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
RT @VogtVirusLab: Couldn’t agree more with @kmess44 here. This work is cool in like four different ways. Learning about EV-D68, yes, but al….
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RT @COpedsID: A Commentary by @SCauchemez highlights the importance of population level serologic surveillance, demonstrated by the PREMISE….
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RT @maggiemfox: You can track the spread of 16 viruses all at once, @kmess44 and colleagues found, including EV-D68, RSV, metapneumovirus,….
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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.
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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.
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RT @kmess44: Courage Classic 2025: For the 15th time, I'll be riding 🚵♀️>100mi thru the Rocky🏔️to support @ChildrensColo as captain of the….
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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:.
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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.
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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.
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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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RT @COpedsID: JAMA: Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices at a Crossroads, by @COpedsID's Dr. Edwin Asturias @easturia & the 17 form….
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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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Follow-up article featuring perspectives from @DrTomFrieden @AmeshAA & others on fighting emerging infections, such as #EVD68 #AFM, in the current research environment.
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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." .
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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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RT @CCTSI: @andrewhaynes of @COpedsID is leading a study to determine safe oral antibiotic doses for newborns at our pediatric Clinical Tra….
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