@ajsadauskas" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>ajsadauskas</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@atomicpoet" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>atomicpoet</span></a></span> dont forget to mention <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/diseaseX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>diseaseX</span></a></p>
Kempton<p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/LessonsLearned" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LessonsLearned</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/DiseaseX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DiseaseX</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Hope" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hope</span></a>?<br>//Next year’s government funding package includes a brand-new White House Office of Pandemic Preparedness and Response Policy that would have a director appointed by the president and up to 25 staff members.// [HT Helen] <a href="https://www.statnews.com/2022/12/22/pandemic-response-gets-a-permanent-home-at-the-white-house/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">statnews.com/2022/12/22/pandem</span><span class="invisible">ic-response-gets-a-permanent-home-at-the-white-house/</span></a></p>
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