Marisa Donnelly
@MAPdonnelly
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Infectious disease epi 🦠, wastewater 💩, health equity ⚖, CDC EIS Alumni 🕵🏼♀️ NYC-based 🌇 PhD from @ucdavis 🐎 views are my own 💜
Oakland, CA
Joined November 2012
This #ValentinesDay, our hearts are more than just flushed with love—they're overflowing with gratitude for YOU! Our incredible community and partners are the true heartbeat of our mission toward a safer, healthier world. Thank you for being a part of our story! 💙🌎
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Wastewater testing has become famous thanks to COVID-19, but scientists are also using this method to track opioids and other high-risk drugs. Covered this trend (featuring a recently-started @BiobotAnalytics program) for @sciam: https://t.co/aeOBGfYdhk
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I had a reader recently ask me why, in @thesicktimes, I haven't yet definitively said the US is in our "second biggest COVID wave yet" or cited millions of daily infections. Thought I'd share my response here, in case it's helpful for other folks:
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We’re in another covid uptick with a rapidly growing new variant to start the new year. Hospitalizations are much lower this time, but as with any wave of mass infection, vulnerable people are at greater risk and many will develop long covid. Free link:
washingtonpost.com
The JN.1 variant, covid hospitalizations and wastewater levels are rising. But hospitalizations and deaths are lower than in previous winters.
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Something that I did not predict at the start of the pandemic: One of the biggest heroes would be 💩. Kudos for wastewater monitoring!
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Happy holidays from Biobot! Wastewater data continue to show high levels of COVID-19, RSV, and Influenza A & B. We encourage everyone to take steps to keep themselves and their loved ones safe and healthy as we celebrate this holiday season.
biobot.io
We test wastewater nationwide for influenza A and B, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), and SARS-CoV-2. In this series, we’ll guide you through the wealth of data we’ve gathered to shed light on...
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Wow. The voicemail recording on the other line of this is some thing else 🥰
just a phone number, a voicemail, and a whole lot of emotions. 216-361-6772.
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Great article in @sciam from @betsyladyzhets. How to use wastewater data to help keep your family healthy over the holidays. Wastewater data is like a weather report but for health. Instead of "do I need an umbrella?", think "do I need a mask?" https://t.co/KJ0G615z0P
scientificamerican.com
Here’s how to plan COVID-safer holiday get-togethers, using websites that show viral levels in wastewater
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Our recent article, published in @EIDjournal ! We investigated the use of #wastewater sampling to assess community spread of respiratory viruses. https://t.co/Z9omLRKITv
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RSV, influenza A, and SARS-CoV-2 concentrations are increasing sharply in the Northeast. Overall, respiratory virus circulation is high nationwide.
Data as of December 16th show a significant increase in influenza across the nation, with a 42% increase in influenza A concentrations. The Northeast is seeing the most severe increase for both Influenza A and B, as well as RSV.
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Today, we announced new program to help guide our overdose prevention efforts: wastewater testing for high-risk substances like fentanyl, in partnership with @BiobotAnalytics and @MySFPUC. https://t.co/93I5ZNlwRN
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Testing for fentanyl, xylazine, and other substances in San Francisco wastewater is a really big deal! I'm very proud of @BiobotAnalytics' partnership with NIDA and excited to support SF in translating these data into applied public health action
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COVID study: 40% of children still infectious after symptom resolution The median time to symptom resolution was 6 days, and 12% of participants still had symptoms at day 10. https://t.co/BHZ45qTOdn
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Wastewater data update📣 RSV remains high but we may be close to the seasonal peak. Meanwhile, COVID-19 is highest in the Midwest and Northeast, and influenza is rising across the US, driven primarily by influenza A. See our latest analysis here:
biobot.io
We test wastewater nationwide for influenza A and B, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), and SARS-CoV-2. In this series, we’ll guide you through the wealth of data we’ve gathered to shed light on...
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The latest wastewater data shows sustained increases in Influenza A, RSV, and COVID-19 nationally, with Influenza B leveling and remaining low. You can learn more in our weekly report here (published every Tuesday):
biobot.io
We test wastewater nationwide for influenza A and B, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), and SARS-CoV-2. In this series, we’ll guide you through the wealth of data we’ve gathered to shed light on...
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Respiratory illness season is now in full swing across the US, with Biobot’s wastewater data showing active and increased co-circulation of RSV, influenza, and SARS-CoV-2 for the week of November 27. Check out the latest data here:
biobot.io
We test wastewater nationwide for influenza A and B, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), and SARS-CoV-2. In this series, we’ll guide you through the wealth of data we’ve gathered to shed light on...
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If you only read one GAO Report this week, let it be this one: Public Health Preparedness: Building and Maintaining Infrastructure Beyond the COVID-19 Pandemic https://t.co/AwUtoankOn
gao.gov
The COVID-19 pandemic demonstrated the need for strong public health infrastructure—including a skilled workforce and physical infrastructure—to...
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A benefit of sequencing SARS-CoV-2 in #wastewater is observing how the virus changes. Our data shows that a combo of new mutations, called FLip because they involve two L to F amino acid mutations, are increasing in the US. #WBE #populationhealth
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Study: Black cancer patients have much higher rates of COVID hospital stays This is the first study to quantify the effect of chronic diseases on racial disparity in COVID-associated hospitalizations. https://t.co/tnkebSVCqV
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