Kevin Messacar MD PhD
@kmess44
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Professor of Pediatrics and Infectious Diseases Physician-Scientist #diagnosticstewardship #acuteflaccidmyelitis #enterovirus #EVD68 #EVA71 #HPeV Views my own
Denver, CO
Joined July 2016
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@COpedsID, @ChildrensCO_Pro, @kmess44
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Couldn’t agree more with @kmess44 here. This work is cool in like four different ways. Learning about EV-D68, yes, but also so many more viruses. Strengthening prediction abilities for viruses. And feeding into mAb and vaccine prep. I love it all ❤️
Leading this PREMISE project w @Peds_Hai_D & @VogtVirusLab has been one of the highlights of my career. So many amazing ppl worked together to generate this novel data from a unique immunoepidemiologic approach to infectious disease surveillance. Excited to share our 1st paper!👇
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A Commentary by @SCauchemez highlights the importance of population level serologic surveillance, demonstrated by the PREMISE approach, to a paradigm shift in global infectious disease surveillance https://t.co/lah4Y4rEey
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You can track the spread of 16 viruses all at once, @kmess44 and colleagues found, including EV-D68, RSV, metapneumovirus, flu, Covid, rhinovirus. They started out looking for the cause of acute flaccid myelitis - remember that one?
thelancet.com
In this study, we captured immunological evidence of endemic virus re-emergence in children following lifting of pandemic NPIs, which revealed high rates of exposure to endemic respiratory pathogens...
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Leading this PREMISE project w @Peds_Hai_D & @VogtVirusLab has been one of the highlights of my career. So many amazing ppl worked together to generate this novel data from a unique immunoepidemiologic approach to infectious disease surveillance. Excited to share our 1st paper!👇
Lancet ID: Initial immunoepidemiologic surveillance data from the PREMISE project, led by @COpedsID's @pedshaiD @kmess44, demonstrates insight into the unique period of endemic respiratory pathogen circulation #EVD68 #flu #RSV during & after #COVID19 NPIs https://t.co/5OyIUcjSHq
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Nature Comm: Using COVID-19 pandemic perturbation to model RSV-hMPV interactions & potential implications under RSV interventions. Great work by @EmilyHowerton6 & colleagues in the Grenfell modeling group #humanmetapneumovirus #RSV #modeling
https://t.co/5tGCPGvY3l
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Cheer on our @COpedsID Docs-a-Cyclin' Courage Classic team riding🚴♂️100+mi thru the Rocky Mtns🏔️this wknd to support pediatric infectious disease research🧪@givechildrenscolo. Your support in helping us reach our $100K goal is greatly appreciated: https://t.co/P2JUKhQhOZ
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Courage Classic 2025: For the 15th time, I'll be riding 🚵♀️>100mi thru the Rocky🏔️to support @ChildrensColo as captain of the Docs-a-Cyclin' for Pediatric Infectious Disease Research. Please help support a great cause and consider donating today: https://t.co/wLHWUboVM4
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Support @COpedsID fellows and junior faculty through the Todd-Glode Endowment Research Seed Grant program funded by the Docs-a-Cyclin' Courage Classic team 👇. Your donation will be 1:1 matched by an anonymous donor, today only!
Courage Classic 2025: For the 15th time, I'll be riding 🚵♀️>100mi thru the Rocky🏔️to support @ChildrensColo as captain of the Docs-a-Cyclin' for Pediatric Infectious Disease Research. Please help support a great cause and consider donating today: https://t.co/wLHWUboVM4
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Courage Classic 2025: For the 15th time, I'll be riding 🚵♀️>100mi thru the Rocky🏔️to support @ChildrensColo as captain of the Docs-a-Cyclin' for Pediatric Infectious Disease Research. Please help support a great cause and consider donating today: https://t.co/wLHWUboVM4
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Movement Disorders Clinical Practice: Clinical phenotypes of movement disorders associated with enterovirus A71 #EVA71 CNS infection #ataxia #myoclonus. Clinical recognition is key to early diagnosis & potential impact of future therapeutics https://t.co/xhfooy7DG9
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JPIDS: A rare look into mild or asymptomatic primary enterovirus D68 #EVD68 infections from a longitudinal community-based cohort of children 0-2 years of age. https://t.co/5kOJJW6YAc
academic.oup.com
Abstract. In this 2017-2019 community-based cohort, 245 healthy children were followed from birth to age 2 years. A total of 46 enterovirus-D68 infections
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NPR Science Friday: @COpedsID's @kmess44 speaks to @emcahan about the importance of support for clinical research to respond to emerging infections, such as enterovirus #EVD68 acute flaccid myelitis #AFM
Infectious disease specialist Dr. Kevin Messacar weighs in on fighting "the new polio" in an era of defunded science. Read the full article here: https://t.co/b5TQbd8CqW
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JAMA: Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices at a Crossroads, by @COpedsID's Dr. Edwin Asturias @easturia & the 17 former members of ACIP https://t.co/xC0pNwIaO1
jamanetwork.com
In this Viewpoint, former members of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) caution that the sudden change in the ACIP may reverse the achievements of US immunization policy,...
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Infectious disease specialist Dr. Kevin Messacar weighs in on fighting "the new polio" in an era of defunded science. Read the full article here: https://t.co/b5TQbd8CqW
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Follow-up article featuring perspectives from @DrTomFrieden @AmeshAA & others on fighting emerging infections, such as #EVD68 #AFM, in the current research environment https://t.co/b7MVL83bwO
sciencefriday.com
Since 2014, a virus related to polio has paralyzed hundreds of children. Amid government cuts, what happens if the outbreaks worsen?
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NPR SciFri: I spoke with @emcahan about research advances & preparedness challenges of enterovirus D68 #EVD68 acute flaccid myelitis, which is a "microcosm of much bigger questions around our ability to detect and respond effectively to pandemic threats." https://t.co/VdLa1xqO9i
sciencefriday.com
A mysterious polio-like disease could challenge our healthcare infrastructure. And, zooming in on non-cancerous cells in and around tumors.
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Learn more about our director of CCTSI Resources and Services, @kmess44 of @COpedsID! He was recently the subject of a Member Spotlight on the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society website. ▶️ https://t.co/uciY86heiA
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