NYTIMES (Julie Creswell) - As Cyclospora Cases Climb, FDA Official Says Food Supply Is Safe
The acting deputy commissioner for food said the agency was taking action even though finding the root cause of the outbreaks is difficult.
AXIOS (Jim VandeHei) - Behind the Curtain: The AI titans' biggest private fear
We ask almost every AI architect and leader the same thing in private: What AI risk worries you most? - Almost all of them fire back the same response: a killer pathogen, spreading too silently, widely and quickly to stop. Why it matters: The rare agreement among AI experts flows from the belief these advanced models could help a bad actor create a deadly pathogen before the government and industry perfect detection and prevention systems. This isn't a likely scenario. And some of AI's biggest optimists reject doom scenarios. - It's simply a plausible one as AI gets better at understanding our biological vulnerabilities, much like it has our cyber ones inside large nonhuman systems. Driving the news: The experts aren't hedging. In a new…
NYTIMES (Claire Brown) - What the Cyclospora Outbreak Reveals
Warming is expected to fuel the spread of food-borne pathogens. We might not be prepared.
YOUTUBE (The Hill) - Health officials race to find cause of 'extreme diarrhea' parasite as new cases top 1,500 | Sunrise
Nearly 7,000 Americans are dealing with the stomach parasite Cyclospora and the terrible symptoms that go along with it. Cyclospora is one of the hardest foodborne pathogens to trace, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, due to its lengthy incubation time. #CDC #cyclosporaoutbreak #stomachvirus
HUFFPOST - Ancient Teeth From Siberia Show Plague Appeared Earlier Than Expected
The oldest known evidence of the plague, which sparked deadly outbreaks dating back about 5,500 years ago is more than 200 years earlier than previously thought.
YOUTUBE (NewsNation) - Doctor warns Ebola virus can linger in people for hundreds of days
Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong, executive chairman of ImmunityBio, joins “CUOMO” to discuss the latest developments in the Ebola outbreak. The Ebola virus is spreading across parts of Africa, already killing at least 48 people and infecting hundreds more. #ebola #virus #outbreak Chris Cuomo hosts "CUOMO," a no-nonsense show featuring the day's most important news from all perspectives. "CUOMO" airs weeknights at 8p/7C on NewsNation. #CUOMO NewsNation is your source for fact-based, unbiased news for all Americans.
JUSTTHENEWS (Greg Piper) - 'Full coverup mode': Lawmakers want answers on 'virus smuggling' to federal lab, alleged monkey bite
"We don’t want Montana to be the next Wuhan," Big Sky Country senator says, asking inspector general to probe federal lab after RFK Jr. confirms whistleblower allegations. NIH has dribbled out details on pathogen accidents.
NYTIMES (Carl Zimmer) - The Viruses Causing New Outbreaks Are Much Less Familiar to Science
The types of Ebola and hantavirus panicking officials are very different from the species identified decades ago, raising new questions about how to respond.
NPR (Gabrielle Emanuel) - How contagious is Ebola? And how worried should you be about the current outbreak?
This outbreak is being called "the perfect storm." How did it start, what are the characteristics of the strain that's causing it and how much of a threat is it to global health?
NYTIMES (Zeynep Tufekci) - We Should Be Taking Hantavirus More Seriously
There are too many unknowns to be certain about much.